- March 21, 2020
March 2020 – A new coalition of green industry experts plans to help independent garden centers (IGCs) reap the rewards of the millennial market. Centered around Smart Plant Home, an app designed to track customers’ plant purchasing habits and provide expert growing advice—with the ability for retailers to link directly to the customer to suggest […]
- July 10, 2019
We are all familiar with how important “Black Friday” and the holiday season is for the retail industry. For many retailers, it is a pivotal point for their yearly sales. Many of the “box stores” can’t wait for the a gentle winter snow to get shoppers in the holiday spirit to spend money. For those […]
- May 1, 2019
One of newest additions to the HGFI family is blurring the lines of what a traditional garden center looks like. Colonial Gardens KC is providing a unique experience to the greater Kansas City Community. Located in Blue Springs, MO, Colonial Gardens is is not only a place to buy flowers for your landscape, it is […]