Inspirations is a consumer magazine created by a group of America’s leading independent garden centers for their most active and loyal customers. ECGC and three of its members, Homestead Gardens, McDonald Garden Centers, and English Gardens, together publish the magazine to provide key customers with ideas and inspiration around interior and exterior design. For advertisers, it is an ideal way to drive sales and increase awareness by partnering with leading garden centers to reach their customers.
ECGC
ECGC, incorporated in 1996, is an alliance of twelve leading independent U.S. garden centers. They are all multi-generational, family-owned and operated companies from Boston, Massachusetts, to Seattle, Washington. There are 73 retail locations, eight growing locations, and landscape design building operations. The member garden centers offer product lines from annuals to casual furniture to holiday decorations. ECGC and three of its leading members have joined forces to publish Inspirations magazine as a vehicle to enhance customer loyalty and grow business.
English Gardens
Ann Arbor/Detroit Area
With six locations serving the Metro Detroit and Ann Arbor areas, Inspirations is distributed to 30,000 of English Gardens top customers. Read More
Homestead Gardens
Baltimore/D.C. Area
The largest garden center in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metro areas, Homestead Gardens distributes 50,000 copies of Inspirations to their most active customers. Read More
McDonald Garden Centers
Eastern Virginia
McDonald Garden Centers, with a magazine distribution of 30,000, serves an area from Williamsburg to Virginia Beach, including Hanmpton, Chesapeake, and Norfolk. Read More
