Although Rachel has zero background in horticulture, she’s been on The Garden of Words team for 8 years, second only to Jenny. And while Rachel sometimes views her lack of hort background as a negative on our team, we view it as a positive — it’s easy for the rest of us to take for granted that what …
THE 10 ESSENTIAL PAGES FOR YOUR GROWER WEBSITE
If you own or manage a business as a grower in the horticulture industry, your website is your workhorse. While it does take some work to effectively set up a functional and informational grower website, you’ll be glad in the end that you spent the time to organize the essential information. So what …
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MEET GOW TEAM MEMBER KATIE ELZER-PETERS
And yes, we said “team member” because even though Katie’s the boss and owner, she is still a part of the team! Usually with the “meet the team” blog posts, we start out with a little background info on that person. And while that’s important and interesting, you can read all about Katie’s …
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THE 10 ESSENTIAL PAGES FOR YOUR GARDEN CENTER WEBSITE
You own or manage an independent garden center or plant shop, and you’re creating or updating your website. What do you absolutely need to include? We understand that a totally blank page or template can be intimidating — and even if you hire an expert to do it for you, they still need to understand …
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MEET GOW TEAM MEMBER HEATHER PRINCE
One meeting with Heather Prince (Email Marketing Dept. Head) and you’ll know you are talking to a very unique person. I was convinced, after talking with her on the phone about this blog post, that Heather has more than 24 hours in a day, and yet she seems calm, focused, and not at all …
Down The Tubes
They were banned from the biggest, most important exhibition of the year. Nobody knew what to do with them. The name they would eventually be known by originated in a sneering, satirical review written by someone who attended the alternative exhibition mounted by the castoffs. Today their …
MEET GOW TEAM MEMBER TAMI READLING
If you ask Tami Readling if she has any background in plants or gardening, she will say no. She has even said that, compared to the rest of us on The Garden of Words team, she does not even consider herself a gardener (gasp!). But you take one look at her monstera and any sane person would …
MARKETING DURING THE SLOW MONTHS
Ahhhh, we can hear your thoughts right now. “It’s July, why are we talking about marketing during the slow months? It’s still the growing season!” That’s because, with marketing, it’s best to plan ahead at least one season so you’re not scrambling around at the last minute. Just like you …
Great Plants Don’t Sell Themselves- Katie Elzer- Peters
Exceptional plants may be the heart of every successful nursery or garden business—but as Katie Elzer-Peters explains on the Growers Gonna Grow podcast, great products don’t automatically translate into great sales. In her conversation with host Rayne Gibson, Katie explores why effective …
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FIND KATIE AT CULTIVATE’ 26
The horticulture industry's premier educational event, Cultivate'26, returns July 11–14, 2026, bringing together leading experts, innovative ideas, and valuable networking opportunities for green industry professionals. Among this year's featured speaker Katie Elzer-Peters, Owner of The Garden of …
