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Companies in this directory are listed by product category. Refer to the Vendor Directory on page 44 for company contact information.

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GREEN GOODSANNUALS

The Flower Fields

AQUATIC PLANTS

Discount Pond Supplies, Inc.

ASTILBE

De Vroomen Holland Garden Products

BEDDING PLANTS

Euro American Propagators

BROMELIAD

Silver Vase

BULBS

De Vroomen Holland Garden ProductsHorn Canna FarmNetherland Bulb Co., Inc.

CARNATION

California Florida Plant Company

CHRISTMAS TREES

NC Christmas Tree AssociationTate’s Tree Farm

CHRYSANTHEMUM

The Flower Fields

FLOWERING POTTED PLANTS

Anthony Tesselaar USAEl Modeno Gardens

FOLIAGE PLANTS

Bernecker’sHermann Engelmann GreenhousesKing’s Foliage

GERANIUM

De Vroomen Holland Garden Products

HEMEROCALLIS

American Daylily & PerennialsDe Vroomen Holland Garden Products

HOSTA

De Vroomen Holland Garden Products

LANDSCAPE PLANTS

Monrovia

LINERS

Spring Meadow Nursery

NURSERY STOCK

Zelenka Nursery

ORCHID

Silver Vase

PEONY

De Vroomen Holland Garden Products

PERENNIALS

De Vroomen Holland Garden ProductsEuro American PropagatorsNorthwest HorticultureTerra Nova Nurseries, Inc.The Flower Fields

PHLOX

De Vroomen Holland Garden Products

ROSE

Ashdown Roses Soil Soup, Inc.The Conard-Pyle Co.

SEEDS, ORNAMENTAL

Park Seed Co.Sakata Seed America Inc.

SEEDS, VEGETABLE

Renee’s Garden

TOPIARY

Schubert Nursery Inc.

VEGETATIVE ANNUALS

Proven Winners

WATERLILIES

Imagine Gold LLCMaryland Aquatic Nurseries Inc.

HARD GOODSALGAECIDES

Aquarium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Maril Products Inc.

ANIMAL CONTROLS

Tree World, Inc.

APPAREL

Sloggers by Principle PlasticsThe Mountain Corporation

AQUARIUM PRODUCTS

Aquarium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

ARBORS

Superior Plastic ProductsWayside Fence Co.

AWNINGS

Powell & Powell Supply Company

BAMBOO POLES

Bamboo & Rattan Works Inc.

BASKET LINERS

Don Sprague Sales Inc.Pots Company

BASKETS, DECORATIVE

Greenbrier Basket CompanyPots Company

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Toll Free (877)-544-0472 Fax (508)-675-9885E-mail: info@potteryalliance.com Website: www.potteryalliance.com

Glazed Stoneware Planters & Birdbaths

Terrazzo, Antique Wash, Rustic Terracotta & German Terracotta Planters

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• New Product for 2003 Season!• 2 Self Contained Flower Pot

Halves with Plant Holes on theSides. Material of WeatherResistant Foam Urethane.

• Can be Easily Attached or Movedwhenever desired, together orseparately.

• Suggested Retail Price at $59.95.Made in U.S.A.

• Boxed and shipped directly toindividual customer or boxedand wrapped for larger orders.

Taylor Deckorate

815-623-7322 or fax 815-623-8988PO Box 178, Roscoe, IL 61073-0178

taylordeckorate@aol.comtoll free 866-393-7322

www.taylordeckorate.com

Post Planter

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Are you cultivating tomorrow’s gardeners?Teaching children about gardening is a mar-keting strategy that your future business candepend on. A children’s section full ofbrightly colored, appropriately sized toolsand apparel, paired with easy-to-grow annu-als such as morning glories, sunflowers andpotatoes and kid-oriented books such asFun With Gardening: 50 Great Projects KidsCan Plant Themselves or Roots, Shoot,Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together withChildren, is a profit center today and tomor-

