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Departments

• A Rosy Outlook.
• An International Wake-up Call.
• Boosting Bulb Sales .
• Boosting Winter Sales.
• Boosting Winter Sales.
• Box Watch - January/February 2006.
• Box Watch - January/February 2007.
• Box Watch - July/August 2007.
• Box Watch - March/April 2007.
• Box Watch - May/June 2006.
• Box Watch - May/June 2007.
• Box Watch - November/December 2006.
• Box Watch - September/October 2006.
• Christmas Merchandising in Germany.
• Compact Plants.
• Consumer Watch- January/February 2008.
• Consumer Watch: Garden Lookers, Pond Picks and Drought Survivors.
• Consumer Watch: Varieties worth waiting for.
• Developing a Pricing Strategy.
• Finding the Passion.
• Finding the Right Source: Buying strategies to help you find what customers want.
• Flamingos and Bird Baths and Gnomes, Oh My!.
• Green Space: Raising the Green Roof.
• Growing Sales in Tough Economic Times.
• Holiday Gift Ideas.
• Hot Home Decor- Jan/Feb 2008.
• Hot Varieties for 2010.
• Know Your Business.
• Leading the Environmental Movement.
• Motivating and Managing Staff.
• Parting the Waters: Bring water gardening to your customers.
• Preparing for Catastrophe.
• Reinventing Summer.
• Reinvesting in Our Stores.
• Retailers Need Innovative Marketing.
• Still more competition for Garden Centres.
• Successful operator profile: A Garden Boutique in the Hills.
• Successful Operator- Jan/Feb 2005.
• Successful Operator- Jan/Feb 2006.
• Successful Operator- Jan/Feb 2008.
• Successful Operator- March/April 2005.
• Successful Operator- May/June 2005.
• Successful Operator- September/October 2005.
• Successful Operator- September/October 2006 .
• Successful Operator- September/October 2007.
• Supporting an alternate approach to Sudden Oak Death!.
• supporting an alternate approach to Sudden Oak Death!.
• Sustainable Strategies.
• The Process of Hiring the Right Candidate.
• The Retail Industry: 2013 and Beyond.
• The Vancouver Island Flower and Garden Show .
• Trending Winter ’08 and Beyond.
• Trendy Tropicals: Reporting back from the Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition.
• What's Hot - January/February 2006.
• What's Hot - March/April 2005.
• What's Hot - May/June 2006.
• What's Hot - November/December 2006.
• What's Hot - September/October 2006 .
• What's Hot- September/October 2005.
• Whats Hot- January/February 2005.
• Whats Hot- July/Aug 2005.
• Whats Hot- July/Aug 2007.
• Whats Hot- May/June 2005.
• Whats Hot- Sept/Oct 2007.
• Whats Hot-November/December 2005.
• Whats Hot-November/December 2005.
• What’s New For Fall.
• Wollemi Pine.
• Wooing Holiday Shoppers.

Editorial

• A Local Deception.
• A Promising Spring Ahead.
• Editorial Jan/Feb 2005.
• Editorial Jan/Feb 2008.
• Editorial July/Aug 2007.
• Editorial July/August 2005.
• Editorial MArch/April 2005.
• Editorial May/June 2005.
• Editorial November/December 2005.
• Editorial November/December 2006.
• Editorial September/October 2005.
• Editorial September/October 2006.
• Editorial: Dig into our new online site!.
• Editorial: Facing Your Products.
• Editorial: January/February 2006.
• Editorial: May/June 2006.
• Editorial: May/June 2007.
• Editorial: Sept/October 2007.
• Editorial: The one-stop experience.
• Gardening’s Value Proposition.
• Grow Your Customers with Veggies.
• Meeting Your Needs.
• Of Meercats and Men.
• Service with a smile.
• Shop Local to Save Local.
• Staying Strong in Tough Times.
• Turn up the excitement!.
• What Sets You Apart?.

Features

• A Can-Do Attitude.
• A Candid Look at the Competition.
• A Guide to Organic Pesticides.
• A Real Page Turner.
• A tribute to Lois Hole.
• Adapting for Tomorrow.
• Adjusting to Market Changes.
• Amanda’s top ten: Ideas to Try in 2009.
• Benchmark Success.
• Boost Secondary Sales: Encourage your customer to add-on .
• Boosting Holiday Sales.
• Bringing Holiday Décor to Your Centre.
• Cashing in on Exotic Tropicals.
• Celebrating the Outdoors.
• Connon Nurseries Celebration of a Century.
• Consumer watch: Brightening Up Winter Gardens and Planning for Spring.
• Consumer Watch: Super succulents, fabulous foliage and a return to juniper.
• Coping With Co-Workers.
• Courtland Gardens Corners a Tropical Niche.
• Culture and the Workplace.
• Curb Appeal.
• Delighting Holiday Shoppers.
• Digging Into the Web.
• Dining Al Fresco.
• Earning with Edibles.
• Encourage Frequent Shoppers to Your Garden Centre.
• Encourage Frequent Shoppers to Your Garden Centre - 05.
• Everything That’s New Remains the Biggest Pull.
• Expanding With a Plan.
• Extras to Entice.
• Fashion with Passion.
• From Ground Cover to Shade Trees, Unusual Conifers Make a Big Impact in Gardens.
• Front Yards Are Not Just for Grass Anymore.
• Gardening’s True Value.
• Gardens and Landscapes Could Change With the Climate, Say Experts.
• Get Plugged In.
• Getting the Real Buzz.
• Gift Cards.
• Going Green- Jan/february 2008.
• Green or Greenwash?: A guide to environmental claims.
• Growing Loyalty.
• Growing Summer Bulbs in Pots.
• Growing Your Container Gardening Business.
• Halting Sudden Oak Death.
• Harvesting Profits.
• Heritage Perennials 2006 Top Ten Perennials.
• Heritage Perennials’ .
• Holiday Trends for 2010 and Beyond.
• Horticulture Therapy.
• Hot Holiday Trends from Europe.
• Hot Plant Picks 2008: Seasonal trends in plant sales.
• How a Water Garden Works.
• How Do Your Customers Shop?.
• How to Create a Successful Promotional Event.
• How We Can Stay Relevant.
• Hummingbird Haven: Pint-sized birds represent potential profits.
• Hunter River Gardens Enters Second Year.
• Ideas to Grow On.
• In-House Garden Design.
• Inspiring Winter Sales.
• Instant Experts.
• Interview With a Plan.
• Inventory 101.
• It’s All Gone to Pots.
• Landscape Architects and Designers – Friends or Foe?.
• Making Hydroculture Work.
• Marketing Aquatic Plants.
• Marketing Ornamental Grasses.
• Marketing Poinsettias .
• Marketing Poinsettias -05.
• Marketing Shade Trees.
• Meet Your New Customer.
• Multicultural Holidays.
• New Products: January/February 2006.
• New Varieties.
• New Varieties - January/February 2005.
• New Varieties - January/February 2007.
• New Varieties - July/August 2005.
• New Varieties - Nov/Dec 05.
• New Varieties - September/October 2005.
• New Varieties - September/October 2007.
• New Varieties -March/April 2005.
• On Tour in England.
• On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!.
• Out With the Old and in With the New.
• Out With the Old and in With the New.
• Out With the Old and in With the New - Nov/dec 05.
• Outdoor Furniture Trends.
• Pesticide Free.
• Pesticides - What are you recommending?.
• Phrases That Pay.
• Planting the Seeds for Success.
• Plants for Every Lifestyle.
• Poinsettia Sales For Christmas 2004.
• Potting Up Yuletide Sales: Christmas containers create festive flair.
• Preventing Employee and Customer Theft.
• Produce and Plants? Is this the Future?.
• Protecting Your Employees.
• Protecting Your Trees and Gardens From Rodents.
• Pumping Up Pumpkins.
• Reach Out and Tweet Someone.
• Reclaim the Fall Season: Eight ways to get your customers planting.
• Reconnecting to the Next Generation.
• Remembering a good friend.
• Rethinking Autumn Sales .
• Rewards, Free of Charge.
• Routed for Success.
• Safety in the Workplace.
• Safety in the Workplace.
• Saving Sales on a Rainy Day.
• Schooling Your Customers.
• Seeing Signs.
• Selling the Tools of Our Trade .
• Seven Keys to Running a Successful Business.
• Shopping Made Easy.
• Showing the Way to Grow.
• Small Ideas Promise: Big Results at IGCA Congress 2008.
• Soaking Up Sales.
• Spicing Up Your Inventory.
• Spring Stategies .
• Standing Above The Crowd.
• Still Growing After 65 Years.
• Stop Talking and Do It Now.
• Study Launched Into Reusable Pallets and Tags.
• Succeed This Holiday Season.
• Successful Operator Profile: More Than Just Pots.
• Successful Operator- Nov/Dec 05.
• Successful Operator: Corn Hill Nursery always a step ahead.
• Successful Operator: Dutch Growers Garden Centre.
• Tally Up Time in the Maritimes .
• Ten Trends to Watch.
• The Challenges of Running a Split Retail/Wholesale Nursery.
• The Container Craze Continues.
• The Discount Bin: Does it really work?.
• The Power of Many.
• The Socially Responsible Garden.
• The ‘Eising’ on the Cake.
• Thriving in the Green Revolution.
• Throwing a Can’t-Miss Event.
• Time for an Upgrade?.
• Touring South Africa.
• Trendspotting.
• Trendspotting 2007 and Beyond.
• Trick or Treat?.
• Vanderwees Home & Garden.
• What’s Blooming for 2006?.
• What’s New in Dutch Markets.
• Young Entrepreneur Turns Water Garden into a Success.

