Awards

MSU economist wins prestigious award for regional science

Craig Carpenter, an assistant professor at Michigan State University, received the 2024 Geoffrey J.D. Hewings Award from the North American Regional Science Council on Nov. 15 during its annual meeting in New Orleans. The award... more »

Green Thumb Awards list set for 2025

The National Garden Bureau (NGB) has revealed the winners of the 2025 Green Thumb Awards.These awards, established in 1998, recognize exceptional new plant varieties and gardening products that meet rigorous criteria, including uniqueness, innovation, problem-solving... more »

2025 GPN/Prospiant Intern of the Year: Theodore Salgado

Many college students dream of turning their academic passions into full-fledged careers, and for many an internship is the path toward that success. By providing hands-on experience working within horticulture, students are given the chance... more »

Harrell’s names Adam Wright 2024 Sales Professional of the Year

Employee-owned Harrell’s has named Adam Wright of the Turf Florida team as its 2024 Sales Professional of the Year (SPOTY), the highest honor for a Territory Manager. The award recognizes excellence in sales, customer relationships... more »

Terra Nova Nurseries earns top honors at plant trials

Terra Nova Nurseries garnered numerous awards at the 2024 Penn State Flower Trials, Aris Trial Gardens and University of Georgia (UGA) Trial Gardens. At Penn State, Terra Nova received 27 awards, including eight Best of... more »

AmericanHort Scholars program seeks horticulture students

Applications are now open for the AmericanHort Scholars program, which offers students studying ornamental horticulture, floriculture or related fields an opportunity to gain industry insights and hands-on experience at Cultivate'25. Eligible applicants include undergraduate, graduate... more »

HRI awards 2024 Akehurst Scholarship

The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) has named Elliott Kenney, a graduate student in landscape architecture at the University of Maryland, as the 2024 recipient of the Carville M. Akehurst Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship, founded by... more »

Forty Under 40 Perspectives: Overlap between the practical and the economic

Some of my friends in business might be surprised to learn that my path into the economics of agriculture began with a pursuit of medicine. As a college student interning at a South African wildlife... more »

NGB awards Therapeutic Garden Grants

National Garden Bureau (NGB), along with program sponsors American Meadows, Ball Horticultural and Sakata Seed America are proud to announce the five therapeutic gardens receiving grants totaling more than $7,500. For more than a decade, National Garden Bureau has provided much-needed resources... more »

Nov. 1: Don’t miss the deadline for the GPN/Prospiant Intern of the Year Scholarship

Nominations are still open for the 2025 GPN/Prospiant Intern of the Year Scholarship, but won’t be for long. The Intern of the Year has been honored for the past 25 years by GPN and Prospiant,... more »