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February 08, 2013
Keep America Beautiful (KAB) announced it received a $1 million donation from the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation (LCEF) to support the national nonprofit’s mission to build and sustain vibrant communities. This is Lowe's second $1...
February 08, 2013
Emerald Coast Growers announced it has redesigned and enlarged its in-house shipping facility. The revamp allows the Pensacola, Fla., facility to increase capacity, enhance productivity and improve energy efficiency.
“Customers will experience the...
February 08, 2013
The deadline for floriculture and horticulture students to submit applications through the American Floral Endowment (AFE) is May 1. College students from sophomore through senior year, as well as graduate students, are encouraged to apply for the...
February 07, 2013
Terra Nova Nurseries has announced plans for a new varieties display at the Plug Connection trials location during 2013 California Spring Trials .
California Spring Trials will take place April 6-11.
The display will feature varieties included in...
February 07, 2013
Novozymes BioAg is expanding its portfolio of biocontrol products with the introduction of the bioinsecticide MET52.
MET52 uses Metarhizium, a pathogenic fungus for the effective control of thrips, mites, whiteflies and vine weevils in greenhouse...
February 07, 2013
Rough Brothers Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, and Golden Pacific Structures, Redlands, Calif., have agreed to merge their products under the Rough Brothers Greenhouse line. In the past six months, Rough Brothers has rolled Golden Pacific and XS Smith...
February 04, 2013
Jonathan Pedersen has joined Van Belle Nursery in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Pedersen will be the executive director of the company's new Bloomin' Easy brand.
Pedersen previously was with Bailey Nurseries where he led the team that introduced...
February 04, 2013
All-America Selections (AAS) recently announced two additional winners for the 2013 season, bringing the grand total to eight winners for 2013. The two new double zinnias — 'Profusion Double Deep Salmon' and 'Profusion Double Hot Cherry'...
January 31, 2013
The HGTV HOME Plant Collection announced its first Canadian shrub grower partner for its ‘Smart & Stylish’ Shrub line: Willowbrook Nurseries of Fenwick, Ontario, Canada. The container nursery and perennials grower was chosen for its expertise in...
January 31, 2013
Based on popular vote by show attendees, the Pretty Deep Red mandevilla variety from Suntory Flowers’ Sun Parasol group won the Favorite New Flowering Plant award at the Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition (TPIE) in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Pretty...
January 31, 2013
Syngenta Flowers Inc. has expanded its royalty monitoring and propagation agreement with Royalty Administration International (RAI).
As a result, the agreement between the two companies will now include all of Syngenta Flowers’ U.S. and Canada...
January 31, 2013
MasterTag has added Shannon Hoover and Dave Dagen to its sales team.
Hoover is the company’s new Canadian region account representative. She has experience within the horticulture industry in packaging, merchandising and floral product...
January 29, 2013
LINX Greenhouses, a Division of Nexus Corp., has launched a new website (www.linxgreenhouse.com). The website shows the different products and applications that LINX offers to growers to complete their growing cycle from beginning to end.
In...
January 28, 2013
January 30 will mark the launch of the second year of e-GRO Alert — an enewsletter from the floriculture specialists at several major universities.
The goal of the newsletter is to let growers know of insect, disease, nutritional, or physiological...
January 28, 2013
Agri-Starts, Inc. launched its new website on Jan. 2, 2013.
The new website (www.agristarts.com) has been completely redesigned to provide customers with detailed plant information, accurate availability and online ordering.
The Apopka, Fla.-...
January 25, 2013
The Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI) launched its official program at the IPM Fair in Essen, Germany.
The 25 international partners of the initiative are committed to have 90 percent of their internationally traded production sustainable...
January 25, 2013
The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has hired Suzanna McCloskey as its new communications specialist.
McCloskey is a native of Tennessee and recently graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and...
January 25, 2013
e-GRO will offer three Internet-based e-Gro Nutrient Monitoring Workshops.
e-GRO is a collaborative effort of floriculture specialists at the University of New Hampshire, North Carolina State University, Purdue University, Kansas State University...
January 21, 2013
In May 2012, we introduced our first-ever 40 Under 40. From Albano to Zimmerman (and all 38 in between), the Class of 2012 was quite diverse and represented excellence in all aspects of the horticulture industry.
Each and every one of those 40...
January 18, 2013
The University of Connecticut is sponsoring the “Perennial Plant Conference – A Conference for the Landscape and Horticulture Professional,” on March 21, 2013 at the Lewis B. Rome Commons on the University of Connecticut Storrs campus.
The...
