Fall 2007
Garden Accessories Take Root By Heather Johnson Durocher

Bold and Beautiful?

The experts agree that large is in for garden accessories. While that may be good news for many, how do you display and stock these large items if space is at a premium?

You'll want to actively use these planters and containers in your store, says Anthony Cilio, vice president of sales for Alfresco Home, of King of Prussia, PA. His company sells garden accessories in addition to its lines of lounge chairs, love seats and coffee tables. Here are some ideas for showcasing big containers and planters:

... Use them as beverage coolers at in-store events. Fill them with ice and throw some drinks in.
... Use them to store charcoal or grass seed.
... Use them to display dog toys or treats.
... Fill them with winter salt and place them at the door.
... And of course, plant flowers in them!

The options are endless. A word of caution: Make sure your planters and containers are food-safe before stocking them with edible products.

Article Resources

Alfresco Home
AlfrescoHome.com

Campania International
215.541.4627
CampaniaInternational.com

Garden at Home
800.356.0474
GardenatHome.com

Par.a.sol
877.748.6637
ParasolGarden.com

Toland Home & Garden
800.989.6287
TolandNet.com

Industry Experts

Garden Media Group
610.388.9330
GardenMediaGroup.com

National Gardening Association
802.863.5251
Garden.org

Retailers

Perino’s Garden Center, LA

Additional Resources

A & B Hongda Group Inc.
888.868.1808
ABHongdaGroup.com

Abbott Collection
800.263.2955
AbbottCollection.com

Achla Designs
800.626.1114
Achla.com

Ancient Graffiti
888.725.6632
AncientGraffiti.com

Angela’s Garden
215.629.0123
Angelas-Garden.com

Atuto
860.231.7361
Atuto.biz

Big Sky Carvers
800.735.7982
BigSkyCarvers.com

BlueHandworks
888.900.7266
BlueHandworks.com

Bouquet & Company
800.328.5598
BouquetandCompany.com

Campo De’ Fiori
413.528.9180
CampoDeFiori.com

Carruth Studio
800.225.1178
CarruthStudio.com

Country Originals
800.249.4229
CountryOriginals.com

Cricket Forge
877.378.9227
CricketForge.com

Danya B.
800.432.6922
DanyaB.com

Dorothy Biddle Service
570.226.3239
DorothyBiddle.com

EJ Enterprises
800.279.8065
EJ-Enterprises.com

Evergreen Enterprises Inc.
800.774.3837
CypressGift.com

Gibson Artworks
707.642.2208
GibsonArts.com

Harmony Hollow Bell Works
800.468.2355
HarmonyHollow.com

Haw Creek Forge
828.285.9785
HawCreekForge.com

Home & Garden Ornament
207.445.3598
HomeandGardenOrnament.com

Houseparts
404.577.5584
Houseparts.com

Isabel Bloom LLC
800.273.5436
IBloom.com

Janet Ontko Clay Forms
559.230.1855
JanetOntko.com

Karen Rossi
KarenRossi.com

Kay Berry
800.426.1932
KayBerry.com

Kitras Art Glass
800.439.6393

LPE Clay
630.390.8310
LPEClay.com

Magnet Works
800.886.3121
MagnetWorks.com

Milestones
425.882.1987 ext.10
MilestonesProducts.com

Mud Pie
800.998.1633
Mud-Pie.com

New Creative
800.435.1000
NCEGifts.com

Orlandi
773.489.0303
OrlandiCollections.com

Potting Shed Creations
800.505.7496
PottingShedCreations.com

Prairie Dance, Inc.
605.335.7349
PrairieDance.com

Regal Art & Gift
800.681.3040
RegalGift.com

Saltbox Primitive Signs
866.305.7877
SaltboxSigns.com

Stonesmith Garden Vessels
805.927.0827
StoneSmith.com

Sukey’s Ceramics
423.639.3445
Main.NC.us/OpenStudio/Sukeys

Sunblossom Solar Gifts
866.456.8357
SolarChime.com

The Brookfield Co.
706.375.8530
TheBrookFieldCo.com

Woodstock Chimes
800.422.4463
Chimes.com

Zoobox International
410.643.1722
ZooBoxInternational.com

Heather Johnson Durocher

Durocher is a northern Michigan-based journalist who writes frequently about business for newspapers and magazines. She has contributed to USA Weekend, Woman's Day, Parents and American Baby. Visit her website at HeatherDurocher.com

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