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May 18, 2012
Dig.Drop.Done, the North American authority on flower bulbs, has launched a new website geared specifically toward flower bulb retailers in the United States and Canada.
The online resource, DDDRetailer.com, delivers everything bulb garden centers...
May 18, 2012
Nominations are now being accepted for the America in Bloom's John Holmes III Community Champion Award.
The award recognizes an individual who exemplifies community leadership through actions that reflect the mission of the organization. The award...
May 18, 2012
Since its launch earlier this spring launch, Burpee Home Gardens' new mobile design tool “My Garden Designer” has helped create more than 3,000 mixed container recipes for home gardeners across the country.
The new tool is also uncovering consumer...
May 11, 2012
The HGTV Home Plant Collection will be available to consumers at select independent garden centers around the country starting this week.
The debut collection of annuals, called “Expressions”, was developed by Agricola Management Group, in...
May 11, 2012
Harts Nursery of Jefferson in Oregon recently launched a program to help get students involved in gardening and horticulture related activities.
Scott Kegerreis, national account manager for the company told GPN that Harts Nursery wanted to do its...
May 07, 2012
The National Gardening Association and the grandchildren of Helene and Mark Eisner., Inc. have announced 10 winners for the 2012 Midwest Garden Grant Award.
For three years, this award has been offered to states throughout the Midwest,...
May 04, 2012
The deadlines for the Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) competitive grants and student scholarship programs are approaching.
Research grant applications for FY 2013 are due on May 15. Student scholarship applications are due...
May 04, 2012
Online registration and hotel reservations for 2012 OFA Short Course are now open.
OFA Short Course will meet July 14-17, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio.
OFA Short Course offers education, products, and events for all...
May 04, 2012
Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc., Lowell, Ore., has established its initial network of growers poised to grow and distribute the BrazelBerries Collection of small ornamental berry shrubs to garden retailers. The network of BrazelBerries’...
May 04, 2012
Organizers of the 2012 Farwest Show have announced the lineup of professional tours for this year’s event.
According to Farwest Show director Allan Niemi, there will be three tours that take place Aug. 21 and 22.
The 2012 Farwest Show will take...
May 04, 2012
Everris Americas, an ICL Specialty Fertilizers company, recently acquired the manufacturing equipment of X-Calibur Plant Health Company in Summerville, S.C.
The purchase includes a fertilizer coating line and associated handling, processing...
April 27, 2012
On April 26, a federal judge in northern Florida issued a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Labor from implementing a new rule that would have fundamentally altered the H2B temporary and seasonal worker program that is important...
April 27, 2012
Last week, Syngenta Flowers, Inc., announced it was donating 1,400 potted plants valued at $10,000 to four nonprofit organizations in the Greensboro, N.C., area.
Friends with Flowers, Greensboro Beautiful, Greensboro Housing...
April 27, 2012
The Container Design Competition that takes place each year at the Cornell Floriculture Field Day is looking for entries for this year's contest.
The event will take place on July 24, 2012 at Cornell University. The competition is sponsored by...
April 27, 2012
The Western Region of the International Plant Propagators’ Society (IPPS) will meet September 19-22, at the Four Points by Sheraton Ventura Harbor in California. The event includes a carefully planned mix of educational sessions, nursery tours...
April 27, 2012
Dümmen USA recently announced that Plug Connection in Vista, Calif., has become their newest West Coast rooting station for Red Fox plants.
Other growers in Dümmen's North American rooting station network include: Bob’s Market and...
April 27, 2012
Kalamazoo Flower Group, Galesburg, Mich., recently became the first organization in North America to achieve the MPS Florimark TraceCert certificate.
This certificate requires that the organization fulfill checkpoints regarding freshness of...
April 27, 2012
LumiGrow, Inc. has signed a North American distribution agreement with Hydrofarm, Inc., one of the world’s largest wholesalers and manufacturers of indoor gardening products.
Hydrofarm’s six distribution centers will make LumiGrow LED lighting for...
April 27, 2012
At California Spring last month, Agricola Management Group, in conjunction with Dümmen USA, Inc. , unveiled the HGTV Home Plant Collection. More than 500 growers and retailers previewed the debut annuals collection, “Expressions," at the...
April 22, 2012
If you missed GPN's webinar on "Marketing & Merchandising Ideas from Abroad," you can now view the archived presentation online.
Last Thursday, Dave Edenfield, president of The Visions Group, presented some of the latest horticulture marketing...
