Are you maximizing greengoods sales?

Great merchandising drives sales and greengoods are the foundation of your retail inventory. From using mannequins to create a lifestyle setting to creating vertical interest with a wall of plants, these ideas from ANLA's award winning Retail Recipes series provide you the inspiration and how-to to make great retail displays happen. Because your greengoods are not for sale if they are not displayed.

Do your hard goods catch your customers' attention?

Hard goods sales are the add-ons that boost your bottom line. Learn how to group items to tell a color story. Or, utilize easily available and inexpensive wooden crates to create "rooms" in an open floor plan. These ideas from ANLA's award winning Retail Recipes series provide you the inspiration and how-to to make great retail displays happen. Because your hard goods are not for sale if they are not displayed.

Does your garden center inspire holiday magic?

Holiday sales are driven by ideas that bring magic and wonder to your customers' homes. From a simple and inexpensive, striking Christmas tree made of cardboard boxes to a holiday plant display that pulls in your customers by letting them vote for their favorites, these ideas from ANLA's award winning Retail Recipes series provide you the inspiration and how-to to make great retail displays happen. Because your holiday shop is not open for business if it is not dramatically displayed.

Great signage is the silent seller.

Let's face it, in this tough market you are hiring less staff to deliver a great shopping experience to every one of your customers. Signage can go a long way toward making your garden center a self-shopping success. From staff endorsements to easy-to-understand color coding, these ideas from ANLA's award winning Retail Recipes series provide you the inspiration and how-to to make great retail displays happen. Because your inventory is not for sale if it is not well signed.

Are you capitalizing on the explosion in fall decorating

Halloween is the #2 retail holiday. How are you sharing the fun and whimsy of the fall decorating season with your customers and enticing them to a new purchase? Boost fall gardening sales with a seasonally themed display garden, or use giant-sized inflatable props to lure customers into taking a closer look at your great merchandise. These ideas from ANLA's award winning Retail Recipes series provide you the inspiration and how-to to make great retail displays happen. Because fall is NOT for planting and decorating if it is not magically displayed.