Management

August 17, 2012
ANLA Grower/Distribution Tour Set for Next Month

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... more »

August 3, 2012
Farmer’s Markets Continue to Grow

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... more »

August 2012
Inspiration In Numbers

At Bauman's Farm & Garden in Gervais, Ore., we have partnered with two local businesses — Red Bird Restorative Gardens and Autumn Leaf Landscaping Company — to create an inspirational retail concept that connects home... more »

July 15, 2012
OFA, ANLA Boards Vote to Form New Joint Association

The board of directors of OFA – the Association of Horticulture Professionals and the American Nursery and Landscape Association's (ANLA) board of directors both voted this week to explore the joint formation of a new... more »

June 27, 2012
AFE Fundraising Dinner Set For September

The American Floral Endowment's annual fundraising dinner will take place Sept. 20, 2012, at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Fla. in conjunction with the Society of American Florists convention.Organizers are inviting growers, retail florists,... more »

June 12, 2012
Waterloo Gardens to Close Original Location

Waterloo Gardens recently announced the selling and subsequent closing of its original store and garden center in Devon, reports the Daily Times , serving Delaware County, Pa.The garden center will consolidate its operations to its... more »

May 2012
The Art of Engagement

Let's see... while I have one daughter who isn't yet engaged, I do have a son and a daughter who were both engaged and are now married, so I guess that makes me somewhat of... more »

May 2012
Not Your Typical Pop-Up

For a floral design business that focuses heavily on the art of container gardening, Nectar & Company of Macon, Ga., sure has another art form down pat — the art of inspirational merchandising.Need proof? Just... more »

May 2012
Become The Buzz

A lot has been written about all the ways you can get buzz for your business — from putting discounts on your Facebook fan page, to reaching out to mommy bloggers, to offering Groupons.You don't... more »

May 10, 2012
Syngenta Calls for Scholarship Applicants

Syngenta has announced it will be offering two $7,500 horticulture-related scholarships again in 2012. The Glenn Goldsmith Breeding Excellence Scholarship is a $7,500 award for a student working toward a degree in plant breeding. The... more »

May 2012
The World’s Largest Hanging Basket

The Garden Corner's Jonn Karsseboom is one passionate guy. He'll be the first to admit that he's also a bit of a daydreamer. Sometimes when you mix those two characteristics, extraordinary things happen — particularly... more »

May 2012
The Consumable Consumable

We've taken them for granted all these years, but they didn't mind. Tasty, delicious, aromatic and oh so versatile, herbs and veggies are good for the mind, body, spirit and business.Edibles bring customers back time... more »