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Winter 2024 Trend Report: Nature’s Embrace

It's time to reconnect with nature. So much of our daily lives is spent looking at screens. In fact, the average person globally spent nearly seven hours looking at a screen per day in 2023... more »

Lookbook: Garden & Outdoor Living

Enjoying the outdoors has long been a national pastime. Products that can decorate or be used in outdoor spaces are increasingly in demand. Garden centers that mix in gifts and décor with plants and flowers... more »

Fall 2022 feature looks at purposefully designed-to-inspire displays

Gift Shop® Plus Fall 2022 is now available, and feature story "Influenced by Nature" takes a look at how one garden center looks to nature to inspire... more »

Influenced by Nature

Merrifield Garden Center, a family-owned and -operated business in northern Virginia, knows all about creative, unique displays that captivate shoppers and provide an experience for both its gift shop and garden center’s customers. Customers are... more »

Style Guide

Defining style is like describing a fluffy cloud – it’s going to look different to everyone. But being aware of popular styles will help you hone in on the colors, textures and motifs that your... more »

A Handful of Pebbles: Artist spotlight on Sharon Nowlan

Pictou is a charming, old seaside town in Nova Scotia, Canada; home to people who fish, farm, sing, dance and hang their clothes outside to dry. It’s a friendly place centered around community and family.... more »