Plow & Hearth Presented by
GretschCo Shopping Emporium
Plow & Hearth began in 1980 with a small retail store and produced their first catalog in 1981. From the beginning, country living and its values have guided Plow & Hearth. Their first color catalog cover (the interior was still black and
white) depicted the beauty of a Blue Ridge morning as the last bit of fog burns off. Customers who ordered from that catalog had their orders filled from the old granary on founders Peter and Peggy Rice's farm.
Since then, they've grown tremendously. They received a spot on INC. magazine's list of the 500 fastest growing companies in America for four consecutive years (from 1986 to 1989). In 1998, Plow & Hearth became a wholly-owned subsidiary of
1-800-FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ: FLWS).
In 2004 alone, they mailed more than 63 million catalogs and sales exceeded $100 million. They are now a leader in the catalog industry and the premier source of products for country living.
A lot has changed over the years, but their belief in the values of country living is as strong as ever. The original Plow & Hearth catalog continues to specialize in unique, high-quality products for country living, the HOME catalog features home furnishings and decorative
accents and find practical solutions for everyday living in the Problem Solvers catalog.