BAT BOXES

Backyard Designs

BELLS

Harmony Hollow Bell Works

BIRD FEED

Audubon Park Co.Birdola ProductsChin Ridge Seed Processors Ltd.Cole’s Wild Bird Products Co.D&D CommoditiesMorning Song Wild Bird FoodPine Tree Farms

BIRD FEEDERS

Arundale ProductsBackyard DesignsBackyard Nature Products Inc.Bertie’s BestBrome Direct Inc.Canyon Trading CompanyCCFACreative CopperDeelite Finch FeedersDroll YankeesDuncraft Inc.ExhartGarden ArtworksHeath ManufacturingHeritage FarmsHomestead ProductsHomtomi America, Inc.Kettle Moraine Woodworking, Inc.Looker ProductsMenagerie Works/Lindco ProductsPipestem CreekRogers & KirkwoodStonewood ManufacturingSweet Corn Products LLC

The Birding CompanyVari-CraftsVasse Vaught MetalcraftingWildlife’s Choice

BIRD HOUSES

Anthony StonewareArtistic Creations Unlimited, Inc.Backyard DesignsBackyard Nature Products Inc.CarambaCoates Manufacturing Co. Inc.Coveside Conservation ProductsCreative Lane’s HeartwoodLone Star Purple Martin HousesMasterwerkesS&K Manufacturing, Inc.

BIRDBATHS

Athens Stonecasting Inc.Avian AquaticsBlitz USACast Art StudiosCreative CopperEcological Laboratories, Inc.K&H ManufacturingNuWarmthVirginia Metalcrafters

BOOKS

Bird Watcher’s Digest PressCreative Publishing International

BUTTERFLY BOXES

Backyard Designs

CANDLES

Luminosities, Inc.

CARDS

Tree Free Greetings

CERAMICS

Ancient Graffiti

CHEMICALS

Wilt-Pruf Products Inc.

CHIMES

CarambaJacob’s Musical Chimes/ByJacob’s

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

MidwestNida LightingSheerlund ProductsYard Decor

CONTAINERS, BASKET

Pots Company

CONTAINERS, CERAMIC

Asian Ceramics Inc.CompradoresPots Company

CONTAINERS, DECORATIVE

Anamese Garden PotsAsian Ceramics Inc.Brockseptember Design HouseHome LeisurePots CompanyThe Hunt Collection

CONTAINERS, FIBER

Atlantic Pottery

CONTAINERS, METAL

Buquet Supply Inc.Pots Company

CONTAINERS, NOVELTY

Pots Company

CONTAINERS, PLASTIC

Curtis Wagner Plastics Corp.Home Leisure

CONTAINERS, POLY-RESIN

Home Leisure

CONTAINERS, POTTERY

Asian Ceramics Inc.

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A 2002 consumer purchases study indi-cates that the top selling holidays, inorder, for fresh flower and plant pur-chases are Chr istmas/Chanukah,Mother’s Day, Easter/Passover,Valentine’s Day and Thanksgiving. And a2002 study from the National Retai lFederation showed that Halloween homedecorat ing ranks second only toChristmas.

Flow ‘n Grow Products, Inc.Home LeisureMPG InternationalPots Company

CONTAINERS, SELF-WATERING

Home Leisure

EDGING

BorderscapesCollier Metal Specialties Inc.

FENCING

Bamboo & Rattan Works Inc.

FIREPLACES

Fire Designs

FISH CARE PRODUCTS

Aquarium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

FISH FOOD

Aquarium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.TetraPond

FOUNTAIN CHEMICALS

McGrayel Company Inc.

FOUNTAINS

Al’s Garden Art, Inc.Athens Stonecasting Inc.Cutting Edge Designs, Inc.Dowell Mfg. Inc.Ecosphere AssociatesFancy This! Inc.J. Marie Home CollectionLadybugOcean BridgeStone Forest, Inc.Stonesmith Garden VesselsStoney CreekThe Brass BaronZoobox

GARDEN & PATIO

ACCESSORIES

Ancient GraffitiAndrea by SadekAsli Arts Inc.Bird Brain Inc.Country Originals, Inc.Creative CopperDanove CorporationEcho ValleyFounders RimGaines ManufacturingGarden Art, Inc.