Blog

April2009

• A flowery language .
• Happy Earth Day!.

August2008

• How are you recycling those pots and flats?.

December2008

• In-store advertising at your garden centre.

January2009

• Pesticides and your garden centre.

Main Blog

• Autumn has arrived.
• Buy and swap your veggies.
• Celebrate Earth Day.
• Is the customer always right?.
• Pesticide ban: tell us what you think.
• Pricing to the nines.
• Reviewing your staff.
• Tell us how your May 2-4 goes.
• Welcome to the new www.CanadianGardenCentre.ca .
• What topics would you like to read more about? .
• Your best sign ideas.

Main Blog 2010

• Looking for a discount? Pay cash .
• What are your predictions for 2010?.

March2009

• Farmers' markets are big business .

November2008

• Name your best-selling product.

September2008

• Serving the convenience-driven customer.

Current Issue

Departments

• Defining Great Service.

Editorial

• Split Personalities.

Features

• Amanda’s top ten.
• Hiring Generation Y.
• How High Are Your Standards?.
• Just Rewards.
• Keep Your Cool and Your Customer.
• Lead Your Customers to Water.
• Successful operator profile: Open for Business.
• Test Your Telephone Effectiveness.

Recommended

• Recommended.

New Products

New Products

• Action Imports debuts new fall containers.
• Add a unique look to the garden with Bali Planter.
• Add shine with the new Lustre Collection.
• Angela’s Garden gets kids growing too.
• Angela’s Garden presents eco-friendly garden wear.
• AquaAccents makes houseplants easy.
• Aquascape introduces the IonGen™ System.
• Artwork for the indoors and outdoors .
• Bamboo fencing is an eco-friendly alternative.
• Bio Pot available from Ball Horticulture Company.
• Bird Feeder is Eco-Friendly .
• BotaniWipe Keeps Plants Clean, Healthy and Shiny.
• B’Fresh is gardening in a box.
• Create a buzz with beeswax candles.
• Crescent Garden introduces PotHoles.
• Cutting edge shears from Dramm.
• Doorswag to help ring in the season.
• Dramm expands sprinkler line.
• Dramm introduces new stake sprinkle.
• Dramm Introduces Water-conserving Hose.
• Dramm presents redesigned sprinkler.
• Dramm Watering Can gentle on flowers and arms.
• Easy Gardener offers eco-friendly stepping stones and pavers.
• Easy Grow Kit With Culinary Herbs.
• Element Imports’ New Eco Line .
• Eliminate weeds the eco-way.
• Evergrow turns heads and plants.
• Extech Data Systems announces new thermal printer .
• Fall décor from Floridus.
• Fertilizer for growing healthy, delicious veggies.
• Fountain Basins uses simple, one-piece construction.
• French cards from The Flower Card Company are the perfect add-on.
• Fun for the young gardeners.
• Garden bowl adds tranquility to garden.
• Garden in less than a minute with Proven Winners.
• Gardena makes small lawn trimming effortless.
• Get water flowing with Floridus.
• Go green with the Recycled Eco Sprinkler.
• Hand painted cards deliver a personal touch.
• Hard Nursery Pots: Easy to Stack and Recyclable.
• Islandscapes: The Next Big Wave in Ponds.
• Keep ponds clean and healthy with In-Pond Skimmer .
• Kissing Balls welcome holiday guests with fragrance and style.
• Laguna Powerclean cordless and convenient .
• Lightweight Lopper gives a clean cut.
• Line of plants and flowers perfect for inside and out.
• Mini-Greenhouse from Mondi Products.
• Mondi Products Introduces Soft Nursery Pots.
• My Easy Planter Makes Instant Container Gardens.
• New A-Frame for garden centres.
• New cashier table from Poly-Tex.
• New Celtic Red Collection from Action Imports.
• New checkout structure from Poly-Tex.
• New decorative wall decor.
• New Display from Poly-Tex Inc..
• New durable synthetic gardening gloves.
• New eye-catching planters.
• New Fig Balsamic from Ta-Ze .
• New glove provides perfect fit.
• New insect trap introduced in Canada.
• New LED spotlight compact and powerful .
• New organic lawn food child, earth and pet safe.
• New pot covers from Floridus.
• New product to brings sunshine indoors.
• New Rubbermaid truck is rugged and tough.
• New sheep’ish motif from Blossom Bucket.
• New sprinkler for lawns and shrubs.
• New statement planters from Action Imports.
• New structure from Poly-Tex.
• New stylish container from Hofland.
• New two-wheel garden hose from Rapid Reel.
• New Vase Perfect for Spring.
• New work glove from West County Gardener.
• Nincompoop looks like Earth, works like mulch.
• No more burn patches on your lawn with Dog Rocks.
• No-fuss tree merchandiser.
• Organic Gardening Made Easy.
• Pink Showcase® Geranium sure to wow.
• Plant saucers showcase pots and collect water.
• Planter holds more water, saves on labour .
• Planto flex gloves a perfect fit.
• Poly-Tex Inc. Bench .
• Pond granules fast-acting and safe on fish, plants and invertebrates.
• Popular McKenzie Seed variety now available on Seedtape.
• Pot covers available in a variety of colours.
• Pot Toes provide healthy drainage for plants.
• Pot up sales with these new planters.
• Potting Portions gives just the right amount of soil.
• Protect sprinkler system heads with a recyclable rubber mat.
• Protect yourself with Pallina Pruning Sleeve.
• Pruning sheet attractive and durable.
• Quickplant makes planting easy.
• Real stained glass for garden enthusiasts.
• Royal Green Introduces Green Potted Calla Lily.
• Save time and money with Dramm.
• Scheurich provides containers with colour.
• Scheurich trends towards nature.
• Scheurich Vase a Perfect Match for Orchids.
• Scheurich’s New Pot Offers a Natural Look.
• Shock Wave Petunias: Dressed to the Nines.
• SmartSpike makes container gardening simple.
• Space-saving, light-duty, multi-purpose cart.
• Stepables Help Gardeners Get Everything Covered.
• The Slug Bell protects the garden from slugs and snails.
• Time Sav’r promises greener lawns.
• Touch and go with Touch ‘N Flow.
• Ups-A-Daisy Planter Gives Plants a Lift.
• Water Repellent Sealer offers prolonged protection.
• Water saving rain barrel is attractive and practical.
• Water soluble fertilizers for flowers, shrubs and more.
• Welcome friends with Blossom Bucket.

