Associations

AAS Announces Seven New Award Winners for ’22

All-America Selections recently announced the following new AAS Winners for the 2022 garden season. In a record-setting comeback, after a 17-year drought, the organization is now proud to have three breeding breakthrough Gold Medal Winners... more »

NGB Reaches Record Number of Home Gardeners in ’21

National Garden Bureau (NGB) continues to reach home gardeners in record numbers in 2021. So far this year, NGB, the gardening industry’s only non-profit ambassador, has interacted with nearly 10 million home gardeners, providing information... more »

AFE Offers Industry-Wide Recruiting Resources

The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has introduced new customizable recruitment resources developed to help every industry segment’s local and national recruiting efforts. When used with the AFE Career Center, these templates provide industry members with everything... more »

International Fresh Produce Association Debuts, Announces Board of Directors

On Oct. 28, the leaders of the International Fresh Produce Association, the new association created by the Produce Marketing Association and United Fresh, provided a series of updates for the organization. Co-CEOs Cathy Burns and... more »

AmericanHort Expands Advocacy Team

AmericanHort continues to deepen investment in resources and capabilities to address key advocacy issues important to the success of our member-business owners while protecting the industry from potentially harmful effects of legislation and government regulation.... more »

NGB Announces Winners of #YearoftheSunflower Video Contest

National Garden Bureau recently announced that the Lee College Hortiuculture Program and Williams Nursery are the winners of this year’s #YearoftheSunflower Video contest. Winners were chosen by a panel of industry professionals. Sunflower Videos were... more »

AmericanHort Calls for Topics, Speakers for Cultivate’22

AmericanHort is seeking submissions for Cultivate’22 education topics and speakers. Cultivate'22 will meet July 16-19,2022 in Columbus, Ohio. At Cultivate'21, more than 100 industry-leading speakers provided over 150 educational opportunities for attendees, covering new trends,... more »

AIB/AAS Showcase Garden Contest Winner Announced

All-America Selections (AAS) recently announced that Gloucester, Massachusetts is the 2021 winning community in the America In Bloom (AIB)/All-America Selections Showcase Garden contest. In early 2021, 20 AIB participating communities were offered the opportunity to... more »