

Spring Survival: How to keep mind and body healthy during peak sales season
January 28, 2025
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Join Editor Patrick Alan Coleman and Bardavon Senior Clinical Consultant Robert Townsend as they discuss the mind-body connection crucial to keeping your employees healthy and injury-free during the busy spring season.


Join Editor Patrick Alan Coleman as he discusses data and insights from Garden Center magazine’s annual State of the Industry Report.
Our State of the Industry Report is a well-established franchise that has allowed us to track the health of the garden center industry for the past 12 years. We’ve documented highs and lows and trends that have come and gone.
In 2024, we found that our industry is starting to focus on its core business as profits and growth mellow with the COVID boom in the rearview. It appears that garden centers are getting back to what they do best: selling plants.
Our first ever digital-only State of the Industry Report, the 2024 report is fully interactive, allowing the data to be as dynamic as the industry it reflects.
Dig into the numbers with Patrick in this session that puts the industry in focus.

Leading Women of Horticulture: You've got to get out of your comfort zone
March 18, 2025
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Join Garden Media Group President Katie Dubow in conversation with Aubry Field, founder of Lizzy Blossom, as they discuss their careers as leading women in the horticulture industry. This wide-ranging conversation centers on getting out of your comfort zone and what it takes to start and maintain a business while being conscious of work-life balance as business owners and parents.

Touring the Third Place: How Kansas City Garden Centers are Fostering Community
April 17, 2025
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Get a sneak peek of the Garden Center Conference & Expo tour stops and how these independent retailers are working to build community connections with their customers. From cafés to concerts, Kansas City-area garden centers are making their stores the go-to venues for shopping and socializing, establishing third places all while amplifying their brands and driving profitability. Join us live to hear insights from leaders of Suburban Lawn & Garden, Colonial Gardens and Family Tree Nursery.
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