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Thursday, May 17, 2012 Vol. 76 No. 1


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01 |Front Lines
02 |Product Profile
03 |Classifieds
04 |Request Product Info

05 |Article Archive
06 |BuZZ!
07 |Facebook© - Buzz Cuts
08 |Wells on Twitter
09 |Store Layout
10 |Digital Edition
11 |Digital Catalogs
12 |Trade Show Calendar
13 |Media Kit 2012
14 |Subscriptions

Featured Companies

WALLS + FORMS INC
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May 2012 Issue

Features
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Planting Privacy | Marty Wingate
Offer your customers more than the usual items when suggesting ideas for screens and hedges.

Weird Rules | Daniel Gasteiger
Stock oddball varieties and let your customers know about it.


Consumer Buzz
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Taste for Luxury | Meghan Boyer
Not everyone is cutting back during the challenging economic times.

A Good Start, But No Guarantees | Meghan Boyer
The year is off to a good start, with January and February spending results indicating the momentum experienced in the fourth quarter of 2011 is continuing into 2012, according to the Great American Group LLC.


Columns
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Expression | Kerry Herndon
The theme that recurs among the highly successful groups and individuals in our global culture is years of extreme toil with little or no reward.

The Ugly Side of Beauty | Bill McCurry
Garden center operators truly feel their beautiful plants are all that’s necessary. Are they? Is beauty enough?




WEB EXCLUSIVE

Countrywide Classics: The Best From East to West - EXTENDED VERSION |Ellen C. Wells
As you prepare for Spring 2011, let’s reflect on what sold well in 2010. We’ve polled destination garden centers throughout the U.S. (and Canada, too!) to see what was selling from coast to coast.




Who will be this year's Red Fox/Young Retailer winner? |Jennifer Zurko
Join us at OFA Short Course to see who will win this year's Red Fox/Young Retailer Award!





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