CONTENTS AUGUST 2020 | VOLUME 19 | NUMBER 8 Cover photo provided by Syndicate Home & Garden. 10 Expand Your Birding Offerings to Help Your Sales Take Flight DEPARTMENTS 06 Editor's Letter 08 Headlines/Calendar 20 Dirty Secrets Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad, Custom Container Design Client? By Christina Salwitz 14 Mini Gardens = Big Profits 20 BIRDING Expand Your Birding Offerings to Help Your Sales Take Flight Cold Creek Nurseries turned to former wildlife biologist and birding expert Ron Brenneman to help increase the birding offerings in their retail location. By Joe Tacosik MINIATURE GARDENING Mini Gardens = Big Profits How retailers can turn the leading trend in plant purchases into incremental sales opportunities. By Derek Woodruff 14 10 Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad, Custom Container Design Client? FEATURES EMERGING MARKETS 24 Garden Centers Expand to CBD While not free of challenges, CBDrelated products can be a strong revenue stream for independent garden centers. By Ana Olvera FRESH PERSPECTIVES Rising Stars Keep an eye on these six individuals who are members of GPN's 40 Under 40 Class of 2020. By Tim Hodson 4 | LAWN & GARDEN RETAILER | AUGUST 2020 28 Miss our July Issue? It's now available to view on lgrmag.com 24 32 Pohmer On ... Krulak's Law By Stan Pohmer 34 Product Focus Birding 36 Marketplace 40 Ad Index 42 5 Minutes with ... Tiger Palafox By Teresa McPhersonhttp://www.lgrmag.com