Linder's Garden Center in St. Paul, Minn., turned 100 last year. One of the reasons the venerable business has been ... well ... a venerable business is its management team's ability to meet customer needs and expectations.
To wit: The way Linder's staff marries its plant selection with the folks who purchase plants. "We think being a grower-retailer gives us a better perspective on what customers want," said owner Lill Linder. "We grow all our own bedding plants. We sit down and analyze everything we grow -- everything we have in our combo planters. What sold well? What did we have left over? We spend a lot of time looking at trends that are coming up. I think that makes a difference."
About a century's worth of difference, you might say. That's a whole lot of Cha-ching!
Looking for a Cha-ching! you might have missed? Go to the search box and type Cha-ching! Items are listed by date.
Latest from Garden Center
- Voting now open for the National Garden Bureau's 2026 Green Thumb Award Winners
- Master Nursery Garden Centers launches new Bumper Crop Organic Raised Bed Mix for home gardeners
- New Michigan box tree moth alert available in English and Spanish
- The Growth Industry Episode 8: From NFL guard to expert gardener with Chuck Hutchison
- [WATCH] Beyond the holidays: Finding success with unique seasonal events
- How Peconic River Herb Farm became a plant retail destination
- Roots of the cool
- 2025 trial standouts
