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New Partnership Eases Sales for Retailers and Vendors
A new partnership between green industry experts offers a revolutionary system for buying groups, retailers, vendors, and brands to simplify and improve the ordering process. OrderEase (formerly LinkGreen) and Marketing Garden, the distributors of The... more »
Greenhouse Coalition Launches #StayPlanted Initiative
To help advance CDC messaging for shelter in place and social distancing guidelines, a coalition of greenhouse growers and interior plantscapers recently launched a #StayPlanted initiative. #StayPlanted encourages solidarity for shelter-in-place and social distancing directives... more »
AFE to Introduce ‘Give Flowers on Giving Tuesday’
The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has created a new online campaign, “Give Flowers on Giving Tuesday,” to encourage the gift of flowers on May 5 during the GivingTuesdayNow event. Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement designed... more »
Spring Is Not Canceled
I’m an eternal optimist; it’s probably one of my most annoying qualities (according to my husband). So, never in a million years did I think I’d be writing about a global pandemic in my very... more »
Contactless Sales Webinar Set for April 13
As the industry continues to deal with the challenges it is currently facing, garden center retailers are turning to online sales and curbside pickup now more than ever to help keep retail businesses safely open. ... more »
Chat Room — April 2020
This month, we asked readers about petunia and begonia production, plant diseases, and use of biologicals. Click on the PDF below to see what they had to say. more »
MSU’s Behe Provides Marketing and Retail Strategies to Help Sell During the Coronavirus Pandemic
On April 2, Michigan State University professor Bridget Behe shared marketing and retailing strategies for garden center retailers in a recent webinar. Click here to access a recording of the... more »
UF Online Greenhouse Training Courses Set to Begin in June
The University of Florida IFAS Extension is providing eight different four-week, online greenhouse training courses in English and Spanish. The first course of the year, Greenhouse 101, starts on June 1, 2020. This year the series... more »
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