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Women in Horticulture Week to Take Place May 30-June 5

The second annual Women in Horticulture Week, taking place May 30-June 5, honors, promotes, and supports incredible female professionals and their achievements in the horticulture industry. “We are living in a new world, a world... more »

A Labor of Gratitude

The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here! Ten years in the making, this has truly been a labor of love and, more importantly, gratitude. Over my 14+ years in the industry, I... more »

Chat Room — May 2021

This month, we asked our readers about indoor potted plants, expectations for spring 2021, and safety and sanitation measures going into this season. Here’s what they had to say. more »

Seed Your Future Announces New Executive Director

Seed Your Future announced the selection of Jazmin Albarran as their next executive director. After a nationwide search, the organization was thrilled to select this seasoned nonprofit professional to succeed retiring founding executive director, Susan... more »

ONLA Announces New Executive Director

The Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association (ONLA) board of directors has announced it has voted unanimously to appoint Tracy Schiefferle to fill the role of executive director. Its current executive director, Ken Fisher, stepped down... more »

UF Names New Chair of Hort Sciences Department

Christopher Gunter will be joining the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) as professor and chair of the horticultural sciences department, effective June 7, 2021. As the new chair, he will... more »

Penn State to Offer Online Pest & Disease Course

Penn State Extension is offering a new online course, Pest and Disease Management for Landscape Plants, for landscapers, horticulture professionals, avid gardeners, and anyone who wants to lean about managing plant health diseases, pests, insects,... more »

UF Announces Online Training Courses for ’21

Once again, the University of Florida IFAS Extension will be offering several different four-week, award-winning, online greenhouse training courses in English and Spanish. Each course is completely online, and includes pre-recorded videos, an interactive discussion... more »