Category: 40 Under 40
Forty Under 40 Perspectives: Plants that look good dead
Learn why selecting perennials that look good even in dormancy adds four-season interest. Explore the plants that add structure to landscapes all year.
Forty Under 40 Perspectives: Climbing peaks and growing dreams in horticulture
From hiking peaks to leading in horticulture, see how passion shaped a career in plants. Discover the journey & get inspired.
Forty Under 40 Perspectives: Lessons that stick from classroom to garden
Inspiring kids with gardening sparks creativity and confidence. See how teaching soil and flowers can shape the next generation.
Celebrating GPN’s Forty under 40 Class of 2025 at Cultivate’25
GPN’s Forty Under 40 Class of 2025 were celebrated during a special event at Cultivate’25.
Celebrating the Class of 2025!
Meet the Class of 2025: 40 rising horticulture leaders shaping the future of the industry.
Forty Under 40 Perspectives: Prioritizing plant health
Sharpen your plant diagnostic skills to improve crop quality and reduce losses. Learn key questions to ask and stay proactive.
Forty Under 40 Perspectives: Revitalizing Philadelphia’s urban landscapes with native plants
Discover how PHS uses native plants and resilient design to transform urban landscapes in Philly. Learn more about their sustainable strategies today.
Forty Under 40 Perspectives: Adopting new technology to overcome challenges
Woodburn Nursery grows smarter with techn, from drones to ERP systems, boosting quality, sustainability and service. Discover how they do it.
Celebrating GPN’s 14th annual Forty under 40 award winners
Meet the new Forty under 40 honorees and celebrate their contributions to the industry.
Forty Under 40 Perspectives: Horticulture for well-being
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) uses horticulture to advance the health and well-being of the Greater Philadelphia region.
Forty Under 40 Perspectives: Research innovations shape the future of floriculture
Today’s growers are challenged with keeping operating costs low while always delivering high-quality plant products.
Forty Under 40 Perspectives: A day in the life of plant protection
Trae Crocker joined the plant protection team at Monrovia as a coach to make a bigger impact on the nursery while continuing to perform research with a more practical mindset.
Forty Under 40 Perspectives: Irrigation at a large container farm
When I started working at Bailey Nurseries, I was blown away by the size of the operation. The bulk of my prior experience was working at a much smaller production facility where we hand watered containers of annuals, perennials and shrubs.
Forty Under 40 Perspectives: Overlap between the practical and the economic
Within ag, we are very siloed and niched. We have our subsectors and our expertise, and while we need people to be specialized, I realized that lessons learned in one area are rarely shared with other sectors. There is probably something you know or built that would benefit another agricultural industry, but how do you deliver that information?
Forty Under 40 Perspectives: Local propagation is the future
Della Fetzer, founder of Rebel Cultures, explains why growers should consider sourcing plants from local propagation only.