Awards
San Diego Botanic Garden honors 2023 Paul Ecke Jr. Award winner
Dr. Ruth Kobayashi, senior plant breeder and manager for Dümmen Orange was named the 2023 Paul Ecke Jr. Award of Excellence winner by San Diego Botanic Garden. This prestigious honor is named after the late... more »
GardenGenetics diervilla introduction receives novelty award
GardenGenetics LLC's diervilla ‘Kodiak Mixx’ (Diervilla x splendens ‘G2X88544VAR’) has received the Gold Medal in the Best Novelty category of the recent Green Retail Awards at Plantarium, reportedly the largest garden plant show in the... more »
Sakata Seed president receives AAS Medallion of Honor
Sakata Seed's president Hiroshi Sakata has received this year's All-America Selections (AAS) Medallion of Honor. The award ceremony took place at the AAS Summer Summit on Sept. 6 in Vancouver, Canada. According to AAS, the... more »
GPN/Prospiant Intern of the Year 2024
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. Every fall for the past 24 years, GPN and Prospiant have been recognizing outstanding college students with the GPN/Prospiant Intern of the Year Scholarship. And now we would like to find number... more »
The FleuroStar 2023-24 winner is …
Fleuroselect, the international organization for the ornamental plants industry, announces the FleuroStar Award 2023-24 has been awarded to Mandevilla 'Sundaville Double Blush Pink' from MNP/Suntory. Klaas Droog, sales and license manager; Francesca Lanzilotta, marketing and... more »
Enter the AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards 2024
Time is running out for ornamental growers to showcase their achievements. Entries for the AIPH International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2024 close on June 30, 2023. Established by the International Association of Horticultural... more »
Syngenta Flowers wins award for show garden at Shanghai International Flowers Show
Syngenta Flowers was invited to participate in the Shanghai International Flower Show and build a show garden, for which it received the platinum award. In addition, for the five crops on display, helianthus annuus ‘Sunfinity’ and... more »
Proven Winners ColorChoice roses continue to earn awards in trials
The Proven Winners ColorChoice landscape rose collection earns awards in the American Rose Trials for Sustainability and in the American Rose Center International Rose Trials. The American Rose Trials for Sustainability (A.R.T.S.) recently announced... more »