Global Village Trading CompanyGo Fly A KiteGrace Note ChimesHome LeisureIn The BreezeMasartMeyer Imports Ltd.New Creative EnterprisesOhio Wholesale Inc.Premier KitesRed Carpet StudiosStone County IronworksT.M. Hoff HandmadeToland EnterprisesWest Coast Design StudiosWhitehall Products

GARDEN & PATIO

FURNISHINGS

Cobble Mountain Hammock Co.Eagle Recycled ProductsHaddonstone Ltd.Innova Hearth & Home Inc.O’Brien IronworksPangaea Trading CompanyRustic Natural Cedar FurnitureSilver Creek Woodwork Ltd.The Windy Willow Trading Co.Whittier Wood Products

GARDEN ART

Ancient GraffitiBakers Lawn OrnamentsBertocchi StudiosCreative CopperCricket ForgeDesigns In CopperDiamondCrete Products InternationalExhartGallery, Inc.

GSI Home-StylesH. Potter Co.Haw Creek ForgeKay Berry, Inc.Michael Gordon InnovationsNuWarmthSunapple & CompanyThe Bird House of Cape May, LLC

GARDEN ART, KINETIC

Exhart

GARDEN CLOGS

Sloggers by Principle Plastics

GARDEN GLOVES

FoxglovesLittle’s Good GlovesMidwest Quality Glove, Inc.West County Gardener

GARDEN HOSES

Corporativo Grupo BoroPlastair

GARDEN KITS

Broadway Gardens

GARDEN SCULPTURE

Athens Stonecasting Inc.Carruth Studio Inc.Chase Gifts: Designs from NatureCR IIJanus ArtifactsKimmel GnomesNuWarmthOak Run StudiosUnited Design Corp.Z Garden Party

GARDEN STRUCTURES

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According to Bernie Erven, anextension specialist at The OhioState University, three interre-lated guidelines will help withemployee retention: 1) Designjobs with employees in mind, 2)build a team, and make employ-ees an important part of thatteam and 3) build a reputationas an outstanding employer.

Visscher Specialty Products

GARDEN TOOLS, CHILDREN

Bear Creek Toys

GARDEN TOOLS, HAND

Barnel International Inc.Garden Tools Of MaineGarden WorksHenningsen CirclehoeInnovations, Inc.Kenyon ToolsLandmark InnovationsMaine Garden ProductsSnow & NealleyThe Rumford Gardener

GATES

Bamboo & Rattan Works Inc.

GAZEBOS

Home Leisure

GAZING GLOBES

Punxsutawney Glass & Tile Co.

GIFTWARE

Amscan, Inc.BesomworksCaffco InternationalCreative CopperDorothy Biddle ServiceIbis & Orchid Design, Inc.Insect Lore

GREENHOUSE KITS

WeatherPort Corp.

GREENHOUSES, HOBBY-TYPE

Poly-Tex, Inc.

HAMMOCKS

Byer of MaineOutback Chair Co/Air ChairThe Hammock Source

HATS

Midwest HelmetsS.F. Green

HOSES

Coil Solutions

HUMMINGBIRD FEEDERS

Bird CompanySchrodt Designs Inc.Valley Glassworks

IRON, ORNAMENTAL

MetalWorks of Gastonia Inc.Suzy’s Garden ArtThe Hookery

KNEEPADS/KNEELERS

Tommyco Knee Pads, Inc.

KOI & POND FISH

TerraPond

LANDSCAPE DESIGN AIDS

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Carolina Paver Company Ltd.

