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A digital-only publication serving leading independent garden center retailers in North America (U.S. and Canada). Find us at gardencentermag.com.

Published by GIE Media.

09/03/2025

Over the next few days, we'll be introducing you to some of our 2025 Top 100 Independent Garden Centers.

Meet #49 on the list: Vandermeer Nursery!

This Ontario grower-retailer utilizes labeling technology to enhance accuracy, increase efficiency, boost sales and improve customer experience:

https://www.gardencentermag.com/article/vandermeer-nursery-ontario-2025-top-100-independent-garden-centers-list/

09/02/2025

Over the next few days, we'll be introducing you to some of our 2025 Top 100 Independent Garden Centers.

Meet #87 on the list: Luis' Nursery!

Luis’ Nursery is moving its location across the street due to a road expansion, but the shift isn’t just for convenience — the California IGC is implementing changes to create a third-place destination:

https://www.gardencentermag.com/article/luis-nursery-california-2025-top-100-independent-garden-centers-list/

08/29/2025

Over the next few days, we'll be introducing you to some of our 2025 Top 100 Independent Garden Centers.

Meet #90 on the list: Smith's Gardentown!

Retail grower Michael Fiore weaves lessons from past generations into his modern business model model at this Texas IGC:

https://www.gardencentermag.com/article/smiths-gardentown-texas-2025-top-100-independent-garden-centers-list/

08/27/2025

Each year, we take the pulse of the independent garden center industry through our annual State of the Industry survey, and we need your help!

Your participation is vital for accurate and meaningful results. It's time to look at how our industry is shaping up as we prepare for 2026.

If you're the owner, operator or manager of your IGC, please take 10 minutes to complete our survey today:

https://www.research.net/r/gcsocial

08/25/2025

Clad in a lemon-print sundress, The Garden Media Group President Katie Dubow took the stage during Cultivate’25 (AmericanHort) and urged attendees to the take the bitterness of the world and make it sweet.

“The great exhaustion is real,” she said, pointing to chaos of modern life.

So, Dubow explained it was time to engage in “lemonading” — the overarching theme of her company’s 2026 Garden Trends Report.

From purpose-driven gardening to 'bark'itecture, find out the top garden trends to come and stay ahead of the curve:

https://www.gardencentermag.com/article/garden-media-group-2026-garden-trends-report-lemonading-cultivate-color-year/

08/22/2025

Meet the first AAS Garden Winners for 2026:

☀️ Heliopsis Sole Giatto, bred by Kientzler (National Winner, Perennial)
🍊 Rudbeckia Claire Orange F1, bred by Takii Seed, available from American Takii (National Winner, Seed)
🍅 Tomato BadaBing! F1, bred by Frogsleap Farm, distributed by A.P. Whaley Seed Company (Regional Winner (Great Lakes, Heartland, Mountain/Southwest, Southeast)

Read more about these award-winning plants here:

https://www.gardencentermag.com/news/all-america-selections-2026-aas-winners-plants/

08/20/2025

The 2026 Perennial Plant of the Year, selected by Perennial Plant Association members, is a cultivar that stands out for its striking appearance and resilience once established.

Reaching a height of 5 feet and a width of 2 feet, its near-black coloration and strong, upright growth habit creates a dramatic presence in fall gardens.

The dark green leaves emerge in spring, gradually transitioning to reddish-purple tips as summer progresses. By August, the characteristic three-parted “turkeyfoot” inflorescences appear, and by September, the entire plant takes on a deep purple hue.

Find out what this award-winning perennial is here:

https://www.gardencentermag.com/news/perennial-plant-association-2026-plant-year-andropogon-gerardii-blackhawks-national-symposium-awards/

08/18/2025

The GIE Media Horticulture Group traveled to the Ball Horticultural headquarters in West Chicago in June for the annual festivities of Darwin Perennials Day.

The new variety beds in the trail gardens were full of blooms. But there were some plants that caught our eye, both for how they were showing (after a night of heavy Midwest thunderstorms) and their unique visual interest in the garden.

Find out what we saw:

https://www.gardencentermag.com/article/2025-darwin-perennials-day-new-varieties-colombia/

08/13/2025

From tons of new plants to climbing poles made from potato skins, judges for The Garden Center Group’s Retailers’ Choice Awards at Cultivate’25 (AmericanHort) found 15 winners on the trade show floor.

Check out some of the winners in the photos here, then click the link below to see the full list and get all the details on the winners:

https://www.gardencentermag.com/news/retailers-choice-awards-winners-cultivate-25-garden-center-group/

08/11/2025

In the latest edition of our ASK HR advice column, HR expert Ben Molenda from Best Human Capital & Advisory Group explains how to motivate teenage summer garden center employees.

Here's the question: I hire teenagers for summer work in my garden center. Some are great, and some are distracted by being a teenager. I’d like to communicate better with them and maybe even build future employees. Do you have any tips?

Find out what advice Ben offers here:

https://www.gardencentermag.com/article/ask-hr-garden-center-teenage-summer-employees-advice-tips/

08/07/2025

We’re drawing the winners of our OutFront PS Immersive Garden Center giveaway of one Ultimate Bench Combo Unit, one Heavy Duty Monster Cart and one Hanging Basket Cart!

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