News

News

• Bees, flowers wilted by climate change: study.
• Canadian retail sales surge.
• Canadian retailers face a bleak New Year.
• Health Canada warns of garden torches dangers.
• The top eight gardening trends for 2010.
• Web shoppers care more about payment security than pricing, survey says .
• 'Colour Your Life' a great marketing resource.
• 'Graham Thomas' is world's favourite rose.
• 'Green for Life' meets the public.
• 'Romance of France' theme for 2009 Home & Garden Show.
• 10 advertising words to avoid in 2009.
• 10 New Year's resolutions for business success.
• 11 free ways to generate referrals.
• 11 reasons shoppers don't trust your website.
• 50 things not to say during the holidays.
• 56 per cent of Canadians on a social network.
• 6 ways to create a memorable experience .
• 90% of Canadian organizations using social media.
• A chance to tour Italian garden centres.
• A guide to great garden design.
• A guide to making price cuts.
• A look at home decor trends for 2009.
• A look at how 2008 trends will carry on into 2009.
• A matter of just 50 cents.
• A slideshow of the GMG's 2010 Trends.
• A victory for veggies.
• Adding social media to your small business marketing tool kit.
• Adopt an Artificial tree?.
• Affluents are investing more on outdoor living.
• After sales, will shoppers pay full price again?.
• Agrium Makes Cash and Debt Bid for Royster Clark .
• Agruim Advanced Technologies expands.
• Albert Graves at the National Women's Show.
• Alberta bans expiry dates for gift cards.
• Alberta bans weed and feed lawn products.
• Alternatives to plastic pots.
• An early peek at new annuals for 2010.
• An inviting storefront is great for marketing.
• Apology trumps cash for unhappy customers.
• Are you ready for HST?.
• Art Knapp owner pitches in to help thrift store.
• As superstores stall, Canadian Tire gets 'smart'.
• Atlas Block to use post-consumer, recycled glass.
• Attendance up for Landscape Congress 2007.
• Attract customers with a great sign.
• B.C industry brings in comprehensive plan on plastic bags.
• B.C. garden centre gets an early start on Christmas.
• B.C. retail sales trend continues to decline.
• Baby boomer buying power: A force to reckon with.
• Bailey Nurseries "Trees are Cool" trip giveaway.
• Bailey Nurseries Announces Acquisition of Bork Nursery.
• Bailey Nurseries consolidating operations in Iowa.
• Bailey’s Nurseries Gives Two-year Guarantee on Roses.
• Ball acquires majority position of Kieft Pro Seeds.
• Ball and Summit Announce Bio-packaging Agreement.
• Ball announces new Darwin Perennials brand.
• Ball announces the launch of Burpee Home Gardens plants at retail.
• Ball Horticultural Company Acquires Darwin Plants.
• Ball Horticulture Company launches new website.
• Ball Horticulture hosts grower event.
• Ball Horticulture offering free POS information.
• Ball makes sustainable sourcing simple.
• Ball Seed and Paul Ecke Ranch announce mum partnership.
• Ball to provide content for e-marketing software service.
• Bargaining makes a comeback.
• Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Announces the Acquisition of The John Henry Company .
• Beautiful blooms reigned at World Rose Festival.
• Being small has its advantages, especially now.
• Bench Systems introduces custom Scotts displays.
• Bench Systems teams up with L&L Nursery Supply.
• Beware of discounting in tough times.
• Big apps for small business.
• Big box retailers pull pesticides.
• Big trouble for big-box stores.
• Black Lace Named Best New Plant for 2006.
• Blogs find favour as buying guides .
• Blooms with modified scents in the works.
• Boomer business owners more likely to delay retirement, according to RBC Poll .
• Brands that use Twitter win real-life followers.
• Bright colours in vogue for this year's gardens.
• Brighten your sales for 2009.
• Brock Road Nursery shares business tips.
• Budget breakdown for small businesses.
• Building loyalty schemes with lasting power.
• Burpee support for vegetable gardeners .
• Burpees sponsors 'Growing A Greener World'.
• Businesses cheer credit boost, tax cuts.
• Calgary garden centre hosts fundraiser.
• Calgary garden centres talk trends.
• Calgary small biz owners happiest in Canada.
• Can small businesses harness that Old Spice magic? .
• Canada Blooms again in 2009.
• Canada Blooms announces 2010 dates.
• Canada Blooms moving to Direct Energy Centre.
• Canada small business unprepared for H1N1: survey.
• Canada's economy will shrink sharply next year: Scotiabank.
• Canada's first ever Red Day just three weeks away.
• Canada's growth to slump, but no recession: conference board.
• Canadale Nurseries Ltd: Perennial Marketing Contest Winner.
• Canadian and U.S. shoppers differ.
• Canadian Appointed to WF&FSA Committee.
• Canadian consumers hunt for bargains.
• Canadian customers won't wait around.
• Canadian economy hitting skids in time for Christmas.
• Canadian employees will face continued decline in salary increases this year.
• Canadian holiday retail sales to prove more resilient than expected: observers.
• Canadian nursery seedlings in orbit .
• Canadian retail sales weaker than expected.
• Canadian retailers lose over $3 billion annually to crime.
• Canadian retailers within rights to refuse $50 bills.
• Canadian small and independent businesses stand up to credit card companies.
• Canadian small business owners are happy to go it alone.
• Canadian Tire plans new small-town format.
• Canadian Tire to end direct home delivery Jan. 29.
• Canadian Tire tries selling groceries.
• Canadian Tire unveils new 'Smart' store concept.
• Canadian Tire unveils new, smaller concept store.
• Canadians are big complainers about service.
• Canadians are committed to investing in their homes.
• Canadians are loyal retail shoppers.
• Canadians continue to spend for good service.
• Canadians cut retail spending in August.
• Canadians flock to loyalty programs.
• Canadians forgo service for low prices: report.
• Canadians frugal, but less fretful .
• Canadians place well in Perennials Marketing Contest.
• Canadians plan to show Mom the love.
• Canadians planning to do more stay-at-home summer entertaining.
• Canadians prefer status quo on shopping hours.
• Canadians spending less online: poll.
• Canadians spending more this holiday season: survey.
• Canadians still chose retailers over discounters during holidays: Moneris.
• Canadians turn to newspapers in times of crisis.
• CanWest Hort Show now ‘Under the Green Roof’.
• CanWest Hort Show program revealed.
• CanWest Hort Show unveils 2010 program.
• Cash-strapped consumers hunt for bargains.
• Cause marketing makes for good sales.
• Cellphone apps feature garden themes.
• Census change could affect you.
• CFIB helps businesses prevent fraud.
• CFIB reaction to federal budget 2009 .
• Changing the rules of the card game.
• Chip and PIN technology catching on.
• Christmas in July sales a good idea: report.
• Christmasworld 2010 attracts over 30,000 visitors.
• Climate change may lead to more aggressive weeds.
• Cold-treated 24-cell tray accelerates growth.
• Color Marketing Group predicts hot colour trends for 2009.
• Columnist: succulents are tiny jewels of the garden.
• Come see us at Garden & Florist Expo.
• Come see us at the CanWest Hort Show.
• Common mistakes retailers make on Black Friday.
• Communication with your employees is key.
• Companies, not consumers, should pay for Ontario's recycling: report.
• Competition Bureau releases guidelines to prevent greenwashing .
• Concrete artist shows her stuff at Home and Garden Show.
• Confidence up slightly in post-budget environment: survey.
• Congress 2010 product winners announced.
• Consumer confidence highest in year.
• Consumer confidence reaches two-year high.
• Consumer confidence rises on strength of future expectations .
• Consumer confidence shows March uptick.
• Consumer confidence the highest in 15 months .
• Consumer cut flower preferences revealed.
• Consumer outlook more positive in December.
• Consumer price perception can be altered: study.
• Consumer Prices Rise Despite GST Cut.
• Consumer slump hits Rona.
• Consumer spending expectations for Easter.
• Consumer spending up on garden supplies and retail in general.
• Consumers and Treasuries Cash in on Strong Canadian Economy in 2007.
• Consumers remain cautious and expert to curtail spending this holiday.
• Consumers second-guess their everyday spending.
• Consumers to spend more on mom: NRF.
• Consumers will pay more for eco pots.
• Consumers would pay 10% green premium: study.
• Container gardening is limited only by the imagination.
• Container gardening still growing in slow economy.
• Cornell 'Scent' Expert welcomes spring at Canada Blooms.
• Costly changes in the cards.
• Crafting a killer 'about us' page.
• Credit card companies, small biz groups react.
• Credit card costs go up and stores begin to feel pinch.
• Credit card debt measures an 'insult'.
• Credit card fee battle in the cards?.
• Credit giant's debit plan tactics called unfair.
• Credit, debit industry has one month to adopt code.
• Crocs lose their footing.
• Cullen Gardens, Miniature Village Closed on January 1st.
• Customers in control online.
• Customers quick to show support for Scott's.
• Customers who touch a product, buy it: study.
• Cutting back can mean less room for technology.
• Dad takes back seat to gas and food costs.
• Danziger Introduces New Website.
• Darwin Plants Granted a Royal Warrant.
• Debit and credit card code of conduct starts today.
• Decking homes with real greenery.
• Decorating with plants made easy .
• Decorators are seeing red, copper and gold this Christmas.
• Demand for vegetables rooted in recession.
