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after 41 years! I enjoy many of my customers; I basically
find people interesting, but sometimes they get to me. I
also love my time alone, in my office, being creative. I take
a ton of pictures of plants and gardens, I teach a ton of
classes, I write a lot - two books and the weekly email for
Natureworks. I just keep learning every single day.
Nancy DuBrule-Clemente is the founder
of destination garden center Natureworks
in Connecticut, which marked 40 years in
business in 2023.
What made you choose horticulture as a career?
I never had a garden until I was in my 20s. I went to the
University of Connecticut for liberal arts, dropped out after
a couple of years and lived off campus next to an amazing
man with a huge garden. When I met a bunch of students
in the Ag school, I gradually realized that was what I wanted
to do. My parents couldn't believe it! I grew up in the city of
Hartford, Connecticut, and no one gardened in our home.
But my grandparents took my brother, my sister and me
every Sunday on country rides to parks, gardens, zoos -
all over the place. My grandfather loved to take pictures
of flowers. All the pictures from my childhood, with my
grandparents, had flower gardens in them.
What do you love about your job?
I love to teach and I love to write and I love to do
marketing. I am also just so super psyched by plants, even
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What is your biggest goal for this year?
I want to reduce the amount of plastic we throw away
at Natureworks. It's terrible. I also want to continue
renovating our demonstration gardens for climate
resilience and then teach about the process. I want to help
the new owners be the best business people ever. It took
me 25 years to learn what I am trying to teach them now.
What's something that few people know
about you?
When I was a kid, my brother and sister and I used to
walk around the block in Hartford, Connecticut, on stilts,
which were made by my grandfather who was a cabinet
maker at an organ factory. He also loved roller-skating rinks
and taught us to dance on roller skates (the ones with the
four wheels).
Favorite plant to grow? Why?
An impossible question! I have recently started growing
dahlias. I live in a house from 1837 and have a real root
cellar, so they overwinter very well. I love daffodils of every
size, color and form. I grow a ton of food - I especially love
my raspberries, blueberries and filet pole bean 'Emerite'. I
grow zinnias from seed now that I have more time. I have
collections of perennials, very hardy mums, species roses and
upright deciduous azaleas. I love fragrant plants. I love really
tall, dramatic plants. Plant geeks can't choose!
Nancy DuBruleClemente

April 2024

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of April 2024

Editor's Letter
Table of Contents
Headlines
Headlines/Calendar
Innovative Ideas: Events That Grow Foot Traffic ⏤ and Your Brand
Merchandising: Merchandising Pottery & Containers
Special Advertising Section: Merchandising/Garden Center Supplies
Showcase: Pots & Planters
Merchandising: Signs for Success
Merchandising: Dynamic Displays
Showcase: Fixtures & Displays
Green Goods: Top Recommendations for Shoulder-Season Sales
Technology: Taking Stock: Emerging P.O.S. and Inventory Management Solutions
Marketing: Using Digital Technology Effectively
Showcase: Pets
Pohmer On ... : Make Your Bed
Marketplace
Ad Index
5 Minutes With: Nancy DuBrule-Clemente
April 2024 - 1
April 2024 - 2
April 2024 - 3
April 2024 - Editor's Letter
April 2024 - 5
April 2024 - Table of Contents
April 2024 - 7
April 2024 - Headlines
April 2024 - 9
April 2024 - Headlines/Calendar
April 2024 - 11
April 2024 - Innovative Ideas: Events That Grow Foot Traffic ⏤ and Your Brand
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April 2024 - Merchandising: Merchandising Pottery & Containers
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April 2024 - Special Advertising Section: Merchandising/Garden Center Supplies
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April 2024 - Showcase: Pots & Planters
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April 2024 - Merchandising: Signs for Success
April 2024 - 31
April 2024 - Merchandising: Dynamic Displays
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April 2024 - 34
April 2024 - 35
April 2024 - Showcase: Fixtures & Displays
April 2024 - 37
April 2024 - Green Goods: Top Recommendations for Shoulder-Season Sales
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April 2024 - 40
April 2024 - 41
April 2024 - 42
April 2024 - 43
April 2024 - Technology: Taking Stock: Emerging P.O.S. and Inventory Management Solutions
April 2024 - 45
April 2024 - Marketing: Using Digital Technology Effectively
April 2024 - 47
April 2024 - Showcase: Pets
April 2024 - Pohmer On ... : Make Your Bed
April 2024 - 50
April 2024 - 51
April 2024 - Marketplace
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April 2024 - Ad Index
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April 2024 - 5 Minutes With: Nancy DuBrule-Clemente
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