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Quarterly print + digital publication serving leading independent garden center retailers in North America (U.S. and Canada). Published by GIE Media.

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01/13/2026

The TurfMutt Foundation, which advocates for the care and use of backyards, public parks, school yards and other green spaces, predicts 2026 will be a year of purpose, precision and pet-friendly landscapes.

The era of the purely aesthetic lawn is over; the future is about the high-performance, consciously-designed landscape, the foundation said.

“Your yard is no longer just a patch of grass; it’s strategic investment, a sanity-saving sanctuary and a vital link in your community’s connected ecosystem,” said Kris Kiser, president & CEO of the TurfMutt Foundation. “In 2026, outdoor living will become smarter and more personalized than ever before. Intentionality is the new foundation of American landscaping.”

Read more at the link below 🐶

https://www.gardencentermag.com/news/turfmutt-foundation-2026-backyarding-trends/

01/12/2026

On a frigid day with double-digit negative temperatures outside, the poinsettia industry came together in Cresco, Iowa, for Plantpeddler Inc.'s annual Poinsettia Variety Day.

There were 223 varieties on display for trial attendees.

Find out the top 10 red varieties, the top 10 non-red varieties and the winner of the Best of Class White – 5 Year Challenge at the link below.

You can also watch video presentations on the newest varieties from all the breeders, including Beekenkamp Plants, Dümmen Orange, North America, Graff Breeding, InBlume Indoor Blooming, Lazzeri Società Agricola , Rinehart Poinsettias (Express Seed Company), Selecta One - North America and Suntory Flowers:

https://www.gardencentermag.com/media/plantpeddler-poinsettia-variety-day-2025-trial-winners/

01/09/2026

In honor of its 100th anniversary in 2026, Monrovia is showcasing its top 100 iconic plants in a new program called Landscape Legends.

This anniversary collection includes a curated list of plants that have made history over the last 100 years, chosen for their beauty, performance and popularity with home gardeners and landscape professionals.

The Landscape Legends Collection features selections for every zone, including shrubs, perennials, houseplants, trees and edibles. New tags will call out each plant’s status as a Landscape Legend. Each of the plants selected also features a background story.

Retailers who place an order of any of the Landscape Legends plants totaling $1,926 (the year Monrovia was founded) will receive a commemorative poster highlighting these plants.

The deadline for this custom program is Jan. 15. Find out more here:

https://www.gardencentermag.com/news/monrovia-new-retail-program-landscape-legends-100th-anniversary/

01/08/2026

The 2026 Garden Center Conference & Expo keynote speaker is...

Dave Mitchell of the Leadership Difference!

Dave will present “The Power of Understanding People,” an interactive keynote focused on communication, leadership effectiveness and the human dynamics that drive performance.

The session will help you better understand your own communication and leadership styles while developing the ability to recognize and respond to the needs of others. The result is stronger collaboration, higher engagement and greater influence across leadership, sales and customer service.

Learn more about Dave and register for the show this August in Nashville, currently at our lowest possible rate, at the link below!

https://www.gardencentermag.com/news/garden-center-conference-expo-2026-nashville-keynote-speaker-dave-mitchell/

01/07/2026

Burpee Gardening is introducing new commemorative seed collections that celebrate America’s 250th birthday and the company's 150th anniversary with the America’s 250th Anniversary Seed Collections and the Historic Breakthroughs Seed Collection.

To ensure authenticity for each commemorative seed collection, Burpee collaborated with Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, George Washington's Mount Vernon, the Museum of the American Revolution and The American Horticultural Society, with each contributing expertise, research and inspiration.

Together with these museum and horticultural partners, Burpee curated select heritage varieties, true to their origins, ensuring that each collection tells a story in America’s 250th year.

The collection includes:

🌿 The Colonial Dooryard Herb Garden
🥕 Martha Washington’s Kitchen Garden
🍅 Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden
🌼 The Declaration Bouquet Collection

Find out more at the link below 🌱

https://www.gardencentermag.com/news/burpee-america-250th-anniversary-seed-collection-american-horticultural-society/

01/06/2026

🚨New hashtag rules on Instagram!

Read this article to ensure your business' content is still reaching the right audience and being discovered:

https://www.gardencentermag.com/news/instagram-new-hashtag-limits-reel-post-horticulture-social-media/

01/05/2026

Each year, trial gardens across the country put the newest varieties from national and international plant brands to the test to see which perform best in their local environments. The resulting data is crucial for both the horticulture industry and consumers.

We reached out to trial managers across the United States to get their take on the best of the best from their gardens.

Here, we offer their reports to help you plan for the coming years, including from Penn State Flower Trials, CSU Flower Trial Garden, Plantpeddler Inc. Trial Gardens, Dallas Arboretum Plant Trials, Michigan State University Trial Garden (MSU Department of Horticulture) and West Central Research and Outreach Center 🌼

https://www.gardencentermag.com/article/2025-trial-gardens-plant-results-penn-state-colorado-plantpeddler-michigan-dallas-arboretum-university-minnesota/

01/02/2026

Every Friday, we're highlighting one of the amazing exhibitors from our Garden Center Conference & Expo!

This week: Meet Tony Haling, director of Vaso Manufacturing, which operates out of China and Vietnam and direct exports pottery to the U.S. and U.K.

"We really work on behalf of our customers to ensure they get the best pottery, the best priced pottery, into their retail locations to make the best margins on profitability."

This is our final Exhibitor Spotlight from our 2025 show, and we can't wait for you to meet all the incredible sponsors at our 2026 show this August in Nashville!

12/29/2025

From rewilding and gravel gardening to hydrangeas and AI, the PHS Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has released its top 10 gardening trends for 2026.

Forecasted by horticultural experts at PHS, these trends reflect the ideas, practices and emerging aesthetics expected to influence gardeners across the country in the year ahead.

This year's list highlights innovations in floral design, landscape practices and ornamental design, as well as indoor growing and plant-forward lifestyle trends.

Find out all 10 trends here:

https://www.gardencentermag.com/news/pennsylvania-horticultural-society-top-10-gardening-trends-2026/

12/26/2025

Every Friday, we're highlighting one of the amazing exhibitors from our Garden Center Conference & Expo!

This week: Meet Caroline Wynne, executive vice president of TrolMaster Agro Instruments Co., Ltd.!

"We sell grow equipment to all sorts of growers...Our Green-X is really focusing towards our greenhouses, our retailers."

12/22/2025

It’s funny how a favorite song, a familiar movie or a small holiday tradition sticks with us year after year.

The holidays have a way of doing that. They remind us of where we’ve been, what we love and the moments that still make us smile.

This season, our team put together a short video full of our favorite things that make this time of year feel special, and we hope it makes you smile.

Thank you for being part of our year. We’re grateful for the collaboration, the conversations and the partnerships — and we’re looking forward to more in the year ahead.

Wishing you a holiday season filled with joy and all your favorite things ✨

12/19/2025

Every Friday, we're highlighting one of the amazing exhibitors from our Garden Center Conference & Expo!

This week: Meet Brian Emert, Atlantic regional sales manager with Synthetic Turf Resources, an artificial grass manufacturer in Dalton, Georgia!

"We manufacture landscape turf, putting greens, agility turf for different applications in the landscape market and sporting fields market. We do a lot with garden centers. We do a lot with distributors that are more hardscape-oriented." 🌾

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