Green Goods
The 2012 ANLA Grower Distribution Tour will take place Sept. 18 to 20, in Suffolk, Va.Attendees will have the opportunity to visit two nurseries who are successful growing and landscape distribution companies.Lancaster Farms and Bennett's...
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Plants Nouveau has launched a new mobile consumer website - www.plantsnouveau.com . The website contains detailed information for home gardeners as well as growing professionals."This is a site for both consumers who are shopping for...
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Costa Farms is lending its media support to promote National Indoor Plant Week (www.nationalindoorplantweek.com ) scheduled to take place September 16-22, 2012.The week-long celebration is designed to raise consumer awareness of the value and benefits...
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On Aug. 15,, the Ecke Ranch announced it has been acquired by the Dutch-based Agribio Group. The addition of Ecke Ranch will provide Agribio Group a solid platform to enhance innovation, grower and retail solutions...
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The HGTV HOME Plant Collection is growing its plant product line with the introduction of select ornamental shrubs from Ball Ornamentals. The soon-to-be announced ornamental collection was developed by Agricola Management Group, in conjunction Ball...
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On Friday at a kickoff to National Farmer's Market Week, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced there was a 9.6 percent increase in National Farmers Market Directory listings.The U.S. Department of Agriculture's directory, a database...
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The 2012-13 rose catalog from Greenheart Farms in Arroyo Grande, Calif., is now available. The catalog features a broad assortment of innovative, top-quality genetics that are easy to grow and ship. The catalog also contains...
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Hip gardening is smart gardening and age has nothing to do with it. Hip gardening is about digging in the groove, finding that niche in your own backyard where you can unplug, connect with...
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From New Year's Day to New Year's Eve, a well-designed container garden has the ability to impact sales in the nursery in innumerable ways. From trees and shrubs to miniatures, from edibles to art, the...
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Building on its mission to help educate people on healthy living and home-grown garden success, Burpee Home Gardens recently unveiled its new "Grow Anywhere Tour" and the new Burpee food truck.The Burpee food truck will...
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In an ongoing mission to raise the visibility of All-America Selections, AAS Winners and the overall activities of the organization, the AAS Board of Directors has just released the 2012 All-America Selections Annual Report. Following...
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The All-America Selections (AAS) Board of Directors met recently to approve two holdovers from previous trials as the first two winners for the 2013 gardening season. The two varieties selected are: Canna 'South Pacific Scarlet'...
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