LANDSCAPE FABRIC

Midwest Geotextile & Horticulture

LAWN EDGING

Oly-Ola Edgings, Inc.Valley View Industries

LAWN FURNITURE

Palmetto ManufacturingRichey Industries, Inc.TepracoThe Bear Chair Co.

LAWN MOWERS

Sunlawn Imports Inc.

LAWN ORNAMENTS

Garden ImageryNuWarmth

LIGHTING, OUTDOOR

Blue Handworks

MAILBOXES

Magnet Works, Ltd.

MARKERS, PLANTS

Ancient Graffiti

MATS, DOOR

Home Leisure

MEXICAN POTTERY

Creekside Casa

MULCHES, BARK

Atlantic Horticultural ProductsFafard

NOVELTIES

Milk and Honey Inc.

ORCHID SUPPLIES

Global Garden Imports

PEAT MOSS

FafardSouthern Importers

PEST CONTROLS, MOSQUITO

Exhart

PEST CONTROLS,

NON-CHEMICAL

Bailey & Price, Inc.The Tanglefoot Company

PLANT COASTERS

Hines Pottery

PLANT LABELS

MasterTag

PLANT SAUCERS

Home Leisure

PLANT STAKES

Bamboo & Rattan Works Inc.DSD International Inc.Exhart

PLANT STANDS

IWI InternationalPlant Stand, Inc.The Steel Menagerie

PLANT SUPPORT PRODUCTS

Bosmere Inc.Glamos Wire Products/Donner

IndustriesHooks & Lattice

PLANTERS, CONCRETE

Athens Stonecasting Inc.C and A CorporationLes Williams & Associates Inc.

PLANTERS, DECORATIVE

Atmosphere Inc.Benick BrandsBroCars International Trading, Inc.Brockseptember Design HouseCBKCeramica de EspanaClaycraftGreen Piece Wire AartHome LeisurePots CompanyPottery Collaborative, Inc.Pro Source PlusRainbow Garden ProductsX Marks The Pot, Inc.

PLANTERS, HANGING

AuroraGardensHome Leisure

PLANTERS, METAL

BarnstormRuibal Topiary Systems

PLANTERS, NOVELTY

Garden TrendsHome LeisurePots Company

PLANTERS, PLASTIC

Akro-Mils Lawn & Garden ProductsHome Leisure

PLANTERS, POTTERY

Asian Ceramics Inc.Blecha Imports Inc.Home LeisureNew England PotteryThe International Pottery AllianceWell Traveled Imports Inc.

PLANTERS, RAISED GROUND

Stonewood Manufacturing

PLANTERS, STONE

Paragon Garden Art

PLANTERS, WOOD

Maine Bucket Company Inc., The

POND FILTERS

OASE Pentair AquaticsTetraPond

POND KITS

Avian AquaticsDolphin Fiberglass Products, Inc.OASEStoney Creek

POND LINERS

OASERemanoidStoney CreekTetraPondYunker Plastics, Inc.

POND SUPPLIES

Alpine CorporationAquarium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Discount Pond Supplies, Inc.Ecological Laboratories, Inc.Hozelock CyprioJungle Laboratories CorporationK&H ManufacturingKFK ProductsOASEPond Supplies of AmericaStoney Creek

POT HANGERS

Home Leisure

POTS, PLASTIC

Home LeisureITML Horticultural Products Inc.Summit Plastics

POTTERY

AAA Imports Inc.Asian Ceramics Inc.AW Pottery Atlanta, Inc.British ClaymastersCeramo Company, Inc.Christian Enterprise, Inc./Yesteryears

PotteryD’Barro PotteryGlobal PotteryHome LeisureLotus International Inc.Napa Home & Garden, Inc.Pacific Home & GardenPots CompanyRainrock

PUMPS, WATER

Aquarium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Cal PumpOASETetraPond

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RAIN GAUGES

Ancient GraffitiGarner Industries

REPELLANTS, ANIMAL

Dr. T’s Nature Products, Inc.Liquid Fence Co.Shake-AwayTree World, Inc.

