Top 9 Garden Center magazine posts of July 2016

Published August 09, 2016

We've looked through all content posted to Garden Center magazine's website throughout July 2016 and compiled the nine most popular articles, news posts, videos and other content that readers reacted to the most.

In July, Garden Center's website hosted coverage from influential industry events such as Darwin Perennials Day and Cultivate'16, as well as big news coming from independent garden centers in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Ranked by number of page views, here are the top nine gardencentermag.com posts from July 2016:

1. Cultivate’16 Video Show Daily: Day 1 [video] - The trade show got underway with grower and retail tours, educational sessions and a preview of Cultivate’17 from new AmericanHort president and CEO Ken Fisher.

2. A good bet - Petitti Garden Centers introduced fairy and miniature gardening in 2013. Over time, the company expanded the category, and by 2015, sales of the goods had more than doubled in a year.

3. Sid Raisch joins Bower & Branch as president and CEO - Raisch will lead the e-commerce tree brand, which hopes to grow by an additional 50 to 100 independent garden centers by 2017.

4. Pennsylvania garden center and landscaping business a 'total loss' after fire - Country Lawnscape in Easton, Pa., caught fire Monday morning, according to local news sources.

5. West Virginia flooding: Jim Monroe, garden centers provide relief - Monroe of Greenbrier Nurseries and Hort Couture Plants has rounded up donations from customers and IGCs nationwide and raised more than $100,000 in flood relief supplies, checks and cash.

6. Changes announced for Cultivate'17 - The changes, which include a new floor layout, were announced at Cultivate'16.

7. NACD, NRCS announce $2 million for urban agriculture conservation - Resource conservation agencies are awarding grant funds to 42 conservation districts in 25 states.

8. Summing up Darwin Perennials Day 2016 [slideshow] - Takeaways, new varieties and lessons from the yearly ornamental showcase in West Chicago.

9. GWA to host inaugural NextGen Summit in August - The Association of Garden Communicators event will offer several sessions with industry experts and access to Longwood Gardens.