citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message plow and hearth type subsidiary industry retail founded 1980 madison virginia headquarters madison virginia products fireplaces hearth furniture home furnishings apparel food . brands wind & weather hearthsong magic cabin problemsolvers reuseit number of employees 400 website http www.plowhearth.com plow and hearth is a united states retailer based in madison virginia specializing in hearth and fireplace accessories ; furniture and home furnishings ; and lawn and garden accessories . the company was established in 1980 . plow and hearth primarily conducts business through its mail order catalog . it also sells items through its web site as well as multiple retail operations in the states of virginia maryland north carolina new jersey pennsylvania and delaware . it maintains its headquarters on a 38 acre 150 000 m2 site in madison virginia . contents 1 history 2 environmental initiatives 3 references 4 sources 5 external links history edit the company was established by peter and peggy rice and michael burns in 1980 . it launched its first catalog in 1982 which was mailed to 100 000 names . for four consecutive years 1986 1989 plow & hearth was recognized by inc. magazine as one of america s fastest growing private companies . 1 in 1998 the a majority interest in the company to 1 800 flowers and the company became a wholly owned subsidiary . the company continues to operate independently out of madison virginia with additional warehouse facilities in vandalia ohio . in 2001 plow & hearth purchased two children s catalog companies hearthsong and magic cabin . hearthsong was started in california s bay area in 1983 and flogs toys games books and craft kits accessories and home products . magic cabin started in 1989 in wisconsin provides childhood s purest treasures playthings . citation needed in 2002 the problem solvers catalog was established offering practical solutions for everyday living . the brand transitioned to a web only business in 2007 . in 2005 plow & hearth brought the fort bragg california based wind & weather catalog company . started in 1976 the brand is a supplier of weather instruments . in january 2010 plow & hearth was purchased by evergreen enterprises inc. a wholesale distributor of home d cor and garden products based out of richmond va. in fall 2010 plow & hearth partnered with wilmington delaware s winterthur estate to revive their retail presence with the launch of winterthurstore.com . in april 2011 plow & hearth named john haydock as its president . haydock joined the company from raleigh north carolina based burt s bees where he served as the svp of global planning and activation . citation needed in april 2013 plow & hearth acquired sustainable brand reuseit . the company started by vincent cobb in chicago in 2003 as reusablebags.com spawned the reusable shopping bag movement and pioneered raising awareness of the plastic bag problem . citation needed environmental initiatives edit in 1991 plow & hearth began their planting two for onesm program in cooperation with the virginia department of forestry . the program donates two seedlings for every one tree used in catalog production . since its inception the initiative has helped plant more than 1.5 million trees in virginia and the number continues to grow as trees are planted each day . citation needed in september 2008 plow & hearth in partnership with the national forest foundation launched their campaign to reforest america which aimed to replenish forests across america aiding states such as michigan california pennsylvania and florida . citation needed both of these programs known collectively as the campaign to reforest america donated one million trees in its inaugural year of 2008 and by the end of 2010 had reached a total of three million trees donated to the virginia department of forestry and the national forest foundation . citation needed references edit www.plowhearth.com plow and hearth is emerging private company of us check url value help . sources edit article in virginia business magazine company history dm news external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title plow and hearth & oldid 725612500 categories retail companies established in 1980companies based in virginiamail order retailersonline retailers of the united statesretail companies of the united stateshidden categories pages with url errorsarticles needing additional references from august 2012all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from august 2012articles with unsourced statements from december 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants 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