Retail

New Social Media Tool Available from McHutchison
McHutchison has created its #GrowYourSocial campaign, a free 52-week social media program, to help IGCs and growers engage with their customers on Facebook along with the flexibility to leverage the content on other platforms such as Instagram... more »
New Resource Available for Grower-Retailers
If you're a grower-retailer, you'll want to check out Thriving in 2021: Your Guide to Success, a new digital guide from our sister publication Lawn & Garden Retailer. This guide is filled with ideas and inspiration... more »

AmericanHort to Offer E-Commerce Series
AmericanHort announced it will be offering a new series of workshops, the E-Commerce Mastery Series. Led by digital marketing expert Katie Elzer-Peters, founder and CEO of The Garden of Words, each 90-minute workshop is divided into... more »

Michigan Governor Eases Restrictions on Garden Centers, Greenhouses
On April 24, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer eased some of the restrictions of her previous COVID-19 executive orders that were having a detrimental impact on the state's horticulture-related companies. At a press conference, Whitmer did extend... more »
Michigan Farm Bureau Continues to Advocate for Growers, Retailers to be Able to Open Their Doors
More than 56,000 individuals responded to the Michigan Farm Bureau's request to send messages to the governor, state representatives and senators and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, imploring them to allow the... more »
Monrovia Acquires Plantt Online
On April 17, Monrovia announced it had acquired the Plantt Online consumer e-commerce storefront solution for garden centers. The online platform allows consumers to purchase inhouse inventory at a garden center with a customized unique... more »

Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association Releases COVID-19 Statement: Let Us Go to Work
The Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association recently released a statement on COVID-19: On behalf of Michigan’s Green Industry – the nursery and greenhouse growers, retail garden centers, lawn care, landscape maintenance, design/build, tree care, and irrigation... more »

Little Prince of Oregon Nursery Launches Garden Center 911
As garden centers across the U.S. are ordered to shut their doors to comply with shelter in place and social distancing measures in hopes of slowing the spread of COVID-19, Little Prince of Oregon Nursery has launched a... more »