• Beyond Brick-and-Mortar Sales
• New Product Categories for Your Garden Center
• Merchandising Tips & Ideas
• Partnering with Like-Minded Businesses
• Successful Merchandising

Product Focus:

• Pots & Planters
• Outdoor Living
• Water Gardening

• Pots & Planters

• Product Release Due: 1/26/21
• Ad Close Date: 1/26/21
• Materials Due: 2/2/21

• National Hardware Show Preview
• Signage Strategies for Your Store
• Garden Center Technology
• Business Issues
• Business Management
• Merchandising Ideas

Product Focus:

• Garden Pharmacy
• Exterior Design
• Garden Center Supplies

Special Advertorial Section:

• Merchandising/Garden Center Supplies

• OFFICIAL SPONSOR: National Hardware Show Featuring Lawn, Garden and Outdoor Living

• Product Release Due: 2/18/21
• Ad Close Date: 2/18/21
• Materials Due: 2/25/21

• Fruit & Vegetable Gardening Issue
• Farmers Markets/CSA Programs
• Selling Fresh Goods (Garden Center Pantry)
• Trends in Edibles
• Business Matters
• Merchandising Strategies

Product Focus:

• Garden Accents & Décor
• Birding & Wildlife

• Organics in the Garden Center

• Product Release Due: 3/22/21
• Ad Close Date: 3/22/21
• Materials Due: 3/29/21

• Cultivate’21 Speaker Preview
• Garden Center Promotions/Special Events
• Staff Hiring/Training
• Business Insight
• Successful Merchandising

Product Focus:

• Garden Gifts
• Pots & Planters
• Exterior Design
• Cultivate Product Preview Section

Special Advertorial Section:

• Garden Gifts

• Dallas International Gift & Home Accessories Market
• National Lawn & Garden Show
• Cultivate’21

• Product Release Due: 4/22/21
• Ad Close Date: 4/22/21
• Materials Due: 4/29/21

• Spring Garden Center Tour Recap
• Digital Marketing
• Planning for the Fall
• Successful Business Strategies
• Merchandising Idea

Product Focus:

• Garden Accents & Décor
• IGC Show Preview
• Plant Materials/Green Goods

• Cultivate’21

• Product Release Due: 5/20/21
• Ad Close Date: 5/20/21
• Materials Due: 5/27/21

• Off-Season Birding & Wildlife Sales
• Retail Ideas from California Spring Trials
• Hemp/Cannabis
• Holiday Inspiration
• Business Management
• Tips for Merchandising

Product Focus:

• Holiday
• Miniature Gardening & Terrariums
• Garden Pharmacy

Special Advertorial Section:

• Garden Accents & Décor

• Farwest Show
• Griffin Expo

• Product Release Due: 6/18/21
• Ad Close Date: 6/18/21
• Materials Due: 6/25/21

• Marketing to New Gardeners
• Variety Intros from California Summer Trials
• Houseplants/Indoor Gardening
• Water Gardening
• The 2021 New Product Visual Purchasing Guide
• Business Insight
• Merchandising Ideas

Specials:

• Distributor Show Issue

Special Advertorial Section:

• Holiday

• Arett Open House
• Prince Show
• Griffin Expo
• BFG

• Product Release Due: 7/23/21
• Ad Close Date: 7/23/21
• Materials Due: 7/30/21

• Planning for 2022
• Trending Overseas
• GCA Summer Tour Features
• Award-Winning Varieties
• Management Issues
• Merchandising Strategies

Product Focus:

• Eco-Friendly
• Pots & Planters
• Outdoor Living
• AmericasMart Product Preview Section

• Product Release Due: 9/20/21
• Ad Close Date: 9/20/21
• Materials Due: 9/27/21