Back from the Windy City and BlogHer'13

Well, we're back from our whirlwind trip to BlogHer'13 in Chicago! Wow, what a truly wonderful and fulfilling experience. As the only garden related booth at the show, our Garden Media "Garden Shop" booth stood out amongst the many other well-known brands such as Walgreens, CVS, Coca-Cola and Dodge, just to name a few.

We were thrilled to share our love for gardening with over 4,000 influential bloggers who write about parenting, DIY, lifestyle, health and food. So many people were excited to see us and learn more about what we do and the brands we represent. Overall, it proved to be a huge success!

Here are some great shots of our booth, that was filled with houseplants from Costa Farms, colorful annuals from Suntory Flowers, all-natural pest control products from RESCUE!, beautiful bulb photos and postcards from Longfield Gardens and unique glass hummingbird feeders from Perky-Pet.

Enjoy....

We're already looking forward to next year!
Stacey & Megan
Garden Media Group

Walking the IGC Show

Psst! Suzi and Kathleen are floor walkers (communicators) at the 5th annual Independent Garden Center Show being held this week in the windy city.











From Stephanie Cates showcasing the new RESCUE! Stink Bug Traps to Suzi cozying up to Jamie Durie (Aussie landscaper and TV star of HGTV: Green Home) the GMG gals are on the prowl for hot plants and products to share with you.

Here's a beauty shot of the new Bloomtastic! Bambino Bougainvillea PPAF 'Sophia' from Hines Growers, showing it's stuff at IGC. She and the other Babies: 'Lauren' , 'Victoria' and 'Mia' are new additions to Bloomtastic! that are causing a stir and wowing the crowds.

Be sure to follow their tweets from the floor @SuziMcCoyGMG and @KatGMG. We'll keep you posted!

~Lynne GMG

IGC 2011

Today, the largest trade show for independent garden centers opens in Chicago! We've sent Suzi and Kathleen out to the Windy City (lucky them) to track down the latest trends and uncover new gardening products and plants at the 5th annual Independent Garden Center show. They'll have a lot of ground to cover with more than 1,000 vendor booths across 5 acres of the Navy Pier. Hope they brought comfortable walking shoes!

They'll be tweeting away, so be sure to follow them at @SuziMcCoyGMG and @KatGMG for the latest and greatest at the show!

-Stacey

GMG