Garden Center Design School

Garden Center Magazine

Training in design

Cross marketing

Designing for relaxation

Drawing attention to plants

Creating 'hot spots'

Green ideas for existing stores

A cohesive feel for the store

Merchandising

Principles of a great display

Retailing in a greenhouse

Traffic flow patterns that work

Principles of an effective entrance

Classes are just about out for Garden Center Design School. Our professors -- retail designers and architects from top U.S. firms -- have given our industry easy-to-grasp advice on how to bring garden centers to the next level in visual merchandising and store design.

For the final class of Design School, here is a list of design seminars your employees can attend in 2008. Consider it continuing education. Good store merchandisers need to be inspired regularly to keep their creative edge sharp.

To see the list, click on a page below and download each page's PDF file.

Page 1 * Where to find design training
Page 2 * What inspires the pros
Page 3 * Thanks to our instructors

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