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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....
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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,...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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,”...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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