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Seed Your Future

March 11, 2026
Seed Your Future releases horticulture internship workforce report

Seed Your Future has released a new Internship Research Report and Employer Resource Toolkit aimed at helping horticulture employers strengthen internship programs and address workforce shortages. The report outlines internship trends, compensation benchmarks, program structures... more »

Powell Gardens acquires Colonial Gardens

March 5, 2026
Powell Gardens acquires Colonial Gardens

Botanical garden Powell Gardens in Kansas City, Missouri, announced it has acquired Colonial Gardens in Blue Springs, Missouri. The acquisition expands Powell Gardens’ mission in education, environmental stewardship and community engagement. Colonial Gardens has been... more »

PanAmerican Seed chooses Roots for Youth as its Beacon Impatiens charitable partner for 2026

March 4, 2026
PanAmerican Seed chooses Roots for Youth as its Beacon Impatiens charitable partner for 2026

PanAmerican Seed has chosen Roots for Youth, an organization founded by the Bradford Greenhouses Family Trust in Ontario, Canada, as the charity it will support for the 2026 gardening season through its Beacon Impatiens brand.... more »

Art Van Wingerden Appointed AFE Chairman-Elect

March 2, 2026
Art Van Wingerden appointed AFE chairman-elect

The American Floral Endowment’s (AFE) Board of Trustees has appointed Art Van Wingerden, COO of Metrolina Greenhouses, as AFE’s chairman-elect. Van Wingerden will begin his two-year term as chairman in September, succeeding current chairman David... more »

Ball Horticultural Co. has released "Sowing Sustainability,” a new sustainability report

March 2, 2026
Ball Horticultural releases sustainability report

Ball Horticultural Co. has released "Sowing Sustainability,” a new sustainability report to showcase the goals and accomplishments of the company’s global operations. The report is structured according to three categories of sustainability — Products, People... more »

NGB, AAS award Terry Berke with Breeders’ Cup Award

March 2, 2026
NGB, AAS award Terry Berke with Breeders’ Cup Award

National Garden Bureau (NGB) and All-America Selections (AAS) recently announced that Terry Berke, retired hot pepper breeder from Bayer/Seminis, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 AAS Breeders’ Cup Award. This award recognizes... more »