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Hopewell Nursery Acquired by Central Garden & Pet
In December, Central Garden & Pet it would be acquiring Hopewell Nursery, a leading live goods grower serving retail nurseries, landscape contractors, wholesalers and garden centers across the Northeast. The Hopewell acquisition follows the company’s successful... more »
Syngenta Flowers Acquires Hydrangea Genetics
Syngenta Flowers has purchased the key hydrangea and other select genetics along with the Hana Bay Flowers brand from Bay City Flower Co. in Half Moon Bay, California. The deal was announced Dec. 8, 2020.... more »Jelitto Perennial Seeds Introduces New Varieties
Jelitto Perennial Seeds recently announced two new varieties for 2021: Alyssium (Aurinia) saxatile 'Gold Kobold' The Basket-of-Gold is botanically known as Alyssum saxatile. There is a whole range of tried-and-tested, good varieties on offer that... more »Longtime Dümmen Orange Employee Retires
Dümmen Orange recently announced that its current longest-tenured employee, Carmen Bautista, retired on Dec. 2. Carmen Bautista Bautista, who grew up in San Diego County, started working in 1977 at the former Paul Ecke Ranch,... more »
Costa Farms to Open Trial Gardens for Events in March
Costa Farms will open its Miami, Florida, trial garden on March 4-5, 2021, to brokers, growers and other members of the industry for an opportunity to preview 2022 new plant varieties. The trial garden will host... more »Monrovia CEO Miles Rosedale to Step Down After 40 Years
Monrovia Nursery Co. recently announced that Miles Rosedale will step down from his role as CEO but remain co-chairman of the Board of Directors, effective Dec. 31. Monrovia’s Board has initiated a search for a... more »
Winners Circle
It can be difficult to select which varieties to add to and remove from your product offering each season. Consumer needs change, and new trends emerge. There are hundreds of thousands of beautiful plants to... more »
What Consumers See in Their Gardens of the Future
Just like fashion, trends in gardening come and go — and sometimes come back again. Some shifts in gardening were inspired by necessity, like the Victory Gardens when consumers grew their own food during the... more »
Beacon Impatiens Presents Donation to OI Foundation
The team behind the launch of Beacon Impatiens is pleased to confirm a donation of a portion of its 2019-2020 global seed sales to The OI Foundation, the charity organization that brings awareness and support to those living... more »
Terra Nova Nurseries Produces Geum Series Video
Terra Nova Nurseries has released a new geum video as part of its ongoing “Terra Nova Varieties View” series. The new video showcases a series of geum varieties named the Tempo series. Chuck Pavlich, Terra... more »Blight-Resistant Boxwood to Hit the Market
Plant Development Services Inc. and Tree Town USA recently partnered to introduce Better Boxwood, the first collection of scientifically bred blight-resistant boxwood in the industry. The Better Boxwood series is reportedly the result of over... more »
Monrovia Creates Retailers Resource Website
Monrovia recently announced it has created a new web resource page for their retailers. The site puts together the grower's most shareable content and serves as a hub for all things new and featured that Monrovia... more »
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