Associations

October 6, 2023
SAF names president elect

Lori Wheat, AAF, CFO and marketing director of Lafayette Florist, Gift Shop and Garden Center in Lafayette, Colorado, will serve as the Society of American Florists' president-elect beginning in August 2024 at SAF’s annual convention.... more »
association_ America In Blooom

October 6, 2023
AIB announces National Award recipients at annual symposium

Top honors for the prestigious 2023 America in Bloom program were announced at the annual symposium and awards celebration held Sept. 28-30 in South Carolina. All participants were evaluated on seven criteria: community vitality, floral impact,... more »

October 6, 2023
2024 AGRS garden rose selections announced

The American Garden Rose Selections (AGRS) has announced the winners of its highly anticipated 2024 AGRS garden rose selections. The winning roses embody all the characteristic’s that consumers desire in a garden plant: beauty, fragrance,... more »
NGB Therapeutic Garden Grant _Edgerton Hospital Healing Garden

October 5, 2023
NGB Therapeutic Garden Grant winners announced

National Garden Bureau, along with program sponsors American Meadows, Ball Horticultural and Sakata Seed America, have announced the five therapeutic gardens receiving grants and in-kind donations totaling more than $7,500.  This announcement marks the 10th... more »
Bemis Farms Nursery owners receive Sunbeam Social Media Award

October 5, 2023
Bemis Farms Nursery owners receive Sunbeam Social Media Award

Suntory Flowers recently announced that Ed and Tina Bemis of Bemis Farms Nursery are the winners of the Alive With Flowers — Sunbeam Social Media Award, in partnership with America in Bloom (AIB). Awards were... more »
Crystal Cady

October 4, 2023
Cady named CEO of Northwest Nursery Buyers Association

Northwest Nursery Buyers Association (NNBA), a cooperative of independent retail nurseries and garden centers in the Pacific Northwest, has named Crystal Cady as the CEO-designate. John A. Trax Jr., who has been the CEO and... more »
That Flower Feeling Color Logo

October 3, 2023
That Flower Feeling schedules free floral marketing webinar

That Flower Feeling, a marketing initiative dedicated to the growth of the fresh cut flower industry, recently announced it will host a webinar "Mastering Floral Marketing Assets: A Path to Business Growth" at 2 p.m.... more »
Garden Center Group announces 2024 dates.

September 29, 2023
Garden Center Group announces 2024 dates

Danny Summers, managing director of The Garden Center Group, recently announced dates and location of its 2024 Fall Event. The event is scheduled to take place Sept. 23-26, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. The annual event... more »
The 2023 Farwest Show celebrated 50 years

September 20, 2023
Farwest Show celebrated 50th anniversary

The 2023 Farwest Show celebrated 50 years of bringing nursery professionals together in style August 23–25, with more exhibitors, more attendees — and definitely more fun.  “The nursery and greenhouse industry is Oregon’s leading agricultural sector,”... more »

September 18, 2023
Voting now open for NGB’s 2023 Therapeutic Garden Grant

Voting is now open for the National Garden Bureau’s (NGB) 2023 Therapeutic Garden Grant. Anyone and everyone is encouraged to visit the NGB website and vote for the most deserving therapeutic garden based on the... more »
SAF Petal It Forward 2023

September 15, 2023
SAF’s Petal It Forward scheduled for Oct. 18

The Society of American Florists’ annual goodwill giveaway, in which floral businesses hand out two bouquets — one for the recipient to keep and one for them to give away — returns Wednesday, Oct. 18. For... more »
Green Career Week

September 15, 2023
Green Career Week begins Oct. 2

Seed Your Future (SYF) recently announced its Green Career Week will take place Monday, Oct. 2, through Friday, Oct. 6. Green Career Week is designed to inspire future horticulture professionals by connecting students with businesses.... more »