Scenes from the Independent Garden Center Show
Chicago -- The Independent Garden Center Show came to life here at the McCormick Place Lakeside Center. The Aug. 13-15 event also included a first time Independent Home Improvement Show, powered by the National Hardware Show.
Some of themes that emerged involved grab-and-go container gardens (yes, you can turn a healthy profit with them); hiring, training and retaining talent; and cracking the millennial code.
The IGC also helped organize a store tour of Chicagoland garden centers. Among the destingations were Farmers Market Garden Center in Chicago, Pasquesi Home and Gardens in Lake Bluff, Ill.
Some of themes that emerged involved grab-and-go container gardens (yes, you can turn a healthy profit with them); hiring, training and retaining talent; and cracking the millennial code.
The IGC also helped organize a store tour of Chicagoland garden centers. Among the destingations were Farmers Market Garden Center in Chicago, Pasquesi Home and Gardens in Lake Bluff, Ill.