Associations
Entries for 2023 AAS Trials Now Being Accepted
All-America Selections (AAS) recently announced that entries for the 2023 trials are now being accepted. AAS says that publicity and overall awareness of these selections is at an all-time high, so this is a great time... more »
AIPH Extends International Grower of the Year Deadline
The deadline has been extended for the AIPH International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2023. Growers of ornamental plants, flowers, trees and bulbs worldwide now have until Monday, Oct. 10, to enter. The IGOTY... more »
Awards Given out at NGB, AAS and HGSA Summer Summit
An industry icon was posthumously presented an award during the Summer Summit, hosted collaboratively this year by All-America Selections, National Garden Bureau and the Home Garden Seed Association. The Home Garden Seed Association's 2022 Lifetime... more »
American Hort Offers On-Demand Cultivate’22 Education
On-demand education sessions from Cultivate'22 are available until Sept. 1, 2022. The Cultivate'22 On-Demand Education Pass will allow viewers to explore more than 35 educational sessions available on-demand, covering critical topics in all areas of the green industry, including... more »
Sidney B. Meadows Fund Awards $26,000 in Scholarships
The Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Fund, created in 1989 by the Southern Nursery Association (SNA), has announced the names of 13 students from seven southeastern universities chosen to receive academic scholarships this year. Eight of... more »
PPA Honors 2022 Special Recognition Award Recipients
Nine perennial professionals were recognized for their exceptional contributions to the industry with a Special Recognition Award during the Perennial Plant Association’s (PPA) 2022 National Symposium. Initiated in 1985 by PPA, the Special Recognition Awards... more »
2022 Landscape Design Award Recipients Announced
During the Perennial Plant Association’s (PPA) 2022 National Symposium hosted in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 10 landscape design companies were recognized for their exceptional projects. The entries comprise 11 categories based on residential, commercial, educational, temporary/seasonal designs... more »
2023 Perennial Plant of Year Named
The Perennial Plant Association has announced rudbeckia ‘American Gold Rush’ as the 2023 Perennial Plant of the Year. ‘American Gold Rush’ is a stunning addition to any garden, according to the association. At the height... more »
Profile Products’ Patterson to Serve on FFAA Board of Directors
Profile Products vice president of Florikan Brian Patterson was elected to serve as 2022-23 chairman of the Florida Fertilizer & Agrichemical Association (FFAA) board of directors. Elected at the association’s 90th annual meeting, Patterson will serve... more »
AmericanHort Asks for Labor Insight
AmericanHort is looking for industry members to take a Nursery and Greenhouse Employment Survey, in partnership with the the University of California-Davis and Arizona State University. Craig Regelbrugge, executive vice president, advocacy, research, and industry... more »