Gardening

Bonnie Plants Opens New State-of-the-Art Headquarters in Opelika

January 20, 2022 Bonnie Plants

Bonnie Plants unveiled today its new headquarters in Opelika with a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony marking a significant expansion for the company, which is the largest grower of vegetable and herb plants for home gardens in the U.S. The new headquarters relocated from Union Springs, where the company was founded in 1918, and will strengthen Bonnie’s partnership with Auburn University by bringing new jobs and recruitment opportunities to the Auburn-Opelika community. …

Axiom Gardening Insights Survey: Growing More in 2022

October 15, 2021 Axiom Marketing

Gardening is becoming much more than a hobby and younger gardeners are driving green industry growth. Those are the latest findings of Axiom’s 2022 Gardening Insights Survey. The annual industry poll predicts the trend of spending more time and money gardening will continue in 2022. …

Garden Centers See Unprecedented Demand For Second Year in a Row

June 10, 2021 Lillian Eden, MetroWest Daily News

It’s no secret that outdoor activities of all kinds became more popular during the pandemic. MetroWest garden centers may have assumed that interest would take a hit as people got back to work this year, but that isn’t proving the case. …

New Great Grow Along Promises to Help Nurture 16 Million New Gardeners

February 8, 2021 Garden Media Group

Some of the biggest names in gardening are joining forces to empower the 16 million new people who took up the hobby in 2020 and ensuring they become lifelong gardeners. …

KidsGardening.org and National Garden Bureau Form Collaboration to Reach and Inspire Even More Gardeners

January 8, 2021 National Garden Bureau

In a move to help grow and sustain an even more robust interest in gardening, KidsGardening and National Garden Bureau have created a working partnership to increase the reach of their previously individual messaging efforts. …