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July 06, 2012
Nominations are being accepted for the America in Bloom John R. Holmes III Community Champion Award, now through July 31, 2012.
This honor recognizes an individual who exemplifies community leadership through actions that reflect the mission of the...
July 06, 2012
Rosarian and breeder of the Drift rose series, Alain Meilland, head of Meilland International, was honored at the annual Great Rosarians of the World (GROW) event earlier this month in New York City.
“We congratulate Alain on this well-deserved...
July 05, 2012
The All-America Selections (AAS) Board of Directors met recently to approve two holdovers from previous trials as the first two winners for the 2013 gardening season. The two varieties selected are: Canna 'South Pacific Scarlet' F1 bred by Takii...
July 05, 2012
MasterTag has announced the formation of a new functional business unit called MasterMedia.
This new service is dedicated to the development and distribution of digital media content.
Horticultural images, QR code management, videos and website...
July 05, 2012
Emerald Coast Growers' new 2012-13 catalog is now available, with more than 100 new varieties including three new exclusive varieties.
This year’s edition taps into home and garden trends like succulents, with a new Sempervivum Color Mix that joins...
July 02, 2012
Last week, Hermann Engelmann, the founder of Hermann Engelmann Greenhouses Inc., in Apopka, Fla, passed away peacefully in his sleep.
The company is one of the largest producers of indoor houseplants in the world.
Hermann...
June 28, 2012
The New Varieties Showcase at this year's FarWest Show will feature more than 40 new plant varieties from 20 growers and breeders.
The FarWest Show will take place Aug. 23 to s5, in Portland.
“This year’s New Varieties Showcase will feature new...
June 28, 2012
Rudy Noguera has rejoined ForemostCo as the company's Texas territory manager.
A 10-year veteran of the horticulture industry, Noguera previously served as the company's customer service representative in South MIami-Dade County.
He recently...
June 27, 2012
The American Floral Endowment's annual fundraising dinner will take place Sept. 20, 2012, at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Fla. in conjunction with the Society of American Florists convention.
Organizers are inviting growers, retail florists,...
June 27, 2012
The Independent Plant Breeders Conference will take place Nov. 1 to 4, at the downtown Embassy Suites in Portland, Ore.
The conference will feature two days of lectures focused on helping the independent plant breeder succeed in the commercial world...
June 26, 2012
Metrolina Greenhouses hosted Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack at their Huntersville, N.C., facilities on June 25.
Vilsack spent two hours touring Metrolina’s greenhouses and had the opportunity to see some of the renewable energy projects that...
June 22, 2012
OFA Short Course has been recognized as one of the top 25 fastest growing (in attendance) trade shows over the last three years by the Trade Show News Network (TSNN).
TSNN made the nnoucement last week when it announced the...
June 22, 2012
Becker Underwood has revamped its management structure.
Paul Holliday will assume the newly created position of chief strategist and will provide direction, expertise and support to the company’s executive team. He will assist in the design of the...
June 22, 2012
Hortica Insurance & Employee Benefits, a mutual insurance company serving horticultural businesses across the U.S., is celebrating 125 years in business.
Founded on June 1, 1887 and initially named “Florists’ Hail Association of America,”...
June 22, 2012
The Joseph Shinoda Memorial Scholarship Foundation Inc. has named Luke Deitrick of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as its 2012-13 Shinoda Scholar of the Year.
“This prestigious award represents the bright future of our industry,” says...
June 22, 2012
The HGTV HOME Plant Collection has introduced an exclusive line of Pop-N-Polish petunias into the Expressions Annuals Collection for 2013.
One of the exclusives, Sweetunia White Merlot, will be sold individually in quarts, gallons, and hanging...
June 17, 2012
Growers, retailers, breeders, landscapers, designers, and garden writers are invited to an industry open house this week at the trial gardens at the University of Georgia in Athens. The open house will take place from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
During the...
June 17, 2012
Last week, Terra Nova Nurseries and Blooms of Bressingham announced they have entered into a licensing agreement to breed, grow and co-brand five new plant varieties in the form of liners.
The partnership incorporates five introductions intended to...
June 17, 2012
Cornell University’s 10th annual Floriculture Field Day will take place July 24, 2012 at the Cornell campus in Ithaca, NY.
The morning program will center on a theme of diversification and responding to changing consumer values to maintain...
June 13, 2012
Purdue University is investigating the effects of LED lighting during young plant (plug) production.
The project began in 2010 with a four-year United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Specialty Crops Research Initiative grant to improve and...