• Depressionista? Wal-Mart is the hot new store.
• Designers at Chelsea Flower Show ponder a future of climate change.
• Dirt isn't 'dirt-cheap' anymore.
• Display ideas from across the pond.
• Do you buy or lease space?.
• Do-it-yourself is back with a twist.
• Does in-store sampling increase loyalty?.
• Don’t blend tax on price tags, stores say.
• Don’t ignore the boomers!.
• Downtown Montreal retailers can stay open late.
• Dutch Growers Continue to Improve Quality on Hosta Production.
• Dutch Growers Garden Centre in Regina named business of the year.
• E-commerce terms you need to know.
• Eco line wins Super Floral Show award.
• Economic sentiment sours, consumers cut spending: Survey.
• Economists foresee gloomy Canadian retail picture.
• Economy forces online retailers to shift focus.
• Economy, food safety has Canadians growing.
• Edible flowers are the new rage.
• Edmonton cracks down on garden centres.
• Eighty-two per cent of consumers still buying green: report.
• Email declining, text-based messaging increases.
• Employee word-of-mouth can help promote your business.
• Employees growing disloyal to employers.
• Employees want to help companies go green.
• Endless Summer Color Kit makes changing hydrangea colours easier.
• Energy saving tips for nursery growers.
• England’s Glee Goes Green.
• Enjoy Centre brings fear, excitement to Hole family .
• Entrepreneurs share top three issues.
• Environmental survey reveals what Canadians are doing for the environment.
• Ethnic Canadians prefer businesses who get involved.
• Exclusive Packaging for Independents.
• Exterior decorating just as important as interior.
• Fafard et Frères rewarded for their efforts.
• Fall Maritime Gift Show cancelled.
• Farmers' markets are big business .
• Fashion and florals a prize-winning combo.
• Federal budget 2009 aid for Canadian small business.
• Federal budget offers a measure of hope for Canadian retailers: Retail Council of Canada.
• Finding gold in Olympic-style big events.
• Fire damages Morris Flowers greenhouse.
• First lady breaks ground on 'kitchen garden'.
• Five recession business mistakes you don’t want to make.
• Five ways to engage reporters.
• Five ways to show customers you care.
• Five ways your biz can make more money.
• Floral & Garden Expo appoints new director.
• Floral artist grows a blooming business.
• Florists grow their own in backyards.
• Flower pot causes house fire.
• Flower power makes tropics cooler, wetter .
• Flower power plan rooted in waste.
• Flowers Canada (Ontario) Inc. and Flowers Canada Retail Reach Agreement to Consolidate.
• Flowers could have longer life .
• Flowers in a waffle cone = cool treat .
• Flowers power blooming business.
• Flowers provide the finishing touch.
• Flowers, jewellery top Mother's Day purchases.
• Forecast: Holiday season sales will be at lowest since 1991.
• Fragrances can reduce stress: study .
• Free e-cards feature renowned garden images .
• Free trade show seminars ready to download.
• From a brown thumb to a green thumb.
• Garden & Floral Expo adds speaker breakfasts.
• Garden & Floral Expo announce best booth winners.
• Garden & Floral Expo speakers announced.
• Garden & Floral Expo starts Green for Life Award.
• Garden art: the trickle down effect.
• Garden Centre Co-op Group raises $65,000.
• Garden centre co-op raises $40,000 for Parkinson’s.
• Garden centre goes pink for breast cancer.
• Garden centre owner gets jail time.
• Garden centre packages renewal for Pepping family circle .
• Garden Centres Canada reveals survey results.
• Garden centres launch plastic recycling week.
• Garden colour forecast: Yellow or purple?.
• Garden Media Group releases 2010 trends.
• Garden retailers react to pesticide ban.
• Garden Torch Candles Potential Fire Risk.
• Garden trend for 2009 - 'Back to the Future'.
• Garden Writers report reveals what's gardener's minds.
• Gardeners eager to get out in the garden.
• Gardeners may be at risk for tetanus.
• Gardening a pain in the neck and back, say specialists.
• Gardening acts as a form of therapy for pop singer .
• Gardening can be a healing experience.
• Gardening considered exercise, too: Stats Can.
• Gardening expert names top five trends.
• Gardening expert spreads the green word.
• Gardening expert takes consumer questions.
• Gardening for gamers.
• Gardening gives older adults benefits like hand strength and self-esteem.
• Gardening good for all ages.
• Gardening with the colour wheel in mind.
• Gardening, festivals among top household activities .
• Gas prices pushed inflation rate to 3.4 per cent in July .
• GCA announces venues for 2007 event.
• Gearing up for the Green Industry Show.
• Germany’s 2008 Collectione and Tendence Shows To Be Held Concurrently.
• Getting by with a skeleton staff.
• GGS acquires Niagrow Systems.
• Giant weed that can cause blindness in Ont., B.C..
• Gift card buyers seek a personal touch.
• Gift card spending drops as budget-focused holiday shoppers look for bargains.
• Gift cards in depth: the lure of plastic.
• Gift cards set for holiday season comeback.
• Give yourself a customer service makeover.
• Glee Announces Strategy for Year-Round Service to the Industry.
• Going green on Earth Day.
• Good taste returns to the garden .
• Goodbye rat race, hello veggie garden .
• Google gives small businesses web stats.
• Google introduces 'Google Places'.
• Government of Canada invests in hort sector.
• Grand & Toy launches new networking site for small businesses.
• Green for Life Award comes to Congress 2010.
• Green Market Drives Sales in U.K..
• Green market keeps growing.
• Green spaces enhance mood and reduce crime.
• Green thumb gift guide.
• Green thumbs enjoying an early start.
• Green thumbs see a future for garden tourism.
• Green Village closes; 55 employees lose jobs.
• Greenhouses band together for local flower power .
• Greenland Garden Centre takes top honour.
• Grocer connecting with Net-savvy customers .
• Grocery chain tries to emulate farmers market.
• Grocery push at Canadian Tire.
• Groups disappointed with Ontario's proposed pesticide regulations.
• Grower alert: Chrysanthemum White Rust.
• Growing interest in growing green.
• Growing people, not just plants.
• Growing up in the garden.
• GTA independent retailers speak their mind.
• Haggling makes a comeback.
• Halifax school gets hands-on with a vegetable gardener.
• Halloween celebrations rise as consumers look to escape everyday realities .
• Handing off the business .
• Has consumer pessimism peaked?.
• High fuel costs a silver lining for Wal-Mart.
• Hiring freeze more likely than layoffs: Survey.
• Hiring tips for small biz owners.
• Hofland named 2008 CGTA supplier of the year.
• Holey Soles Named Number One Top Emerging Growth Company By PROFIT HOT 50.
• Holey Soles steps up with a donation of 100,000 pairs of shoes.
• Holiday music sensitive to economic stress.
• Holiday shoppers sought out online reviews: Nielsen.
• Holiday shoppers treated like celebrities.
• Holiday spending forecast weakens.
• Home renovation tax credit a bonus for homeowners and retailers.
• HortEast trade show fast approaching.
• HortEast trade show unveils 2010 program.
• Horticultural media world faces some challenges .
• Horticultural tour of Japan announced for November 2009.
• Horticulture will change as the climate does: The Economist.
• Hot trends for holiday 2008.
• How a $14 gift grew sales by 669 per cent.
• How consumers shop differently today.
• How customers can map out their garden.
• How green Is your garden? A new rating system may tell you .
• How peer boards benefit business owners.
• How the net generation is changing retail.
• How to advertise on YouTube.
• How to demonstrate 'grow your own' to new customers.
• How to discount (if you insist).
• How to garden for the birds.
• How to get a media hit.
• How to go green and stay cost-competitive.
• How to succeed on the trade-show circuit .
• How to Twitter for e-commerce success.
• How to write a great "About Us" page.
• How you can develop a great PR strategy.
• Humour the secret ingredient to making an ad sucessful.
• If you went out of business, who would care?.
• IGC Show sets attendance records.
• IKEA releases 2011 design trends in catalogue.
• IKEA reveals outdoor summer trends for 2009.
• In tough times, companies coddle their regulars .
• Independent Garden Centre Show coming to Chicago.
• Initial Tropical Plants takes over Florida’s Planteriors.
• Inside the minds of consumers.
• Interest in native plants grows .
• Internet shopping clicks with Canadians in 2007.
• It's Christmas at the Florals Showhouse.
• It's looking a bit like Christmas - already.
• ITA St. Hyacinthe – Les Exceptionelles.
• J.A. Laporte's Flowers and Nursery turns 50.
• Keep your regulars happy .
• Keeping your point-of-sale secure.
• Landscape and Contractor Expos coming up in early 2009.
• Landscape designers pinpoint garden trends.
• Landscape Ontario announces Expo 2010 .
• Landscape Ontario enters consumer marketing arena with ‘Green for Life’.
• Landscape Ontario hands out Awards of Excellence.
• Landscape Ontario kicks off first day of Congress 2009.
• Landscape your yard with trees that are both pretty and yield tasty fruits.
• Lawn and garden company releases new catalog.
• Lawn care companies say pesticide bans costing them more.
• Leamington greenhouses 'decimated' by tornado.
• Let competition regulate debit and credit card providers: Visa Canada head.
• LO establishes fund to help Haiti disaster.
• Loblaw to expand private-label, add stores.
• Loblaw's unusual approach to jobs in tough times .
• Long hours linked to increased heart attack risk .
• Long weekend garden centre round-up.
