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Altman Plants Reports True Bloom Roses Trial Results

November 15, 2021
Altman Plants Reports True Bloom Roses Trial Results

Altman Plants, a breeder and grower of garden roses, has reported garden trial results for the True Bloom Roses collection, including garden-worthy findings for five significant hybrid rose varieties. The evaluation involved extensive internal plant... more »
Proven Winners Enters the Houseplants Market with New Partnership

November 8, 2021
Proven Winners Enters Houseplants Market with New Partnership

Proven Winners recently announced a new partnership with The Plant Co. Based in Stuarts Draft, Virginia, The Plant Co. is a leading source of unique houseplants in North America and will market houseplant varieties under... more »

November/December 2021
Trending There and Here

Whether it’s clothes, cars or plants, we often look across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe to get a feel of what might be the next hot trend or trends. I reached out to Peter van... more »
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October 14, 2021
#YearoftheSunflower Video Contest Winners Revealed

National Garden Bureau recently announced that the Lee College Horticulture Program and Williams Nursery are the winners of this year’s #YearoftheSunflower video contest. Winners were chosen by a panel of industry professionals. Sunflower Videos were... more »
Danziger COLIBRI™ Exotic Red Bling Calibrachoa

October 13, 2021
Danziger Announces Innovation Fest to Introduce 2023 New Varieties

Danziger is kicking off the 2023 season with an expanded new varieties launch event — Innovation Fest: 2023 Danziger Debut. The event will include the in-person event at the company’s headquarters in Israel, virtual and... more »
Ball Releases 2022-2023 Mum Catalog

October 11, 2021
Ball Releases 2022-2023 Mum Catalog

The Ball Garden Mums team has announced the availability of its two-year catalog for 2022-2023 that focuses on new, cutting-edge varieties as well as program excellence at all stages. Growers can count on Ball Mums to deliver... more »
Monrovia Calla Lily Surprise Container Unexpected Form and Bright Color

September 27, 2021
Monrovia Shares Fall Planter Combination Inspiration

Spring may get all the fanfare, but the fall landscape has its own sense of style, color, and excitement. As your summer color fades, independent garden centers can offer their customers some new energy with... more »
T. Jay Higgins Suntory Flowers

September 14, 2021
Suntory Flowers Names Higgins North America General Manager

Suntory Flowers has named business partner T. Jay Higgins general manager for North America. Higgins is president and owner of Sun-Fire Nurseries in Sarasota, Florida. In addition to being the top producer of Sun Parasol mandevillas,... more »
Bailey Ryan McEnaney Receives GardenComm Emergent Communicator Award

September 14, 2021
Bailey’s Ryan McEnaney Receives GardenComm Emergent Communicator Award

Ryan McEnaney, Bailey marketing and communications manager, recently received the Emergent Communicator Award at the 2021 GardenComm Conference. This award recognizes a member under the age of 40 who demonstrates exceptionally high degrees of skill,... more »

August 25, 2021
Emerald Coast Growers Updates Resource Guide with New Varieties

Emerald Coast Growers has released an updated version of its Resource Guide. The 2021-22 edition features an exciting section called Fresh Picks, which highlights all newcomers to their lineup including new perennials, ornamental grasses and... more »
coleus ‘Fancy Feathers Copper'

September/October 2021
Hot Market, Cool Houseplants

Amid the red-hot, got to have it, forget ever buying a home, houseplant market, are a few notable and inexpensive alternatives. Can’t fill an order for 1,000 philodendron ‘Caramel Marble’ that sells for an average... more »
'Kimono' hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Hokomareki’ USPPAF photo by Bloomin Easy

August 23, 2021
New Varieties Showcase Awards Given at Farwest Show

'Kimono' hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Hokomareki’ USPPAF), hybridized in the Netherlands by Kolster BV and introduced by Curoplant Co., was chosen by voting attendees as the People’s Choice winner in the 2021 Farwest Show’s New Varieties Showcase. 'Kimono'... more »