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AmericanHort Seeks Applicants for Board of Directors
AmericanHort is seeking nominees and applications who are AmericanHort member to become a member of its board of directors. Nominations are due by Feb. 17. The AmericanHort board of directors members are the people behind... more »
TPIE 2023 Cool Product Awards Announced
The Garden Center Group recently released the recipients of its Cool Product Awards given at The Tropical Plant International Expo (TPIE), which took place Jan. 18-20 in Tampa, Florida. A total of 67 plants or... more »
AIB Opens Enrollment for Community Beautification Programs
Communities wanting to become more beautiful and vibrant are invited to enroll in the 2023 America in Bloom (AIB) programs, which focus on transforming towns and cities through beautification initiatives. AIB program participation empowers communities... more »
Floriexpo to Take Place in Fort Lauderdale in 2023
Floriexpo is scheduled to take place May 31 to June 2 at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Reportedly the largest high-volume B2B floral exposition in North America, the event intends to... more »
MANTS 2023 Returns to Pre-Pandemic Attendance Numbers
The 2023 Mid Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) welcomed more than 11,000 attendees, including exhibitors in Baltimore from Jan. 11 through 13 at the Baltimore Convention Center. A sold-out trade show floor showcased more than... more »
Great Grow Along to Return in March
Great Grow Along is a free, 10-day virtual festival inspiring and connecting tens of thousands with the influencers, taste-makers, educators and cutting-edge content of today's gardening world. The virtual event takes place March 10-19. Over... more »
GardenComm Opens Submissions for 2023 Media Awards
GardenComm has announced the opening of submissions for its 2023 Media Award Laurels. The annual awards have recognized the top, professional horticultural communicators, in the areas of writing, photography, speaking, digital media, broadcast media, publishing,... more »AFE Establishes Memorial Tribute in Memory of Edward Seagroatt
The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has announced a new memorial tribute in memory of Edward Seagroatt, established by longtime friends Red and Katie Kennicott of Kennicott Brothers Co. Edward A. Seagroatt, 81, of Troy, passed... more »PPA Issues Call for 2023 Landscape Design Award Entries
The Perennial Plant Association has opened the application period for the 2023 Landscape Design awards. Initiated in 1992, the awards program recognizes design projects that are exemplary in use of herbaceous perennials to help create... more »
NGB Announces 2023 Green Thumb Award Winners
National Garden Bureau has announced six live goods and two hard goods as winners of the 2023 Green Thumb Award. Award recipients were chosen based on these four criteria: uniqueness, technological innovation, ability to solve... more »
AFE Shares Ways to Increase Cut Flower Sales for Valentine’s Day Success
The National Retail Federation reports that 40% of Christmas shopping beginning right after Labor Day, so it’s no stretch to say that garden centers should begin their Valentine’s Day marketing before — or immediately after —... more »
Top 10 Garden Retailer Feature Articles of 2022
These 10 feature articles were the most read in 2022. 1. 10 Retail Merchandising Best Practices to Follow in Your Store Good retail merchandising optimizes how products are displayed in-store and ensures that their features... more »
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