• Longtime North Bay garden centre to close doors .
• Looking for a discount? Pay cash .
• Love and hate by the five-cent bagful.
• Lowe's announces additional Canadian store sites.
• Lowe's eyes small stores to manage slowdown.
• Making customers No. 1 .
• Managing through the tough times.
• Manitoba will see two minimum wages increases in 2009.
• Many Canadians yearn for own business: poll.
• Marketing during a recession.
• Marketing to women? The details matter .
• McKenzie Seed Company acquired by Jiffy Canada Inc..
• Minimum wage increases across Canada.
• Minister used garden as therapy during illness.
• Miracle-Gro survey reveals stats about U.S. gardeners.
• Mobile app helps consumers plan their plot.
• Mom and Pop operators turn to social media.
• Moms social network more than the average adult.
• Monthly Survey of Large Retailers.
• More consumers click on 'print' for online coupon savings.
• More economic pain expected in 2009.
• More holiday shoppers plan to pay with cash.
• More people choosing a DIY garden.
• More plants to watch in 2010.
• More retailers using social media.
• More schools cultivate learning in student vegetable gardens.
• Most Canadians donate time or money: survey.
• Most consumers haven't reduced spending: survey.
• Mother's Day spending dips: NRF.
• Mother's Day spending plans revealed.
• Mother's Day statistics from the FPO.
• Multiple names can boost e-commerce traffic and sales .
• My love is like a blue, blue rose.
• Myfolia.com – Facebook for gardeners.
• N.B. gov't releases banned pesticide list.
• N.B. government to ban sale of many pesticides.
• National small business optimism near record low .
• Nationwide post-consumer hort plastics recycling program in the works.
• Native plants finally get some respect .
• Natural light a bright idea for retailers.
• Nearly 7 out of 10 Canadians plan more coupon use in a slowing economy.
• New additions to 2008 Garden & Florist Expo.
• New Alberta Gift Show debuts in February 2010.
• New commercial partnership between Fafard and Nutrite.
• New eco-group of consumers: precyclers.
• New garden centre concept opens in the U.S..
• New Hardware Show to Join Forces with Garden Expo / Florist Expo.
• New Hole's complex not for green thumbs only .
• New home and garden decor show comes to Toronto.
• New international garden trade show comes to UK .
• New Monrovia Organics soil mixes and fertilizers.
• New Player in Royalty and License Administration .
• New sprinkler uses less water for wide coverage.
• New study reveals plants have healing benefits for surgery patients.
• New Wal-Mart style unifies stores .
• New-era mall gives pedestrians a leg up.
• Newspapers still the place to advertise.
• Niagara Floral Clock celebrates 60 years.
• Niagara Parks School of Horticulture to host international certification testing.
• Nimblest retailers will trump hard times.
• Not your grandmother’s gardening any more .
• Nova Scotia bans the sale of many pesticides.
• Nova Scotia greenhouse behind PW's Supertunia Bordeaux.
• NRF releases holiday 2008 forecast.
• NRF: Gift cards to be the most requested gift this holiday.
• NRF: holiday sales to decline by one per cent.
• NRF: U.S. retail sales rose in April.
• Nurseries participate in highway greening.
• OFA Short Course introduces Garden Center Live!.
• OFA Short course to remain in Columbus.
• OFA to Manage Nursery & Landscape Association Executives of North America .
• OFA's John Holmes dies unexpectedly.
• One-fifth of marketers send e-mails after users unsubscribe.
• Online sales climb in U.S. despite economy.
• Ontarians eager to help find homes for tree seedlings.
• Ontario garden centres deal with regulations.
• Ontario groups says Premier McGuinty should heed concerns raised by Canada's Auditor General .
• Ontario nurses say pesticide ban creates healthier environment for children.
• Ontario pesticide ban made official.
• Ontario pesticide ban to take effect April 22.
• Ontario to ban lawn and garden pesticides.
• Ontario to forge ahead with sales tax reform.
• Ontario trial garden open house at two sites .
• Ontario’s pesticide ban lacks teeth.
• Opportunities to jump on this year.
• Organic pesticides can be worse than synthetic: study .
• Organic trade association applauds new Canadian organic regulations.
• Ornamental sector big and blooming.
• Ottawa begins credit, debit card inquiry.
• Ottawa puts credit card industry on notice.
• P.E.I's economy showing resilience against turbulent North American market.
• PAC comment on credit card draft code.
• Pantone reveils colour of the year for 2010.
• Parliamentary hearings to probe VISA/MasterCard gouging.
• Penny costs more than a cent to make.
• Peony could ease chemo side-effects.
• Perennials in blooms in time for Olympics.
• Perfect time to let young gardeners bloom.
• Pesticide backlash reaches full bloom in Montreal.
• Pesticide drop off info for Ontario garden centres.
• Phone numbers: old school but valuable .
• Pick Ontario takes 'go local' to Queen's Park.
• Ping.fm makes social media strategy easy.
• Plant Concierge gives gardeners the answers.
• Plants effective in decreasing tiredness .
• Plastic bag fee takes effect in Toronto.
• Players and cheerleaders make appearances at Congress 2009.
• Poll results on Valentine's Day spending habits.
• Positioning houseplants as a lifestyle purchase.
• PPH accepting entries for 2008 Perennials Marketing Contest.
• Premier Tech Posts $1M Quarterly Profit.
• Pretty in pinks and a new breed of gerberas.
• Pretty in plastic.
• Price cuts reveal the fears of retailers.
• Priced to the nines .
• Prosperity is the theme for Congress 2010.
• Proven Beauty wins national media award.
• Proven Winner roadshow ready to roll.
• Proven Winners extends Canadian advertising.
• Proven Winners helps you train your staff.
• Proven Winners hosts grower to grower talk.
• Proven Winners launches Destination Contest.
• Proven Winners launches new iGarden training program .
• Proven Winners plants go "Vogue".
• Proven Winners Roadshow in Niagara .
• Proven Winners Roadshow kicks off in Winnipeg.
• Proven Winners throws a garden party.
• Province asks for input on lawn and garden pesticide use.
• Putting a garden onto the Gardiner.
• PW announces 2010 Outdoor Living Extravaganza.
• PW ColorChoice on lookout for illegal propagation.
• PW Gardener's Idea Book now available.
• PW Varieties Earn Seal of Approval.
• Quebec consumers plan to spend less .
• Quebecers intend to spend with care in 2009.
• Raisin in the sun: Gardeners risking skin cancer if they don't take precautions.
• RBC says Ontario's economy slipping into a recession .
• RCC applauds Alberta Premier's call to Harper for limits on credit and debit fees .
• RCC commends code of conduct for debit, credit cards.
• RCC issues a merchant alert.
• Real, live Christmas trees back in vogue.
• Recession improves job loyalty for 30 per cent.
• Recycled materials make gardening even greener.
• Referral offers your customers can't refuse .
• Relief on the way for B.C. small businesses.
• Rent relief for commercial properties .
• Report Looks at Consumer Trends in U.S. Garden Industry.
• Research firm predicts retail recovery by mid-2009.
• Research reveals how different ages buy flowers.
• Researchers work to improve the petunia.
• Retail advances make shopping high-tech.
• Retail careers looking brighter than ever.
• Retail Council applauds Ontario's tax harmonization.
• Retail Council applauds tax harminization in B.C..
• Retail Council makes it easy for retailers to lobby MPs.
• Retail Council of Canada launches independent retailer project.
• Retail Council of Canada's reaction to 2007-2008 federal budget.
• Retail Council: budget to benefit B.C. business.
• Retail degrees meet strong demand.
• Retail employee handbook tips.
• Retail experts to gather for Expo 2010 seminars.
• Retail exposed to changing shopping habits.
• Retail garden centers promote pickOntario.
• Retail holiday season to ring a little less loudly: Ernst & Young.
• Retail ideas from across the pond.
• Retail industry expert offers holiday sales predictions.
• Retail jobs a refuge for older Americans.
• Retail jobs no longer 'just a pit stop in life'.
• Retail sales fall 0.9 per cent in October.
• Retail sales fall 2.4 per cent in November.
• Retail sales in 2008 unlikely to beat 2007.
• Retail sales in Calgary continue to grow.
• Retail sales in Canada slip in February.
• Retail sales signal slowdown, not recession .
• Retail therapy: Canadians consumed by consumption.
• Retail trade results and outlook for 2009: CQCD.
• Retailer sees more couples gardening together.
• Retailers adjust to the new frugality.
• Retailers adjusting return policies to provide good customer service in down economy.
• Retailers are significant contributors to economy.
• Retailers bite the price bullet for Christmas.
• Retailers face repeat of 2008 holiday season.
• Retailers prepare for weak holiday sales season.
• Retailers shrink products to counter frugal shoppers.
• Retailers' results rise despite hard times.
• Reusable bag program for garden centres.
• Reward customers who pay with cash: study.
• Rising food prices fuels community gardens.
• Rona looking to Gen Y to help weather housing downturn.
• RONA pinpoints 2009 outdoor trends.
• RONA recognized as energy conservation leader.
• Rona results hit by erosion of consumer confidence.
• Rona reveals 2010 decorating trends.
• Rona slashes plans for new stores.
• RONA to stop selling synthentic pesticides.
• RONA's new in-store signage highlights eco-responsible products.
• Rose royalties aimed at life-saving education.
• Rounding up pesticide use across Canada.
• Royal vegetable garden takes root.
