INDUSTRY PULSE WHAT'S NEW for 2023 We asked our readers about their 2022 and their plans for 2023 - here's what they had to say. By Teresa McPherson How were your 2022 sales? Nearly 40% SAID ABOVE AVERAGE! 30% " On-site compost ... no green in the dumpster " " Using greens for Christmas arrangements from cut landscape removals; using arborist chips for mulching greenery fields " 40 | LAWN & GARDEN RETAILER | FEBRUARY 2023 with nearly 2022 prices were up from 2021, 90% SAID THE SAME Sustainability is always a concern in the green industry, so we wanted to know: What is your business doing to be more sustainable? " Bamboo paper, local ricehull compost, no water intensive bedding plants " of respondents saying they raised prices by 5% or more " Improving greenhouses with energy curtains, better heaters, less leaking, etc. " " Purchasing as much plant product locally as we can "