In June, Garden Center magazine's website hosted a variety of stories about independent garden center retailers around the country. The June issue's cover story focused on Wingard's Market, which reinvented itself to stay relevant in a changing industry. After announcing their retirement, owners of Hanover Home & Garden saw a surge of business and support from their community. In Wisconsin, Oconomowoc Landscape Supply and Garden Center suffered an unfortunate setback when the business was damaged in a fire.
Gardencentermag.com readers reacted strongly to this IGC news and other stories. Here are the nine most popular posts on our site from the last month, ranked in order of visitor count.
1. Enhancing, evolving, but remembering their roots
2. 133-year-old garden center to close
3. Hanover Home & Garden receives 'bittersweet' goodbye from community
4. Nasdaq: Plant grower Zelenka Farms files for bankruptcy
5. Maryland to ban consumer neonicotinoid use
6. 7 ideas for marketing to existing customers
7. Report says more doctors should prescribe gardening
8. 2016 National Pollinator Week underway
9. Oconomowoc Landscape Supply & Garden Center damaged in fire
Pictured above: Co-owner Delores Steinhauser interacts with a customer at Wingard's Market. Photo by Sandy Andrews.