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16 Invasive Species Sold at Garden Centers You Should Never Buy

These 16 invasive species of plants are commonly sold at garden centers - beware of them and DO NOT buy them from your garden store!

Top 10 Plants You Can't Kill

Tough as nails, but they're pretty, too. Turn your black thumb into a green thumb with our picks for the top 10 plants you can't kill.

How To Divide Perennial Plants In The South

This article provides general tips for how and when to divide many perennial plants in the South

Power Perennials: Plants That Thrive No Matter What

Add some flower power to your garden this year with any of these tough-as-nails perennial bloomers. No green thumb required!

The 10 Worst Invasive Plants to Watch Out for in Your Region

DIY Holiday Bird Feeder

One of my favorite things to do on a lazy Saturday afternoon is to sit by the window with a cup of tea and watch the birds. Recently, my oldest daughter helped me make these festive pine cone bird feeders to encourage our feathered friends to visit more often. And because it’s the holiday season, we adorned our bird fe

Holiday Savings and Tips from Holcomb Garden Centers!

There are wind chimes and then there are Corinthian Bells Wind Chimes! No clattering or clanging with these beauties. Just the lovely sounds of hand tuned sound tubes. The beautiful simple design and colors are over shadowed by the soft melody that fills the air.<br>This is a gift that will be enjoyed for years and years. Come by and see for yourself what makes Corinthian Bells so special.<br>Plant Tulip and Daffodil Bulbs Now !

Digital Tools to Transform Retail Product Development

Retail product development is changing more now than it has in the past 15 years. Leaders must transform their product development lifecycles to survive in a digital world, and PLM alone can't produce the required results. It's time for retailers to turn to a new set of transformation levers, enabled by digital tools and technologies.

Late Fall Things to do list from Holcomb Garden Centers!

Both locations of Holcomb Garden Centers has an inventory reduction sale going on. You'll find some great plants that we may just have a few left and we have reduced them to let them go<br>This is a rare opportunity to find some incredible deals for your landscape.<br>By being a little flexible with your plant choices, you can save a lot of money on some great plants during this limited Sale!<br>Hurry, hurry, hurry!<br>Our goal with these emails is to provide…

Fall Time To Tips from Holcomb Garden Centers!

I know, every spring when the tulips and daffodils proclaim that spring has arrived, you are wishing you had planted your bulbs in the fall. Well, now is the time! Holcombs has a great selection of spring flowering bulbs that will brighten your spring beds and containers<br>Create your own Hidden Treasures by planting bulbs beneath your pansies this fall. You will enjoy the amazing color of pansies all winter and then next spring the bulbs will come bursting forth and double your…

Fall Tips from Holcomb Garden Centers!

I know, every spring when the tulips and daffodils proclaim that spring has arrived, you are wishing you had planted your bulbs in the fall. Well, now is the time! Holcombs has a great selection of spring flowering bulbs that will brighten your spring beds and containers<br>Create your own Hidden Treasures by planting bulbs beneath your pansies this fall. You will enjoy the amazing color of pansies all winter and then next spring the bulbs will come bursting forth and double your…

Want the next hot houseplant? Better get to the garden center fast.

Houseplants are taking over hip apartments and Instagram accounts. The next "it" plant might surprise you.

Spring Model Train Show at White's Old Mill Garden Center!

When designing a garden, focal points are an important concept. A focal point is a feature that draws the eye. This can be anything from a tall tree to a colorful grouping of plants, to a strategically placed statue. Having a focal point (or several) in your landscape or garden gives the whole area a more orderly look<br>You can create an eye-catcher by something as simple as planting a tall, colorful plant in the midst of smaller plants in a flower bed.…

12 Tips for Saving Money at the Garden Center

Learn how to green up your garden while keeping more green in your wallet.

Looking for a cute way to package your retail products?

I love these trendy mesh pouches with zippers! Your clients will love being able to take their products home in a reusable travel bag. ...

Sell Yourself: Building a Retail Product for Your Restaurant

Product extension for your restaurant is a big commitment, but it can also be really profitable to have a retail component, in more ways than one.

Flowers, Fairies and Fluids? Solutions at Holcomb Garden Center!

Get out in the cool of the mornings or take a stroll in the calm evenings<br>Summer is a time to enjoy the fruits of your labors. Smell the roses, taste your blueberries, relax under your shade tree.<br>Sure gardening can get you hot a sweaty, but the times of eating that first ripe tomato and fries squash or okra make it all worth while!<br>It's certainly not too late to plant some more squash, green beans, cucumbers, roses, crape myrtles, herbs, summer…

Time for Step 4 and Fall Color at Holcomb Garden Center!

No other grass seed or seed-blend has the top rated fescues for our area and Mid-Night bluegrass. No other seed has 0% weed seed<br>At Holcombs, we know you want a great looking lawn and you can't get one by using cheap seed. Spend a little more and enjoy the difference.<br>The number one decorating plant for fall is Mums and we've got Them!<br>Start your fall decorating with Holcomb's Mums, fall grasses, and bright bales of straw.<br>Come choose mums in several…

Husband-and-wife teams on what it takes to run a garden center

Three couples explain how to be a strong team at work and at home.

Prevent price prejudice

Independent garden centers stand out from other stores selling gardening products with their high-quality products and customer service. The market continues to rebound as interest in edible and container gardening, among other trends, grows. Garden Center magazine serves retailers looking for relevant, practical business management information, as well as those looking for inspiration and out-of-the-box thinking to make their store one that customers will return to over and over.