Monthly Archives for July 2010
Hybrid garden shops
Gardening doesn’t get the same media play as the culinary professions. While garden shows and magazines are suffering food related media grows. I think we are going to see and are seeing a melding of the two arts as we … Continue reading
Hines Nurseries, focus on the box stores
Interesting article concerning Hines Nurseries at Grower Talks Magazine. Titled “The Rebirth of Hines” the article talks to Steve Thigpen, CEO of Hines Nurseries (then Hines Horticulture), and his long-time Hines colleague and friend Joe Gray. Ten years ago Grower … Continue reading
Lawn culture in a desert climate
According to The Los Angeles Times, the new lawn at the LAPD headquarters has been installed. As the paper mention’s, “Just after the new 10-story building and its landscaping were dedicated last fall, trucks and cranes rolled in to erect … Continue reading
More on embracing change…
My last post on embracing change talked about how gardening information is being dispensed through media not usually associated with gardening. Just after the post I checked the site meter and found some incoming links from this source. Checking it … Continue reading
Embracing change
The interest in gardening has never been more intense, yet we see more and more wholesale and retail nurseries closing. What’s up? I don’t think the interest in gardening overall is growing, just certain aspects or gardening. Our sales this … Continue reading
