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Up Close On Always In Bloom
Mark Bigej, chief operations officer at Al’s Garden Center in Portland, Ore., discusses the operation’s Always In Bloom program, in which customers drop plastic combo pots into decorative pots to create quick, changeable container gardens.
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Hort Couture's Outdoor Orchids
These durable orchids have been developed for outdoor use. They thrive in heat and high humidity, and also bloom all summer in the garden as a landscape feature, on the patio or terrace as a container specimen or mixed with other summer blooming plants in combination.
Home Depot To Sell EcoSMART Line
The new line consists of 10 products for pest and weed control.
Garden Debut Line Offers New Branding Options For Retailers
The new Garden Debut program features a branded line perennials, shrubs, trees and ornamental grasses.
Midwest-CBK Announces Winners Of Merchandising Contest
Winners of the "Show Us Your Sparkle" Contest used Midwest-CBK products to drive traffic during the holidays.
Oldcastle Unveils New Premium Soil Lines
The new line will only be available to independent garden centers.
Hoop Houses For Haiti
Esbenshade’s Garden Center in Pennsylvania has teamed up with a relief organization to provide temporary shelters for Haiti Earthquake Survivors.
Pleasant View Creates New Tag Program For Pretty Much Picasso
Using new technology from the John Henry Co., Pleasant View Gardens in Loudon, N.H., comes up with a unique way of catching the customer's attention.
Unity Marketing: The Rich Are Ready To Spend Again
Unity Marketing's most recent survey of affluent Americans show they are starting to loosen the purse strings to pamper themselves.
Olson's Greenhouse Receives Veri Flora Certification
The Utah greenhouse operation is the latest to receive the certification for sustainable growing practices.
Scotts' Big Plans For Independents
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has big plans for independent garden centers this year, and even more so next year. See what's in the works exclusively for independents.
Five Questions With Fran Hopkins
Hopkins, president of Under a Foot Plant Co. (Stepables), has some pretty candid thoughts about the state of the commercial growing industry.
Killing Invasives With A Paintball Gun
Australian tree ferns were taking over Hawaii's Kauai watershed, that is until the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii brought in their paintball guns.
Valentine's Day To Be A Challenge For Florists
Research firm IBISWorld expects increased dining out sales and decreased flower sales because Valentine’s Day falls on a Sunday this year and is immediately followed by President’s Day.
Next Up To Bat: Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. just inked a multi-year sponsorship deal with Major League Baseball.
The Revolution Blog By Jen Polanz
Where Is The Line For E-mail Promotions?
What are the best e-newsletter based promotions? And what are the worst?
Sara's GreenSpace Blog By Sara Tambascio
Turning A Negative (Blight) Into A Positive (Spring 2010)
So we have tomato blight, in a year when home gardening of vegetables is on a high. What do we take away from this?
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