LAWN & GARDEN RETAILER
HEADLINES
Compiled by Paige Worthy
National Hardware Show Floor Filling Up Fast
The fl oor of the National Hardware Show is already more than 86 percent fi lled, with
more than fi ve months left until the show opens May 4 at the Las Vegas
Convention Center. Brands already planning to represent the
Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living category include Ames True
Temper; Burpee Garden Products; Fiskars; Ferry Morse Seed;
Rio Brands; Southern Patio; and The Scotts Company.
“Manufacturers from all over the globe have reserved their
location on the show fl oor, with many companies expecting
to unveil new prod-
ucts at the show,” said
From OFA to You
Ed Several, group vice
president and manager
of the National Hardware
Get the E-News You Want Show. “We are optimistic that
the expected market recovery in
By Danny Takao, OFA President
mid-2010 will encourage retailers to diversify their
inventory mix…and gaining valuable insight, ideas
Horticulture professionals have always counted on OFA and inspiration.”
to provide the highest-quality educational content, whether Lawn & Garden Retailer is an offi cial publication
through the OFA Short Course, the monthly OFA Bulletin, sponsor of the National Hardware Show’s Lawn,
outreach efforts or new electronic vehicles. Garden & Outdoor Living segment. The show will be
Many of you already receive our monthly electronic held May 4 to 6, 2010, at the Las Vegas Convention
newsletter that provides a wide range of industry and asso- Center and celebrates a rich history spanning 65 years of serving the home improvement
ciation news. But we know that your e-mail inbox fi lls up marketplace. For additional and updated information, visit the event’s website, www.national
quickly every day, so OFA recently launched an effort to hardwareshow.com.
overhaul its e-newsletters. Now, instead of trying to cover
topics relevant to everyone in one newsletter, we have six
targeted offerings to make sure all of our members — or
anyone else wanting to be “in the know” — receive only Fiskars Helps
the information they want. Newsletters are being cre- Community Gardens
ated to cover OFA’s main membership segments: grower, Community groups across the United
garden center, fl orist, interior plantscaper, marketing/man- States and Canada are about to receive a
agement and Generation Next. big boost to their efforts. Fiskars, a leader
Each monthly issue of these new e-newsletters will con- in the garden tool industry, has announced Since its inception in 2003, Project Orange
tain industry-specifi c information to help you improve your the beginning of its 2010 Project Orange Thumb has provided more than 110 com-
skills, individual and business performance, and overall Thumb Grant Program. Applications are munity groups with more than $300,000 for
knowledge with bite-size articles that give you a quick-read currently available for grants worth up to their gardens. In 2009, 20 groups received
option followed by a link to the full story. $2,000 in garden tools and green goods. grants for gardening projects that supplied
We know that managing the fl ow of your electronic thousands of pounds of fresh fruits and veg-
information can be a big hassle, so the sign-up process etables to local food banks, educated com-
is simple. Just visit www.ofa.org/e-news and type in your munity members on sustainable agriculture
e-mail address. With one click you’ll be registered to start and provided places of beauty and rest for
receiving the newsletters you want. entire communities.
Don’t worry; for those of you wanting to know the “Fiskars is committed to giving back to
latest happenings at OFA, you can still fi nd our archive of the community whenever we can, and we
announcements as well as general industry information at are excited to once again supply deserving
www.ofa.org. So sign up for your industry-targeted e-mails community gardening projects with grants
today. We are continually combing the Internet for the best to help them accomplish their goals,” said
ideas, news and happenings from the world of horticulture Paul Tonnesen, president of Fiskars.
and beyond. Don’t miss out on another issue! Applications for grants are now available
on the Project Orange Thumb website and
are open to any community group for use
on a gardening project. Past recipients have
included school and church groups, master
gardener groups and community organiza-
tions. Do you know of an organization in
your community that would benefi t from
this program? Pass this information along
in your garden center or e-newsletter.
For more information go to www.project
orangethumb.com.
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