ROCKS

CK Steckman

ROOTING PRODUCTS

Bamboo & Rattan Works Inc.

SOIL AMENDEMENTS

JRM Chemical, Inc.Rod McLellan

SOIL MIXES

FafardSun Gro Horticulture

SQUIRREL FEEDERS

Backyard Designs

STATUARY

Athens Stonecasting Inc.Azzurri Statuary Co.Buzzard TowneCampania InternationalContinental Craft, Inc.Kansas City Art Statuary, Inc.Patio Accents by Accents UnlimitedTrevi ManufacturingWestern Statue & Ornaments Inc.

STEPPING STONES

Amerimax Home ProductsAthens Stonecasting Inc.Magnetic Poetry

STONE

Ancient Graffiti

SUNDIALS

Rome Industries, Inc.

THERMOMETERS

Ancient GraffitiTorka, Inc.

TOOLS, HAND

Bahco Pruning Tools

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WHEELBARROWS

Allsop Home and Garden

WIND CHIMES

Artisan Spirit, Ltd.Bali Bay Trading Co.CarambaExhartMusic of the Spheres

TORCHES, OUTDOOR

Aristo Home & GardenStarlite Garden Torche

TREE GUARDS

Triad Company Products

TRELLISES

Accents of France

TRELLISES, WOOD

LWO Corporation

WATER GARDEN FILTERS

OASE

WATER GARDEN KITS

OASEPondecoStoney Creek

WATER GARDEN LINERS

OASERegal

WATER GARDEN PRODUCTS

ABI, Inc.Ani MateAquarium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Aquatic Systems & Resources, Inc.Clear Pond ProductsDiscount Pond Supplies, Inc.Emperor Aquatics, Inc.Holmes FarmIPS-CareFree Enzymes, Inc.Meridian Aquatic Technology LLCNycon ProductsOASEPatio Garden PondsPond Filtration Inc.Replications UnlimitedTetraPondTriton Advantage by Stoller Nursery

WATER PUMPS

OASEStoney Creek

WATERFALLS

OASEWaterfalls of NatureWaterfalls4u.com

WATERING CANS

Forty Mile CreekTanks A Lot

WATERING TOOLS

Aquaplant LLCClaber, Inc.Dramm CorporationDrip-it Systems International Inc.The Mibro GroupWalter of Wabash

WEATHERVANES

Good Directions Inc.

WEED CONTROLS

UPM Corporation

SpoontiquesWhispering Winds

WIND SOCKS

Ganz

WIRE HANGERS

Green Esteem

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Eco-Ponds USA

APPAREL

Earth Sun & Moon Trading Co. Inc.Little’s Good Gloves

APRONS

Earthly Things

BASKETS, FLORAL

Enthuse Design

BENCH SYSTEMS

A-V International, Inc.Bartlett Bench & Wire, Inc.Nexus CorporationRough BrothersVal Environmental and

Greenhouse Systems

BENCHES, EXPANDED METAL

Poly-Tex, Inc.

BENCHES, WOOD

Oxford Garden DesignsRough Brothers

BULK DISPENSING BINS

BestBins Corporation

CANDLE HOLDERS

Primitives by Kathy

CARTS, FLOWER

VRE Systems

CARTS, NURSERY

Nexus CorporationWellmaster Carts

CASH REGISTER SUPPLIES,

P.O.S. SYSTEMS

Nexus Corporation

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

Horticopia Synchronics

COMPUTER SOFTWARE, P.O.S.

Retail Professional Software

DISPLAY FIXTURES

Custom Surroundings

Nexus CorporationPoly-Tex, Inc.Structural Plastics Corporation

DISPLAY RACKS

Creative Displays

DISPLAYS, P.O.P.

The Flower Fields

DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

Nexus Corporation

FERTILIZER DISPENSERS

Oregon Grower And Garden Supply, Inc.

