With the huge interest in Victory Gardens, these tips will help garden centers join the trend and provide Victory Garden packages for their customers.

1. Inspiring
Gardeners
via
Victory
Garden 2.0

2. History:
• Victory Gardens began in WWI
• National Garden Bureau was founded in
1920 by James H. Burdett
• Mr. Burdett wrote The Victory Garden
Manual and published it in 1943
• Victory Gardens were even more common
in WWII – stats say 40% of all vegetables
consumed at that time came from Victory
Gardens
• 1970’s Executive Director Jim Wilson
co-hosted The Victory Garden series on
PBS

3. 1. Why Promote Victory Gardening?
• Great family activity
• Great way to reach new gardeners
• Local press is looking for good stories
• Promote physical and mental health
benefits of gardening
• Retro is trending
• Easy way for newbies to get started

4. 2. Create Victory Garden Packages
• Easier for quick orders
• Preplanned packages makes for
easier pickup
• Convenience is key
• Can be “add-on” orders
• Include hard goods, fertilizer and
potting soils

5. Victory Garden Content Available:
Blog #1 - Planning Blog #2 - Planting

6. Victory Garden Content Available:
Blog #3 - Containers

7. Victory Garden Content Coming Soon:
Blog #3 – Care and Maintenance Blog #4 - Harvesting

8. Other Content You Can Use:
Pollinator plantings Kids Gardening Ideas
www.aaswinners.com www.ngb.org

9. Social Media Graphics to use

10. Suggested #hashtags
#Victorygarden2
#Victorygarden
#Growyourown
#Growyourownfood
#Growyourownveggies
#Growyourfood
#Growyourowntomatoes
#Timetogarden
#Stayhomeandgarden

11. Follow NGB for easy shares
Our community is over 100,000 strong!

12. • Use our blogs as your
blog
OR
• Use as your
newsletter content
AND
• Tag us to reach a new
audience!

13. Create “Victory Garden” Packages

14. The Beginner’s Victory Garden

15. The Foodie’s Victory Garden

16. A Pizza Victory Garden

17. An Americana Victory Garden

18. Americana Victory Combos

19. A Kid’s Victory Garden

20. Promote Kids Gardening!
https://ngb.org/2020/03/25/kids-gardening-activities/

21. Short growing time assortments
(Add-on sale!)

22. Seed assortments for Direct Sow
(Add-on sale!)

23. Don’t Forget Plants for Pollinators

24. Pollinator Victory Garden
(Add-on sale!)

25. Encourage Composting & Supplies

26. Other Programs You Can Use

27. Thank you! Stay Safe!
QUESTIONS?
• dblazek@ngb.org
• dblazek@aaswinners.com