• Saksco Fourmet Basket Supplies relocates.
• Salad on your doorstep.
• Saskatchewan economy staying strong, says RBC Economics .
• Savvy gardeners put two trends in the same pot.
• Scotiabank launches one-stop web site for small business owners.
• Scott's Nursery suffers 'devastating damage'.
• Scotts strikes sponsorship deal with baseball.
• Sears becomes first major Canadian retailer to offer personalized gift cards.
• Seasons Christmas Show celebrates five years.
• Seed catalogues may be menus for online ordering.
• Seed sales booming in B.C..
• Seeds and swaps can keep flower gardening affordable in tough times .
• Self-employed to get EI benefits.
• Sell more by seeing your store through customers’ eyes.
• Senate: Ottawa must repair credit-card market.
• Seven hottest garden trends for 2009.
• Shoppers cash-strapped, cranky this season.
• Shoppers keeping credit cards in their wallets.
• Shoppers prefer real over artificial.
• Shoppers should stock up on garden decor now.
• Shoppers torn on paying for bags.
• Shoppers want more personalization in gift cards.
• Shoppers want retailers to be tech-savvy: survey.
• Shopping bag deadines eased in Toronto.
• Sign up for the 2010 inspection program.
• Simply Beautiful® Launches All-New Website.
• Six retail success stories.
• Sliding consumer confidence could put a damper on holiday sales cheer.
• Slow gardening a long term trend in U.K..
• Small biz owners take care of employees first.
• Small biz to Gov: Ten red tape-trimming targets.
• Small business owners to shoppers: stay put .
• Small business set to outperform in downturn.
• Small business, social media not mixing for some.
• Small businesses confident and optimistic.
• Small businesses fear HST backlash .
• Small businesses have cautious outlook on future.
• Small businesses toying with social networking.
• Small veggie gardens helps kids eat nutritiously.
• Smaller retailers can do just fine with a little independent thought.
• Smaller retailers see boost as shoppers stay closer to home.
• Smith & Hawken shuts down stores.
• Snow Princess brings home gold.
• Social networking sites attracting boomers.
• Sold-out products lure consumers: study.
• Sourcing the garden centre for home decor.
• Speakers announced for 2008's Garden & Florist Expo.
• Speakers revealed for Landscape Ontario's Expo.
• Stats Can reveals who's going online.
• Stay close to numbers and customers .
• Stay-at-home moms found garden parties.
• Store managers lack strong corporate vision.
• Stores plan old-fashioned holidays.
• Students get more satisfaction with plants.
• Study finds landscaping increases property value.
• Study finds that a happy worker a healthy, cheaper worker.
• Study reveals that shoppers are finding malls 'boring'.
• Study says some female shoppers are recession-proof.
• Study: greenwashing affects 98 per cent of products.
• Study: Internet strategy essential to offline retail.
• Summer means vacation - how to get away worry-free.
• Sun Life Financial study finds nearly half of Canadians will be working past age 65 .
• Surrey garden centre owner is Mr. Christmas.
• Survey reveals holiday retail shopping habits.
• Survey reveals how Canadians shop online.
• Survey shows Canadian retailers are taking necessary actions to combat theft.
• Survey: older demographics biggest users of green products.
• Survey: small businesses more confident about themselves than economy.
• Survey: U.S. shoppers trade down - but not on all items.
• Survival steps for retailers in today's economic environment.
• Take part in the 2009 Garden Centre Inspection Program.
• Temkin International, Inc. Celebrates 25th Anniversary .
• Text messages can quench plants' thirst.
• The 10 customer service trends for 2010.
• The 25 best independents in the U.S..
• The 3/50 project looks out for independents.
• The 7 new truths about your customers.
• The CFIA Announces Compensation for Sudden Oak Death.
• The challenges of dealing with a younger boss.
• The customer rules, again.
• The dirt on biodegradable plant pots.
• The DIY customer will need training.
• The effect of social networking on retailers.
• The garden shed is the new outdoor living space.
• The gift of customer feedback.
• The pesticide ban: how is it affecting you?.
• The sales economy: Canada now has more workers in retail than factories.
• The secrets of marketing in a web 2.0 world.
• The secrets of selling online .
• The sky is the limit with vertical gardening.
• The small store guide to holiday survival .
• Three best ways to win community support.
• Three ways to mentor millenials.
• Time is right for hydrangea.
• Tips for a great holiday window display.
• Tips for building a small business website.
• Tips for sending out holiday cards to clients.
• Tips for the urban gardener: Self watering containers do well in tight spaces.
• Tips on handling a garden's most dangerous insects.
• Tips to get your customers planting fall bulbs.
• To catch a thief.
• To catch a thief, catch a liar.
• To spice up your garden, try a theme.
• Tom Intven of Canadale Nurseries Receives Award.
• Too many employees muddying the waters? .
• Toronto Botanical Garden appoints Paul Zammit as new director of horticulture.
• Toronto Botanical Garden hosts line-up of international garden gurus.
• Toronto eyes retail ban on packaging.
• Treat each customer the same, or reward the best? .
• Trending towards trellises.
• Tulip ‘Canadian Liberator’.
• Turn 'tire kickers' into customers.
• Turn blah window boxes to beautiful.
• Turning wine bottles into dream patios.
• Turning your business into a good time.
• Turnover increases retail productivity: StatsCan.
• Twitter proves to be asset for local businesses.
• Two-thirds of Canadians say they plan to holiday shop at Wal-Mart.
• Two-thirds of consumers will use the web for part of holiday shopping: Shop.org.
• U.S. and Canada finalize organic agreement.
• U.S. garden centre opens a Gen-X inspired retail store.
• U.S. holiday shoppers planning to make a budget and check it twice.
• U.S. retail sales post big drop in November.
• U.S. retail sales show unexpected rebound in January.
• U.S. retailers report sluggish September sales.
• U.S. retailers report weak August sales .
• U.S. retailers texting and 'twittering' sales promotions.
• U.S. small-business owners lobby to cut credit card fees.
• U.S. stores push summertime 'Christmas' sale.
• Upping the WOW-factor builds brand loyalty.
• Urban agriculture taking root in Montreal.
• Using accesories to make gardens glow.
• Valentic joins Scotts Miracle-Gro.
• Valentine's Day remains important gift giving occasion for Canadians .
• Vegetable gardening tops consumer lists.
• Vegetable gardening trend to continue in 2010.
• Vegetable gardens can please the eye as well as the palate.
• Vertical wall trend on the rise in Metro Vancouver.
• Victoria smashes flower count record.
• Video becoming indispensable for e-retailers.
• View your containers as pots of gold on the deck.
• Vyn Flowers out of the “Fresh Business” .
• Wal-Mart 'Green Store' Cuts Energy.
• Wal-Mart Canada unveils environmental demonstration store.
• Wal-Mart sets goal to reduce its global plastic shopping bag waste by one-third.
• Walters Gardens Inc. launches two new consumer websites.
• Walters Gardens launches online ordering system.
• Walters Gardens, Inc. selected for award.
• Walters Gardens, Inc. wins web award.
• Warm weather gets Winnipeg centres buzzing.
• Wary shoppers point to sharp drop in outlook.
• Wave Petunias celebrate 15th anniversary.
• Wave-rave.com Wins WebAward.
• Weak rental markets give small business owners leverage.
• Web exclusive: Christmas selling tips for 2008.
• Weed killer causes male frogs to lay eggs.
• West County Gardener announces 2008 green market research study.
• Westbrook and Meyer Imports annouce merger.
• What budget gardeners will be looking for.
• What the budget means for small business.
• What to do when Wal-Mart sets up shop.
• What tools should be in your company toolbox.
• What Walmart's new logo really means.
• What’s all that Twitter about?.
• When a snow storm hits your business.
• When construction potholes swallow shoppers.
• When disaster strikes - how can you prepare?.
• Where did all the flowers come from?.
• Where you can find discounts.
• Which plants will be hot sellers in 2010?.
• White House garden digs up controversy.
• Who says you have to be different? .
• Who wants to be an entrepreneur?.
• Whose word-of-mouth matters?.
• Why "millenials" are important.
• Why customer service is so bad.
• Why gardening can also be great exercise.
• Why Gen Y prefers to patronize small businesses .
• Why Groupon might not be a good fit for you.
• Why retailers are fed up over hidden credit card fees.
• Why retailing will never be the same again.
• Why you should fire yourself.
• Why you should raise your prices.
• Why you shouldn't hand down the family biz.
• Why young people should opt for a retail career .
• Will that be cash or cellphone?.
• Winners of 2008 Perennials Marketing Contest announced.
• Winners of the Green for Life award announced.
• Winnipeg retailers comment on pesticide ban.
• Winward supports Lymphoma Foundation Canada.
• Women outpacing men as small business owners .
• Women plan to save more in 2009: study.
• World Rose Festival coming to Vancouver in 2009.
• Worldly rose event hits town.
• Worm Poop Bottler Sued by Scotts.
• Year-end agenda: Time to schedule meetings.
• Year-end checklist for small businesses.
• Yellow flowers top gardeners' picks.
• You can do a lot with a bag of dirt.
• You can teach an old employee new tricks .
• Young workers look for green employers.
• ‘Greenwashing’ discourages eco-behaviour: study .

