Associations

National Garden Bureau's hosting Influencers at CA Spring Trials

March 9, 2020
NGB to Host Influencers During California Spring Trials

National Garden Bureau (NGB), the non-profit organization promoting gardening for the past 100 years, is again traveling to the California Spring Trials with four influential horticulturists. The goal and intent of this sponsored trip is to... more »

March 6, 2020
IGC Show Releases Coronavirus Statement

IGC Show organizers recently released the following statement: IGC Show organizers are closely monitoring the Corona Virus situation. As you know, the IGC Show is still way off in August – nearly 6 months away. Our... more »

March 5, 2020
AmericanHort Names Interior Plantscaper Hall of Fame Inductees

AmericanHort has announced the 2020 inductees to the its Interior Plantscape Hall of Fame – Kathy Johnson Fediw, LEED AP ID+C, CLP, CLT and David Korstad, president of Sedgefield Interior Landscape. The AmericanHort Interior Plantscape... more »

February 19, 2020
Miami to Host 2020 International Floriculture Expo

The International Floriculture Expo will take place at the newly renovated Miami Beach Convention Center from June 9-11. The International Floriculture Expo is the largest floral event in North America and offers an entire day... more »
Clematis ‘Lady Kyoko’ Spring Hill Nurseries-horiz

February 13, 2020
Green Thumb Awards Handed Out

The best new ornamental plants, garden products and edible plants were recently given the prestigious 2020 Green Thumb Award, presented by the Direct Gardening Association (DGA). Winners in the Ornamental Seeds, Bulbs and Plants division... more »
AAS Winner 2020 Delphinium Dewy Blue F1

February 10, 2020
Three Varieties Named AAS Winners

All-America Selections, North America’s oldest and most well-known non-profit plant trialing organization, is pleased to announce three new AAS Winners: Delphinium Dewy Blue F1 (Regional); Pea Snak Hero (National); and Zinnia Holi Pink F1 (Regional)... more »
GCATour20_McCue Garden Center

February 6, 2020
GCA Summer Tour Boston Itinerary Announced

The itinerary for the 2020 GCA Summer Tour, taking place June 22-25 in Boston, has been announced. Attendees will see four IGC Top 100 Retailers on this tour: Mahoney's Garden Center, ranked ninth at $38.5 million;... more »

February 5, 2020
SNA’s Meadows Scholarship to Award $18,000 in 2020

The Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Endowment Fund, created in 1989 by the Southern Nursery Association (SNA), reports that eligible horticulture students in their junior, senior or graduate years of study to consider applying for this... more »

January 29, 2020
NGB Expands 2020 Product Programs

For 100 years, National Garden Bureau (NGB) has been showcasing and promoting their member’s products to fulfill a mission of providing information to home gardeners. Its first foray into this area, the New Varieties/New Plants... more »

January 28, 2020
AmericanHort Board of Directors Nominations Being Accepted

The AmericanHort Board of Directors recently announced the application period for the 2020 board of director nominations is now open. Applications are being accepted until Feb. 21 from AmericanHort members interested in being nominated for... more »
Eve's Garden-CARicature Collection

January 27, 2020
TPIE 2020 Cool Product Awards Announced

The Garden Center Group had the largest number ever of garden retailers as judges in attendance at TPIE this year, helping to find great products to present the Cool Product Awards, said Danny Summers, managing... more »

January 24, 2020
HRI Announces Scholarship Recipient

The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), in conjunction with the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show Inc. (MANTS), recently announced that Nicholas Dzurenda, a junior at Virginia Tech, as its 2019-2020 Carville M. Akehurst Memorial Scholarship recipient. Dzurenda,... more »