International Garden Products, Inc., (IGP) was formed in 1996 to become a leading grower/supplier of high-quality ornamental plants and horticultural specialty products and a leader in the garden industry.

IGP concentrates on product areas in which consumers select and care for the plants themselves. These products are often an integral part of the home landscape, but they also extend beyond basic landscaping materials into areas where consumers often make repeat purchases. This makes these products less tied to new housing starts and therefore less likely to be affected by economic downturns.

These products include:

	Woody ornamental and other plants
	Perennials and annuals
	Conifers and specialty evergreens
	Roses

Through its spectrum of operating companies, IGP is focused on:

	Providing consistently high quality plants to garden center retailers and regional growers. IGP’s goal is to be a major producer in all the categories in which it concentrates and a dominant supplier in areas such as the $5.2 billion garden center market for woody ornamental and herbaceous plants.
	Helping garden center retailers achieve higher sales through improved marketing and merchandising programs and support.
	Helping garden center retailers and regional growers achieve higher profitability through improved operational efficiencies.

IGP marketing and merchandising programs already help retailers plan their purchases more effectively, promote more aggressively and extend the selling season. Using IGP tools such as category management, market analysis, customized product assortments, stronger brand identity, advertising, point-of-purchase displays, product training, sales literature, and Internet resources, IGP garden center-customers today enjoy improved sales and profitability while satisfying the gardening consumers’ demand for quality products.