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April12010

• CanWest Hort Show now ‘Under the Green Roof’.
• Christmas in July sales a good idea: report.
• RCC issues a merchant alert.
• Shoppers want retailers to be tech-savvy: survey.
• Stay-at-home moms found garden parties.

April162010

• Canadian nursery seedlings in orbit .
• Flowers could have longer life .
• Local flowers brighten Canada Blooms.
• Stay close to numbers and customers .
• The dirt on biodegradable plant pots.

April172009

• Canadians to do more stay-at-home summer entertaining.
• Greenwashing affects 98 per cent of products.
• Proven Winners launches new iGarden training program .
• Take part in the 2009 Garden Centre Inspection Program.
• The 7 new truths about your customers.

April2008

• Businesses in the green.
• Pesticide ban: tell us what you think.
• Retail sales in 2008 unlikely to beat 2007.
• Rising food prices fuels community gardens.
• Rounding up pesticide use across Canada.

April302010

• Bad credit .
• Consumers to spend more on mom: NRF.
• Credit, debit industry has one month to adopt code.
• Greenland Garden Centre celebrates 50 years.
• Urban agriculture taking root in Montreal.

April32009

• Canada Blooms again in 2009.
• Consumer spending expectations for Easter.
• Gardening, festivals among top household activities .
• Plants effective in fighting fatigue .
• The pesticide ban: how is it affecting you?.

Aug202010

• 90 per cent of Canadian organizations use SM.
• Consumer price perception can be altered.
• Debit and credit card code of conduct now in effect.
• Enjoy Centre brings fear, excitement to Hole family .
• Grocery chain emulates farmers market.

Aug212009

• 'Graham Thomas' is world's favourite rose.
• Canadians are big complainers about service.
• Scott's Nursery suffers 'devastating damage'.
• Sourcing the garden centre for home decor.
• What do women want?.

Aug62010

• Canadians forgo service for low prices.
• From a brown thumb to a green thumb.
• Government of Canada invests in hort sector.
• Making customers No. 1 .
• Proven Winners roadshow in Niagara .

Aug72009

• Deck the halls with European trends.
• Fragrances can reduce stress: study .
• How peer boards benefit business owners.
• Reviewing your staff.
• Social networking or trusted networking?.

Aug82008

• Canadians turning to coupons to cope with higher living costs.
• Floral Paradise Trade Show hits Mississauga today!.
• How are you recycling those pots and flats?.
• New garden centre concept opens in the U.S. .
• Send us your pictures!.
• Vacation worry free!.

August2008

• A look at home decor trends for 2009.
• Customers in control online.
• Garden art: the trickle down effect.
• New eco-group of consumers: precyclers.
• Young workers look for green employers.

Dec112009

• 50 things not to say during the holidays.
• Art Knapp owner pitches in to help thrift store.
• Focusing your garden centre.
• Small biz owners take care of employees first.

Dec122008

• Canadian small business owners are happy to go it alone.
• Christmas selling tips for 2008.
• Gardening for gamers.
• Landscape Ontario enters consumer marketing arena with ‘Green for Life’.
• Turnover increases retail productivity: StatsCan.

Feb202009

• 82 per cent of consumers still buying green: report.
• Confidence up slightly in post-budget environment.
• Customers who touch a product, buy it.
• Gardening gives older adults health benefits.
• What are you doing for the environment?.

Feb52010

• Greenland Garden Centre takes top honour.
• LO establishes fund to help Haiti disaster.
• Scotts strikes sponsorship deal with baseball.
• Small business owners to shoppers: stay put .
• You can teach an old employee new tricks .

February192010

• A slideshow of the GMG's 2010 Trends.
• An early peek at new annuals for 2010.
• Consumer cut flower preferences revealed.
• Opportunities to jump on this year.
• Vegetable gardening trend to continue in 2010.

February2009

• Budget breakdown for small businesses.
• Nearly half of Canadians will be working past age 65 .
• RONA pinpoints 2009 outdoor trends.
• Weathering the storm: Increasing sales in a tough economy.
• Women plan to save more in 2009.

Jan232009

• Canadians turn to newspapers in times of crisis.
• Humour the secret ingredient to making an ad sucessful.
• In-store advertising at your garden centre.
• Retail sales fall 2.4 per cent in November.
• Shoppers torn on paying for bags.

Jan92009

• Colour trends for 2009.
• More economic pain expected in 2009.
• New study reveals plants have healing benefits for surgery patients.
• Preparing for a pesticide ban.

January222010

• Credit card companies, small biz groups react.
• Give yourself a customer service makeover.
• The wheelbarrow project.

January82010

• The top eight gardening trends for 2010.
• Bling – are you selling it?.
• Cellphone apps feature garden themes.
• How you can deliver great service.
• What are your predictions for 2010?.

July102009

• Building loyalty schemes with lasting power.
• Economy, food safety has Canadians growing.
• Plant Concierge gives gardeners the answers.
• Upping the wow factor builds brand loyalty.
• Your best sign ideas.

July112008

• Consumer watch: must have shrubs and water-loving plants.
• Gardeners risking skin cancer if they don't take precautions.
• Pick Ontario takes 'go local' to Queen's Park.
• Vertical wall trend on the rise in Metro Vancouver.

July232010

• Giant, poisonous weed spreading across Canada.
• HortEast trade show unveils 2010 program.
• More retailers using social media.
• Speakers revealed for Landscape Ontario's Expo.
• Who says you have to be different? .

July242009

• Affluents are investing more on outdoor living.
• Canadian retail sales surge.
• Crocs lose their footing.
• Employees growing disloyal to employers.
• Westbrook and Meyer Imports announce merger.

July252008

• How colours affect your customers.
• Send us your pictures!.
• What topics would you like to read more about? .
• What Walmart's new logo really means.

July92010

• 11 reasons shoppers don't trust your website.
• A matter of just 50 cents.
• Gardening’s true value.
• The end of impulse?.
• Too many employees muddying the waters? .

June112010

• Are you ready for HST?.
• CanWest Hort Show unveils 2010 program.
• New Hole's complex not for green thumbs only .
• Not your grandmother’s gardening anymore .
• ‘Greenwashing’ discourages eco-behaviour.

June122009

• Most Canadians donate time or money.
• Retail garden centres promote pickOntario.
• Small businesses toying with social networking.
• Text messages can quench plants' thirst.
• Turn blah to beautiful.

June132008

• Gardening a pain in the neck and back, say specialists.
• Myfolia.com – Facebook for gardeners.
• Stats Can reveals who's going online.
• The garden shed is the new outdoor living space.
• The sky is the limit with vertical gardening.

June252010

• 6 ways to create a memorable experience .
• Canadians prefer status quo on shopping hours.
• Container nation.
• Flower power makes tropics cooler, wetter .
• Garden centres launch plastic recycling week.
• Seven secrets to merchandising success.

June262009

• 56 per cent of Canadians on a social network.
• Buy and swap your veggies.
• Flowers power blooming business.
• Proven Winners launches Destination Contest.
• Survey reveals how Canadians shop online.

June272008

• 'Grow it yourself' garden trend for 2009 .
• Guidelines to prevent greenwashing .
• New home and garden decor show comes to Toronto.
• Retail jobs a refuge for older Americans.

