Weekend Reading 9/20/24

Welcome to Garden Center magazine's Weekend Reading, a weekly round-up of consumer garden media stories meant to help IGCs focus marketing efforts, spark inspiration and start conversations with consumers.

This week: A new PHS gardening series, container garden trends, protecting the American prairie and another kids' gardening tool recall.

New gardening series, tours launch at PHS Meadowbrook Farm, PHL17

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is launching Know to Grow, a year-long educational series exploring gardening topics, and partnering with Chanticleer to deliver immersive gardening classes throughout the fall. The gardens and estate at the PHS Meadowbrook Farm are also now open to the public through Oct. 12. This is a great opportunity for those of you (and your customers) near Pennsylvania, but if you're not, don't worry — the Know to Grow series is virtual!

Container garden trends – 5 ways to wow with potted plants in 2025, Homes & Gardens

Homes & Gardens shares some container garden trends to help prepare your customers for 2025.

Protecting the Prairie, Orion Magazine

Sarah Smarsh shares the history of the American prairie, noting that 62% of the North American grassland biome has been lost. She also shares her own individual efforts to restore the prairie on her land.

Children’s gardening toys recalled for lead poisoning hazard, Yahoo! News

Some recall news to share with your customers: Nearly 500,000 Stanley-Branded Jr. Kids Garden Sets have been recalled due to a lead poisoning hazard, which violates the federal limit on lead in paint. The garden set was exclusively sold at Costco stores nationwide and online at costco.com from February 2024 through June 2024.

Enjoy your reading, have a great weekend and we'll see you next week!