FERTILIZERS

Algoflash America Inc.J.R. Peters, Inc.

FERTILIZERS, LIQUID

DTM Group

FERTILIZERS, ORGANIC

Neptune’s Harvest Organic FertilizerPecos Agricultural Corp.The Espoma Company

FIXTURING

Bench Systems, LLC

GREENHOUSE COOLING

SYSTEMS

Wetworks Misting Systems

GREENHOUSE COVERINGS

Corrugated Plas-Tech, Inc.

GREENHOUSE STRUCTURES

Glasgow ImportsGronhausNexus CorporationPoly-Tex, Inc.Private Garden Greenhouse SystemsRough BrothersWaldo & Associates, Inc.

GREENHOUSES

Hoop House LLCJaderloon Co., Inc.Poly-Tex, Inc.Rough Brothers

HEATERS

NuWarmth

HOSES

Coil Solutions

INSECTICIDES

Bonide Products, Inc.Dr. T’s Nature Products, Inc.Egis AgriculturalGreen Light Company

LABELING, COMPUTERIZED

Gardenware

LABELS, CUSTOM PRINTED

Macore Company, Inc.

LANDSCAPE FABRICS

Dalen Products, Inc.DeWitt Company, Inc.

LIGHTING

National Garden Wholesale

LIGHTING FIXTURES

Sunlight Supply

MATERIAL HANDLING

PRODUCTS

Nexus Corporation

MATS, FLOOR

Home Leisure

PEST CONTROL, NATURAL

Becker UnderwoodWoodstream Corporation

PLANT TRAYS

Home Leisure

POT COVERS

Pots Company

SEED STARTING SUPPLIES

Grower’s Supply CompanyHydrofarm Inc.

SHADE STRUCTURES

All Cover Portable SystemsHome LeisurePoly-Tex, Inc.

SHADING CLOTH

Home Leisure

SIGN HOLDERS

Collier Metal Specialties Inc.

SIGNS

Parker Davis Co.

SPRAYERS

Coil Solutions

TAGS, PICTURE

De Vroomen Holland Garden Products

WATERING EQUIPMENT

Coil SolutionsHy Plant Watering Systems

SERVICESADVERTISING

Swanson Russell Associates

ADVERTISING, PUBLIC

RELATIONS

Impact Marketing

BUYING COOPERATIVE

Independent Nursery Group

GREENHOUSE CONSULTING

SERVICES

Nexus Corporation

MAGAZINES, HORTICULTURAL

American NurserymanGPNLawn & Garden Retailer

NURSERY ASSOCIATIONS

BC Landscape & Nursery AssociationOregon Association of Nurseries

PRINTING, CATALOGUES

Horticultural Printers

PUBLICITY

Isser & Associates

RETAIL CONSULTING

Pohmer Consulting Group

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

New England GrowsSNA - Southern Nursery AssociationTexas Nursery & Landscape Association

TRADE MAGAZINES

Birdwatch AmericaGPN Lawn & Garden Retailer

TRADE SHOWS

America’s Mart AtlantaBirdwatch AmericaFlorida Nursery and Allied Trades Show

(FNATS)George Little Management, LLCHeritage Markets MANTSMid-America Trade ShowMiddle Tennessee Nursery Assoc.PANTSPhiladelphia LightsTropical Plant Industry Exhibition (TPIE)Western Nursery & Garden Expo

WEB SERVICES

PlantAmerica Inc.Scranton Gillette Communications

WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR

Dallas Market CenterHome & Garden ShowplaceInternational Pond Supply Inc.WagonWheelCo.

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More than your product mix, merchandising or retail philosophy, youremployees set you apart from the competition. Make sure you give themthe tools they need for exceptional performance by holding regular train-ing meetings. The Lawn & Garden Retailer Training Challenge espousesweekly 30-minutetraining sessionsthat offer creativepresentations byvaried presenters ina format that teach-es people to thinkfor themselves.

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