This year’s Arett Open House welcomed nearly 50 new vendors representing an exciting mix of innovation, sustainability, giftability, and everyday problem-solving. From smart birding technology and biological plant care to artisan décor and high-turn impulse products, these additions give retailers fresh opportunities to expand their assortments and connect with today’s customers.
Below are just a few highlights from this year’s new-vendor lineup. This is not the complete list—retailers can discover even more new brands and products through the Arett Virtual Open House.
Featured New Vendors
1. Birdfy
What they do: Birdfy creates smart bird feeders and birdhouses equipped with cameras and connected app technology. Its products capture photos and videos, offer bird-identification features, and make backyard birdwatching more interactive.
Retailer angle: Smart birding combines technology, nature, and gifting in one exciting category. Pair Birdfy products with bird seed, feeder poles, hooks, and backyard habitat accessories to create a complete birdwatching destination.
2. Big Foot Mycorrhizae
What they do: Made in Grants Pass, Oregon, Big Foot Mycorrhizae combines premium endomycorrhizal spores with natural soil enhancers such as kelp, biochar, and micronutrients. Its products are designed to support stronger roots and healthier plants.
Retailer angle: Biological soil products provide an opportunity to educate gardeners about what happens below the surface. Merchandise them alongside fertilizers, potting mixes, transplanting supplies, and root-support products.
3. Crescent Garden (C115)
What they do: Crescent Garden designs lightweight, durable planters and garden solutions for residential and commercial spaces. Its collections include weather-resistant containers, self-watering systems, raised beds, and coordinating accessories.
Retailer angle: Create a solution-focused display by pairing modern planters with live plants, soils, watering products, and seasonal décor. Self-watering features offer an especially compelling benefit for busy and beginning gardeners.
4. Crocodile Cloth
What they do: Crocodile Cloth produces oversized, heavy-duty cleaning wipes designed for demanding jobs in the home, workshop, garage, and outdoors. The wipes are formulated to cut through grease, grime, paint, adhesives, and other tough messes.
Retailer angle: This practical, demonstration-friendly product has broad customer appeal. Display it near gardening tools, grills, paint supplies, automotive products, or checkout areas to encourage add-on purchases.
5. EarthKind (E53)
What they do: EarthKind develops plant-based pest-prevention products for homes, garages, sheds, RVs, and other enclosed spaces. Best known for its botanical rodent and insect repellents, the company offers poison-free solutions without conventional traps or harsh chemicals.
Retailer angle: EarthKind helps retailers serve customers seeking plant-based pest-control options. Cross-merchandise the products with storage, garage, home-care, and seasonal pest-prevention supplies.
6. EarthWise Seed (E126)
What they do: EarthWise Seed offers sustainable lawn alternatives, native seed mixes, and wildflower blends created to reduce mowing, watering, and chemical inputs. Its products help homeowners establish lower-maintenance lawns and pollinator-friendly landscapes.
Retailer angle: Native plants, reduced-maintenance lawns, and pollinator habitats continue to capture customer interest. Use educational signage to highlight benefits such as reduced mowing, water savings, and support for wildlife.
7. Insect Lore (I03)
What they do: Insect Lore creates hands-on nature and science products that allow children to observe the life cycles of butterflies, ladybugs, ants, and other insects. The company is especially well known for its live butterfly-growing kits.
Retailer angle: These products combine education, outdoor discovery, and family fun. Merchandise them near children’s gardening tools, pollinator plants, nature gifts, and seasonal activity displays.
8. Matr Boomie (M108)
What they do: Matr Boomie works with artisan communities in India to create fair-trade gifts, jewelry, home décor, and garden accessories. Its collections combine traditional craft techniques with contemporary design while supporting sustainable livelihoods.
Retailer angle: Handcrafted products with a meaningful story can elevate gift and décor assortments. Highlight the artisanship and fair-trade mission through thoughtful signage and coordinated displays.
9. North Spore (N41)
What they do: North Spore makes mushroom growing more accessible through products designed for curious beginners and experienced growers alike. Its “Mushrooms for Good” mission emphasizes education, collaboration, and innovation.
Retailer angle: Mushroom growing offers customers a fresh, hands-on gardening experience. Feature these products alongside indoor-growing supplies, educational gifts, organic gardening products, and other grow-your-own merchandise.
10. Okabashi Brands
What they do: Okabashi manufactures comfortable, washable footwear in the United States using recyclable materials. Its slip-on shoes, sandals, and garden-friendly clogs are designed for durability, support, and easy cleaning.
Retailer angle: Garden footwear is a natural companion to gloves, tools, hats, and other outdoor essentials. Comfort, washability, and recyclable materials give staff several strong benefits to share with customers.
11. Quonset Soil Solutions (Q126)
What they do: Quonset Soil Solutions produces biochar-based soil amendments formulated to improve soil structure, moisture retention, nutrient efficiency, and microbial activity.
Retailer angle: Biochar products appeal to customers interested in soil health, water conservation, and long-term garden performance. Pair them with compost, fertilizers, raised-bed mixes, and moisture-management products.
12. The Neighborgoods (N31)
What they do: The Neighborgoods creates playful, food-inspired gifts and kitchen textiles featuring original illustrations. Its colorful assortment includes tea towels, aprons, totes, stationery, and other personality-filled products.
Retailer angle: These cheerful, giftable items can bring humor and color to kitchen, food, and seasonal displays. Their accessible format also makes them strong impulse purchases and easy additions to themed gift baskets.
Even More to Explore
These featured brands represent only a portion of the new vendors introduced at the 2026 Arett Open House. Retailers can also explore new offerings across pottery, live plants, wild bird, fertilizers, irrigation, pet products, pest control, outdoor living, cleaning supplies, gifts, and more.
Together, this year’s new-vendor lineup gives retailers more ways to:
Introduce products customers have not seen before
Build engaging displays across complementary categories
Respond to growing interest in sustainability and soil health
Expand gift, impulse, and lifestyle assortments
Create new attachment-sale opportunities throughout the store
Shop the New Vendor Lineup
The show may be over, but there is still time to explore what’s new. Visit the Arett Virtual Open House to discover the complete new-vendor lineup and shop products for the season ahead.
