December 2015 Greenhouse Product News, Plant Health
Celebrating 25 Years

GPN is now 25 years old and we have so much to celebrate!

25 REASONS YOU NEED TO READ GPN IN 2016

1) Fresh new look and logo coming in January.
2) New and improved website with mobile-friendly design.
3) Editorial contributions and insight from past 40 Under 40 honorees.
4) New column “Crossroads” authored by A.R. Chase and Mike Zemke.
5) A quarterly column focused on the rapidly growing edibles category.
6) You can now find out what’s “trending” on gpnmag.com.
7) Our editorial staff has new email addresses and phone numbers, save them! You can reach us at:
– Tim Hodson, Editorial Director, thodson@greatamericanpublish.com, 616.520.2161;
– Jasmina Dolce, Managing Editor, jdolce@greatamericanpublish.com, 616.520.2162;
– Abby Kleckler, Retail Editor, akleckler@greatamericanpublish.com, 616.520.2163.
8) Expanded new variety coverage.
9) You want healthy plants? Even more focus on
plant health!
10) Need to reference an old GPN article, news story or product? Use our new search tool on gpnmag.com!
11) A brand-new e-newsletter, Let’s Talk, which will bring you the latest news on a specific category with each issue. Topics will include: lighting, edibles, pest control and more.
12) Revamped photo gallery on gpnmag.com for your viewing pleasure.
13) Our e-newsletters are getting a makeover, and they’re mobile friendly.
14) We’ve got a new Hort TV YouTube channel.
15) Learn about five innovative growing operations in
friendly design.16) Think our magazine is too large and takes over your mailbox? Problem solved, we’re shrinking the size of GPN! JUST KIDDING … that’s never going to happen, our readers love the tabloid size.
17) Can’t make it to the 2016 Spring Trials? No worries, you can learn all about the new introductions and trends in Jasmina’s new CAST blog series.
18) Learn more about the 2016 GPN/Nexus Intern of the Year.
19) Meet horticulture’s rising stars: GPN’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2016.
20) The Big Grower Executive Summit heads to Charlotte, North Carolina, and Metrolina Greenhouses, Feb. 21-23.
21) Can’t make it to all of the plant trials? We’ve got extensive regional trial coverage, from poinsettias to bedding plants to combinations.
22) Under new ownership, we have new sister publications — Vegetable Growers News and Fruit Growers News. Look forward to exciting collaborations!
23) We’ll be including coverage on emerging markets to help you diversify your business.
24) Keep up to date on greenhouse technology with Erik Runkle’s “Technically Speaking” column.
25) Regular contributions on pest management from our very own Dr. Bugs, Raymond Cloyd.

WHICH 25 CROPS WILL YOU GROW IN 2016 AND BEYOND?

1 Interspecific impatiens
2 Interspecific begonias
3 Lavender for fragrance
4 Drought-tolerant crops
5 Culinary herbs
6 Even more mixed combinations 7 Sophisticated foliage
8 Salvia for pollinators
9 Natives
10 Miniature fruit
11 Premium roses
12 Medicinal crops
13 Cacti and succulents
14 New groundcovers
15 Annualized perennials
16 Flowering shrubs, suited to region 17 Painted plants
18 Forced bulbs
19 Chocolate-colored blooms
20 Shade perennials
21 Variegated crops
22 Indoor plants
23 Microgreens
24 Vines and trellis plants
25 Border plants

WHAT 25 #HASHTAGS WILL YOU SEE BEING USED IN THE
NEXT 25 YEARS?

1 #LowWaterUse
2 #VerticalGardening
3 #PerennialGarden
4 #SolarPoweredEverything 5 #UrbanLandscape
6 #LandscapePerformance 7 #MultiColoredBlooms
8 #BiologicallyTreated
9 #BackyardFarm
10 #MiniatureGardens
11 #GreenhouseRobotics 12 #MobileConsumer
13 #WorkLifeBalance
14 #KeepItEasy
15 #RooftopGardener
16 #LocallyGrown
17 #PollinatorFriendly
18 #LowMaintenance
19 #GardenToTable
20 #SchoolhouseGarden 21 #PlantsThatHeal
22 #Gardentainment
23 #HomeGrownHydroponics 24 #OnlineGardenShop
25 #WirelessGreenhouse