1995 - BWGS launches, making year-round gardening products available to retailers throughout North America with a heavy focus on earth-friendly products.

1996 - BWGS moves to a larger facility in Bloomington to accommodate BWGS administrative offices and warehouse.

1997 - BWGS begins product development

1998 - www.bwgs.com launches.

1998 - BWGS warehouses are built with complete logistics and equipment upgrade

1999 - BWGS establishes R&D test lab facility.

2001 - Martin Heydt implements the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), making eligible BWGS employees part owner of the parent company.

2003 - www.bwgs.com becomes a fully accounting-integrated e-commerce site.

2003 - BWGS expands R&D test lab facility

2003 - BWGS first publishes Gardener's Digest, a comprehensive, year-round gardening resource and catalog.

2005 - BWGS launches a new distribution center in Visalia, California.

2007 - BWGS introduces a Spanish version of Gardener's Digest

2008 - BWGS introduces a perpetual Dealer Price List for replacement and updatable pages.

2009 - BWGS launches a new distribution center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

2010 - BWGS launches a new distribution center in Denver, Colorado.

2011-BWGS launches a new distribution center in Portland, Oregon.

2012-BWGS moves BWGS-IN to a bigger distribution center in Indianapolis, Indiana.