March192010

• Free trade show seminars ready to download.
• Recession improves job loyalty for 30 per cent.
• The challenges of dealing with a younger boss.
• Weed killer causes male frogs to lay eggs.
• Who wants to be an entrepreneur?.

March2009

• Concrete artist shows her stuff at Home and Garden Show.
• Farmers' markets are big business .
• How consumers shop differently today.
• Study finds that a happy worker is a healthy, cheaper worker.

March202009

• Big trouble for big-box stores.
• How to get a media hit.
• Loblaw's unusual approach to jobs in tough times .
• Pesticides and your garden centre.
• Where do consumers go for trust?.

March52010

• Blooms with modified scents in the works.
• Flowers provide the finishing touch.
• Send us your pictures!.
• The DIY customer will need training.

May12009

• Canadians plan to show Mom the love.
• Do-it-yourself is back with a twist.
• Ornamental sector big and blooming.
• Smart retailing in tough times.
• The growing food gardening market.

May142010

• A chance to tour Italian garden centres.
• Consumers will pay more for eco pots.
• Flower pot causes house fire.
• Nova Scotia bans the sale of many pesticides.
• Three ways to mentor millenials.

May152009

• Flowers, jewelry top Mother's Day purchases.
• Heidi Dent digs in.
• Landscaping increases property value.
• Recycled materials make gardening even greener.
• Research reveals how different ages buy flowers.

May162008

• Consumer slump hits Rona.
• Container gardening still growing in slow economy.
• Gardening expert names top five trends.
• Send us your pictures!.
• Stress Busting 101.
• Tell us how your May 2-4 goes.

May282010

• 'Colour Your Life' a great marketing resource.
• Savvy gardeners put two trends in the same pot.
• Treat each customer the same, or reward the best? .
• When construction potholes swallow shoppers.
• Why Gen Y prefers to patronize small businesses .

May292009

• Perception is truth.
• Referral offers your customers can't refuse .
• The 3/50 project looks out for independents.
• Vegetable gardening tops consumer lists.

May302008

• Don’t ignore the boomers!.
• Garden Writers report reveals what's on gardener's minds.
• Gardeners may be at risk for tetanus.
• Is the customer always right?.
• More employees in retail sector than ever before .
• Western garden centres talk trends.

Nov282008

• Common mistakes retailers make on Black Friday.
• More schools cultivate learning in student vegetable gardens.
• RONA recognized as energy conservation leader.
• Seed catalogues may be menus for online ordering.
• Send us your pictures!.
• Shoppers cash-strapped, cranky this season.

November132009

• Garden Media Group releases 2010 trends.
• Lessons from a few good garden centres.
• Retailers face repeat of 2008 holiday season.
• Self-employed to get EI benefits.
• Tips for a great holiday window display.

November2008

• Canada's first ever Red Day just two weeks away.
• Canadian Tire unveils new 'Smart' store concept.
• Name your best-selling product.
• Retail holiday season to ring a little less loudly: Ernst & Young.
• Retailers adjusting return policies in down economy.
• Scotiabank launches one-stop web site for small business owners.
• Will that be cash or cellphone?.

November272009

• Proven Winners plants go 'Vogue'.
• RCC code of conduct for payment cards.
• Reusable bag program for garden centres.
• Rodger Tschanz on vegetable garden movement.
• Surrey garden centre owner is Mr. Christmas.

Oct22009

• Apology trumps cash for unhappy customers.
• Consumers would pay small green premium.
• Flowers in a waffle cone = cool treat .
• Students get more satisfaction with plants.
• Turn 'tire kickers' into customers.

October162009

• Brock Road Nursery shares business tips.
• Holiday spending forecast weakens.
• Retail exposed to changing shopping habits.
• Sold-out products lure consumers: study.

October172008

• Canada's growth to slump, but no recession: conference board.
• Cause marketing makes for good sales.
• Come see us at Garden & Florist Expo.
• Quebec consumers plan to spend less .
• Sliding consumer confidence could put a damper on holiday sales cheer.
• Tips to get your customers planting fall bulbs.
• U.S. holiday shoppers planning to make a budget and check it twice.

October2008

• Autumn has arrived.
• B.C industry brings in comprehensive plan on plastic bags.
• Halifax school gets hands-on with a vegetable gardener.
• Halloween celebrations rise as consumers look to escape everyday realities .
• NRF releases holiday 2008 forecast.
• U.S. garden centre opens a Gen-X inspired retail store.
• West County Gardener announces 2008 green market research study.

October302008

• B.C. retail sales trend continues to decline.
• Frugal shoppers expected this season.
• Grocery push at Canadian Tire.
• NRF: Gift cards to be the most requested gift this holiday.
• Pictures from the 2008 IGCA Congress.
• Send us your pictures!.
• World Rose Festival coming to Vancouver in 2009.

October302009

• Attract customers with a great sign.
• Converting lookers into buyers.
• HortEast trade show fast approaching.
• Japanese florists selling blue rose.
• PW Gardener's Idea Book.

Sept182009

• It's looking a bit like Christmas – already.
• Pricing to the nines.
• Proven Winners roadshow ready to roll.
• Researchers work to improve the petunia.
• Where did all the flowers come from?.

Sept192008

• Canadian small and independent businesses stand up to credit card companies.
• Employees want to help companies go green.
• Nationwide post-consumer hort plastics recycling program in the works.
• Proven Winners Roadshow kicks off in Winnipeg.
• RONA to stop selling synthentic pesticides.
• Toronto eyes retail ban on packaging.

Sept42009

• Canadians flock to loyalty programs.
• Customers quick to show support for Scott's.
• Does size matter?.
• Green spaces enhance mood and reduce crime.

September2008

• Dirt isn't 'dirt-cheap' anymore.
• Has consumer pessimism peaked?.
• Nationwide post-consumer hort plastics recycling program in the works.
• Survey: older demographics biggest users of green products.

September32010

• A look at Potters Nurseries ad campaign.
• Canadian and U.S. shoppers differ.
• Garden Centres Canada reveals survey results.
• More people choosing a DIY garden.
• Peony could ease chemo side-effects.

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November2009

• A look at Potters Nurseries ad campaign .
• Albert Graves at the National Women's Show.
• Rodger Tschanz on vegetable garden movement .

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April2009

• Research reveals how different ages buy flowers.
• Smart retailing in tough times.
• Take part in the 2009 Garden Centre Inspection Program.
• The growing food gardening market.
• The pesticide ban: how is it affecting you?.

December2008

• Christmas Selling Tips for 2008.
• Colour trends for 2009.

January 2008

• Businesses in the green.
• Canada in full bloom.
• Consumer Watch: Must-have Shrubs, Lovely Varieties and Water-loving Plants.
• Herbfest 2008 – Festival Helps Nursery Owners Grow Business.
• How colours affect your customers.
• Sheridan Nurseries Unionville Store Marks 40 Years with a Major Renovation.
• Stress Busting 101.
• Tax Time Trip-Ups.

January2009

• Weathering the storm: Increasing sales in a tough economy.

June2009

• Converting lookers into buyers.
• Deck the halls with European trends.
• Does size matter?.
• Extra resources: Mastering social media.
• Garden & Floral Expo starts Green for Life Award.
• Social networking or trusted networking?.
• The 5 per cent club.
• The best things on the net are free.
• What do women want?.

March2009

• Ontario pesticide ban to take effect April 22.
• To Facebook or not to Facebook?.
• Where do consumers go for trust?.

May2009

• Perception is truth.

November 2009

• Albert Graves at the National Women's Show.
• Bling - are you selling it?.
• Focusing your garden centre.
• Garden Media Group releases 2010 trends.
• How to get customers to bring a friend.
• Rodger Tschanz on vegetable garden movement.
• The best of the best in the U.S..
• The wheelbarrow project.
• Who wants to be an entrepreneur?.

October2008

• Photo gallery: The International Garden Centre Association Congress.
• Ten tips to creating a merchandised experience.

September2008

• Go green without misleading your customers.

Web Exclusives 2010

• A look at Potters Nurseries ad campaign.
• Are you ready for HST?.
• Bad credit .
• Banking on better service.
• Creating a 'shop centric' experience.
• Garden Guru Mark Cullen digs into 2010 trends.
• Greenland Garden Centre celebrates 50 years.
• Greenland Garden Centre takes top honour.
• HST tax begins tomorrow in Ont. and B.C..
• Local flowers brighten Canada Blooms.
• Opportunities to jump on this year.
• People spending more time in the garden.
• Seven secrets to merchandising success.
• Ten steps to more sales.
• The DIY customer will need training.
• The end of impulse?.
• Who wants to be an entrepreneur?.

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