Associations

AmericanHort Joins in Urging Immigration Reform Before Midterms

A new coalition, the Alliance for a New Immigration Consensus, or ANIC, on March 2 called for bipartisan reform of immigration and border security ahead of the November 8, 2022 midterm election. Nearly 30 diverse... more »

PPA Now Accepting Nominations for Special Recognition Awards

The Perennial Plant Association has announced that nominations are now open for its 2022 Special Recognition Awards. The 2022 categories include: Award of Merit; Academic Award;Garden Media Promoter; Retail Sales Award; Young Professional Award; Grower... more »

FNGLA Names Coley as CEO

After a six-month national search, Talmadge “Tal” Coley has been named the next chief executive officer to lead the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA). "Over FNGLA’s 70-year history, we have employed only four... more »

Seed Your Future Adds to Leadership Cabinet

Seed Your Future has appointed six new members to the National Leadership Cabinet. This brings the number of leadership members to 16. Michelle Castellano Keeler, Vice President of Mellano & Co. Abel Guzman, Executive Director... more »

HRI Announces Funded Research Projects for ’22

The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), the foundation of AmericanHort, has announced the portfolio of research projects receiving 2022 funding. Projects reflect HRI’s research priority areas of quantifying plant benefits, creating innovative solutions, gathering consumer insights,... more »

AFE Memorial Tribute Established in Memory of John Hodapp

The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has announced a new memorial tribute in memory of John M. Hodapp. This memorial tribute is established by long-time clients and friends, the Tawaga Family and Ken Young AAF. John... more »

AmericanHort Sets Pre-Registration Dates for Cultivate’22

AmericanHort has announced that the pre-registration period for Cultivate'22 will be open from Feb. 14-25, 2022. Anyone who registers during this two-week pre-registration period will have a pre-assigned date during the week of March 7... more »

AAS Picks Six New Winners

All-America Selections has announced six new national and regional winners that brokers, growers and retailers can still add to their 2022 product mix. Breeder contacts are included in each winner description below. All AAS Winners... more »

Free ‘Days of’ Marketing Calendar Available

National Garden Bureau, in conjunction with GardenComm, have created a calendar of popular “Day of” promotions and industry marketing campaign opportunities that can be used by the horticulture industry for marketing and social media strategy plans.... more »

PPA to Meet in Pennsylvania in August

Perennial Plant Association recently announced that registration is now open for its 2022 National Symposium. After a hiatus of in-person annual symposium, PPA will meet in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1-5, to highlight the wonders of perennial... more »