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Bailey Announces Plans to Purchase Carlton Plants
On Oct. 19, Bailey Nurseries, St. Paul, Minnesota, announced it is acquiring Oregon-based Carlton Plants as of Oct. 31, 2018. As a continuation of its principle of Growing What’s Next, Bailey places a strong focus... more »GPN/Nexus Intern of the Year Scholarship Deadline Nears
The deadline to apply for the 2019 GPN/Nexus Intern of the Year scholarship is almost here. Interested college students have until Oct. 15, to submit all of the required application materials (see below for details). The... more »
‘Oso Easy Urban Legend’ Rose Wins Award at Biltmore Trials
Proven Winners ColorChoice 'Oso Easy Urban Legend' rose was awarded the Lord Burleigh Award for Best Disease Resistance, plus the Chauncey Beadle Award for Best Shrub Rose at the 2018 Biltmore International Rose Trials at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville,... more »
Rusty Oak Nursery Joins Bower & Branch as its Sixth Network Grower
Bower & Branch continues its grower network expansion with the addition of Rusty Oak Nursery, Ltd. in Valley City, Ohio, as a Grower Member. Sid Raisch, president and CEO of Bower & Branch, said, “We... more »
Pleasant View Gardens Hires Territory Sales Manager
Pleasant View Gardens has added Kevin McDonald to its growing sales team. With more than two decades of sales and management experience, McDonald brings with him a vast understanding of how to make customers more... more »
Dümmen Orange Introduces New Rooting Technology
At California Spring Trials, Dümmen Orange introduced Basewell, a new rooting technology that uses an off-shore propagation process to deliver high quality bare-root cuttings directly to the grower. A new product form, Basewell bare-root cuttings... more »Central Garden & Pet Acquires Bell Nursery
On March 14, Central Garden & Pet Company, a leading producer and distributor of branded and private label products for the lawn and garden and pet supplies markets, announced it had purchased Bell Nursery Holdings,... more »Free Webinar on Greenhouse Sensor Technology to Take Place This Week
On March 1, at 2 p.m. EST, GPN magazine will be hosting a webinar on “Better Sensor Technologies for Today’s Modern Greenhouses,” sponsored by Vaisala. Justin Walsh, an expert from Vaisala, will discuss three important... more »Pleasant View Gardens Matriarch Passes Away
Eleanor J. (Rippe) Huntington, the matriarch of Pleasant View Gardens in Loudon, New Hampshire, died at home, on Oct. 17, 2017. Eleanor was born in 1929 in Westport, Connecticut. After graduating from high school, she attended Grace... more »New Marketing Director Named at Costa Farms
Damarys Mora Crawford has been named the new marketing director at Costa Farms in Miami, Florida. Crawford brings more than 20 years of experience in consumer product marketing.... more »
EuroAmerican Propagators Files for Bankruptcy
On Jan. 23, 2017, Euroamerican Propagators in Bonsall, California, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the Southern District of California (San Diego) U.S. Bankruptcy Court. According to www.uscourts.gov, Chapter 7 bankruptcy “provides for ‘liquidation’ — the... more »
Free PGR Webinar to Take Place Next Week
On Nov. 29, 2016, Lawn & Garden Retailer's sister publication GPN will host the next webinar in its Plant Health Management Webinars series. "Proper Use of Plant Growth Regulators" will be presented by Roger C. Styer, Ph.D.,... more »
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