Cover Story

New Holiday Intros

Jennifer Zurko

Order cuttings of these new poinsettia cultivars now for this year’s holiday season sales. (P.S. There were no new whites this year.)

JZ on D.C.

Plantpeddler Honored for Supporting Ag Education

Jennifer Zurko

Congratulations to Mike, Rachel and John Gooder, and everyone at Plantpeddler of Cresco, Iowa, for being honored by the state for supporting agricultural education.

GT in Brief

Learn to Communicate Successfully With Your Latino Workforce

Jennifer Zurko

Claudio Carlos Pasian, Associate Professor, Emeritus at The Ohio State University, is teaching this new grower online training course.

GT in Brief

AmericanHort Launches New Greenhouse Technician Certification

Jennifer Zurko

AmericanHort announced the debut of the Greenhouse Technician Certification, a significant step in horticultural training tailored to meet the unique needs of the greenhouse sector.

GT in Brief

NGB, AAS to Merge

Chris Beytes & Jennifer Zurko

National Garden Bureau (NGB) and All-America Selections (AAS) have completed an organizational merger of the two organizations into one.

GT in Brief

Going Solar

Jennifer Zurko

Dan Foster, Senior Manager of Growing Operations for Four Star, asked if we wanted to see their new array of solar panels.

Inside Look

Do We Still Like Poinsettias?

Jennifer Zurko

When visiting a handful of growers last year in New Jersey during Week 48, this is the question I posed to them.

Cover Story

Locate, Deliberate, Integrate

Jennifer Zurko

Expanding your business doesn’t necessarily have to mean you build a brand-new greenhouse on your property. If you’ve got the will, the want and the resources, you can convert an existing facility from a different location.

JZ on D.C.

AmericanHort Shifts & Expands Advocacy Team

Jennifer Zurko

In February, AmericanHort announced some changes to its advocacy team. Matt Mika is now VP of Advocacy and Government Affairs, assuming the leadership of the organization’s Washington, D.C.-based advocacy team, transitioning that role from long time industry advocate Craig Regelbrugge.

GT in Brief

HI Hydrangea URCs Now Available Through Express Seed

Jennifer Zurko

Potted plant grower Creekside Greenhouse, based in Ontario, Canada, recently announced a partnership to develop new varieties and sell unrooted cuttings of the HI Hydrangea line through Express Seed.