September/October - 4

EDITOR'S LETTER
What a Week!
I've just returned from
The Garden Center Show,
where garden center
professionals from the U.S.,
South America and even
the UK were registered
to walk the trade show
floor and attend keynotes
and conference sessions
over the two-day event.
The positive vibe on the
show floor was energizing,
with IGC pros and supplier
companies making new
connections and planning
strategies for success.
The day before the
show, we hosted a fullday
garden center tour,
visiting four spectacular
and inspiring Chicagoland IGCs, with a stop at The
Gardens at Ball for lunch. Our thanks again to Ball
for sponsoring the tour and graciously allowing
nearly 150 of us to roam its nine acres of display
beds of annuals, perennials, cut flowers and
vegetables - including new varieties from industryleading
breeders and marketers.
I was honored to again present our second annual
Innovator of the Year awards to the 2024 honorees,
announced in the August issue, at the Networking
Reception on Wednesday night. These awards are
the result of many months of planning and sorting
through entries to identify the most innovative
IGCs in the U.S. Congrats again to all the winners!
And thank you to Dramm and West of the Wind for
sponsoring the awards!
We're hard at work already planning for the 2025
Garden Center Show and would love to hear your
feedback. What educational session topics are you
interested in learning more about? Are there specific
product categories you'd like to explore? Shoot me an
email at tmcpherson@greatamericanpublish.com with
your thoughts! And mark your calendar for the 2025
show, which is scheduled for Aug. 12-13 in Rosemont
(Chicago), Illinois.
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