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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...
April 20, 2012
The American Floral Endowment (AFE) is working with researchers, extension educators and representatives from the impatiens production industry to learn more about controlling impatiens downy mildew.
AFE has compiled resources for growers,...
April 20, 2012
Dramm has created a new troubleshooting forum on the company's Commercial Products website.
The new Dramm Forum is a place where customers can ask technical and repair questions about products as well as search through previously asked...
April 20, 2012
Last week, Dig. Drop. Done., the North American authority on flower bulbs, announced that the North American Flower Bulb Wholesalers Association (NAFWA) has started accepting applications for the Karl Schroff Memorial Scholarship.
The $3,000...
April 20, 2012
All-America Selections, an independent plant trialing and award program, has announced there will be 22 AAS Display Gardens participating in the first-ever AAS Landscape Design Contest.
By participating, these gardens will help All-America...
April 20, 2012
Greenheart Farms is working with Chase Agricultural Consulting to create a manual that will serve as a resource tool for Greenheart’s customers.
The Ultimate Management Practices for Roses will be the first in a series of guides for the...
April 20, 2012
Each year, the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA) honors a distinct group of individuals who contribute time and energy into enhancing, protecting and serving Florida’s nursery and landscape industry through the FNGLA...
April 20, 2012
Last week, Bert Lemkes, co-owner of Van Wingerden Intl., Mills River, N.C., testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
The subcommittee was holding a hearing on the E-Verify program, and identity theft...
April 13, 2012
Syngenta has announced it will be offering two $7,500 horticulture-related scholarships again in 2012.
The Glenn Goldsmith Breeding Excellence Scholarship is a $7,500 award for a student working toward a degree in plant breeding.
The Goldsmith Seeds...
April 13, 2012
Dümmen USA has announced that its interspecific geranium, formerly known as Salsarita, has been renamed Sarita and three new colors have been added to the series.
Red Fox Sarita is the same dark-leafed, single-flower interspecific that impressed...
April 13, 2012
Valent USA Corp. has reached an agreement with The Scotts Company LLC, which includes a collaborative supply agreement on key active ingredients for the outdoor consumer lawn and garden market in the United States.
As part of the arrangement,...
April 13, 2012
Last month at California Spring Trials, visitors to the Benary display at Plug Connection in Vista, Calif., were asked to come up with a new name for the breeder's blue ageratum (see photo).
The winning name is...'Blue Hawaii 5.0'.
The new 'Blue...
April 13, 2012
The 2012 Farwest Show, now in its 40th year, has announced the lineup for this year’s event, including a featured celebration of the genus Acer, according to Farwest Show director Allan Niemi.
“Everything that Farwest attendees love about the show...
