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AmericanHort Adds Two New Members to Cultivate Management Team
In an effort to continually improve the event and experience for exhibitors, sponsors and attendees, AmericanHort has hired Cindy Lee and Bill Behrens to take the lead on managing Cultivate, AmericanHort’s signature industry event. Cindy... more »
GardenComm Announces Gold Media Award Winners
Garden Communicators International (GardenComm) announced the winners of its 2021 Gold Media Awards on Saturday, Aug. 14, at the GardenComm Virtual Conference. The GardenComm Media Awards is the only national online media awards program... more »HRI to Grant $25,000 in Scholarships for 2021-22 School Year
The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) will grant up over $25,000 in scholarships for the 2021-2022 school year. These scholarships are made possible by nine endowed funds that aid students who are seeking a lifelong career... more »
Retail Sales Slow, Still on Track for a Record Year
Retail sales slowed during July as retailers continued to face supply chain disruptions and increased COVID-19 vaccinations allowed consumers to shift some spending from goods to activities like going out to dinner and traveling despite... more »AAS Releases Young Plant Supplier List
All-America Selections (AAS) recently released a list of the North American young plant suppliers are offering AAS Winners as both plugs and liners for 2022. AAS has posted to its website the list of participating... more »America In Bloom Hires Development Manager
Lisa Starcher Collins has been hired as development manager at America in Bloom (AIB), the national organization committed to promoting nationwide beautification. Lisa Starcher Collins Collins, who started at AIB in July, brings many years... more »
Sidney B. Meadows Fund Hands Out Scholarships
The Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Fund recently awarded scholarships to 12 students from nine southeastern universities. The scholarship fund was created in 1989 by the Southern Nursery Association (SNA), Seven of the awards are named... more »
PPA Picks Top Perennial for ’22
The Perennial Plant Association (PPA) has announced that Schizachyrium scoparium is its the 2022 Perennial Plant of the Year. The Perennial Plant of the Year program began in 1990 to showcase a perennial that is... more »
Retail Sales Increase as Recovery Continues
Retail sales saw solid growth during June, increasing in most categories on a monthly basis and across the board on a yearly basis as the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic continued, the National Retail Federation... more »PPA Organizes Summer Pop-Up Event Series
The Perennial Plant Association has announced that registration is open for the second part of its 2021 Hybrid National Symposium series, PPA Pop-Ups. The PPA Pop-Up event series will be hosted regionally in August and... more »SAF Names New President
The Society of American Florists has announced that Oscar Fernandez, director of sales for Equiflor-Rio Roses in Miami, Florida, has been named next president-elect. “I am very excited to have been chosen to serve as... more »
Retailers’ Choice Awards Announced at Cultivate’21
Danny Summers, managing director of The Garden Center Group, has announced the winners of this year's Retailer's Choice Awards. Sponsored by the Garden Retailers Group and AmericanHort, the awards recognize the most unique and innovative products... more »
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