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Star Roses and Plants receives American Garden Rose Selections awards
Star Roses and Plants has received three awards from the 2025 American Garden Rose Selections (AGRS) testing program. AGRS reportedly recognizes roses that are easy to care for, disease-resistant and suitable for different regions of... more »Plantpeddler, Syngenta Flowers pre-release new begonia series
Plantpeddler and Syngenta Flowers have announced the pre-release of a new begonia series, offering U.S. growers a chance to trial the iCandy begonias ahead of the official 2026 launch. The iCandy series features five colors,... more »
Sakata relocates headquarters to Woodland Innovation Center
Sakata America Holding Co. (SAH), a major subsidiary of Sakata Seed, announced the grand opening of its new headquarters, the Sakata Woodland Innovation Center. This state-of-the-art facility, located on 219 acres of agricultural land in... more »
All-America Selections honors Mitch Hanes with Breeders’ Cup Award
All-America Selections (AAS) has named Mitch Hanes, retired flower breeder from Syngenta Flowers, as the recipient of the 2024 AAS Breeders’ Cup Award. This prestigious award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to horticulture... more »
Bushel and Berry introduces non-berry plants
Bushel and Berry from Star Roses and Plants has introduced two new plants for 2025: tea camellia 'Brew-Tea-Ful' and Passion Fruit 'Poppin’ Passion'. These plants are the first non-berry additions to the collection. Tea camellia... more »
Dümmen Orange completes numerous summer trials
Dümmen Orange announced it successfully participated in numerous industry trials in North America over the past summer. Trial locations included Colorado State University (week 32), Welby Gardens (week 32), Mast Young Plants (week 31), Plantpeddler... more »
Dümmen Orange promotes Clark to national sales manager
Dümmen Orange has promoted Tim Clark to the position of U.S. national sales manager. Based in the Cincinnati, Ohio area, Clark will now oversee Dümmen Orange’s network of customers, broker companies and sales representatives throughout... more »
University of Florida debuts 2 new Greenhouse Training Online courses
The University of Florida IFAS Extension has two courses starting in four weeks: Success with your Latino Workforce and Weed Management. Success with your Latino Workforce is taught by Claudio Pasian, Ph.D., professor emeritus at... more »
Dümmen Orange North America announces new hires
Dümmen Orange North America has hired Michelle McElhannon, Ph.D. as its new technical specialist and Sarah Thompson as its new western regional sales manager. McElhannon is a scientist with over 20 years of experience in... more »
Monrovia schedules garden trends, 2025 new varieties webinar
Monrovia’s chief marketing officer and trendspotter, Katie Tamony, and plant selections manager, Georgia Clay, will host a live webinar at 10 a.m. Pacific on Monday, Sept. 16. The "New for 2025" webinar will preview Monrovia’s... more »
Innovative Ideas: How to houseplant
For thousands of years humans have incorporated plants into their homes for a multitude of reasons. Fast forward to the 1960s and ‘70s, when houseplants became very popular. After taking a dip in popularity for... more »
Proven Winners ColorChoice varieties awarded at 2024 Plantarium
Proven Winners ColorChoice plants received several awards at this year’s Plantarium 2024, which took place Aug. 21-22 in Boskoop, Netherlands. Plantarium is a trade show-style event tailored for growers, wholesalers and garden centers designed to... more »
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October 4, 2024
NGB awards $7,500 in Therapeutic Garden Grants
October 4, 2024
Proven Winners announces 2024 scholarship winners
October 4, 2024
Plantpeddler, Syngenta Flowers pre-release new begonia series
October 3, 2024
2025 Philadelphia Flower Show theme revealed
October 3, 2024
Sakata relocates headquarters to Woodland Innovation Center
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