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Just like crows looking for things that are bright, new and shiny, GPN staff once again flew out to California Spring Trials to see the plants. Most of the plants will be available to growers... more »

New Varieties Week Available On-Demand

Discover the latest varieties for the 2023 season with GPN's New Varieties Week. If you missed the live event that took place May 17 to 19, you can now access the presentations on-demand for free.... more »

Sirekit Mol & Marja Vonk Noordegraaf

Beekenkamp Names New Heads of Commercial Operations

Sirekit Mol and Marja Vonk Noordegraaf have been named the head of commercial operations for Beekenkamp Plants. Marja Vonk Noordegraaf holds the position of head of commercial operations Europe, while Sirekit Mol is head of... more »

Bergenia ‘Vintage Rose’

Terra Nova Nurseries Rolls Out New Bergenia

Plant breeder Terra Nova Nurseries on June 1 announced a new bergenia, ‘Vintage Rose’. The latest addition to Terra Nova’s Vintage Collection has large clusters of bright rose flowers, gracefully held above lovely small, green... more »

2018 Ball Field Day and Landscape Day (Customer Day) Gardens at Ball, Ball Seed Photo: Abbie Clark

Ball Seed to Hold Customer Days in July

Ball Seed will welcome visitors once again to The Gardens at Ball in West Chicago, Illinois, during Ball Seed Customer Days, Thursday, July 28, and Friday, July 29. Registered guests will spend a full day engaging with... more »

Star Roses and Plants Receives Sustainability Awards

Star Roses and Plants recently announced it has received three awards from The American Rose Trials for Sustainability (A.R.T.S.) program. A.R.T.S. identifies the most sustainable, hardy, pest-resistant and beautiful rose cultivars for use in American... more »

Bailey Names Sales Rep for Midwest

Bailey is excited to announce Stuart Burns as its newest territory sales representative.  While serving the Midwest, Burns will partner with customers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area in... more »

Leucanthemum Lemon Meringue Photo

Terra Nova Nurseries Rolls Out New Leucanthemum, ‘Lemon Meringue’

Breeder Terra Nova Nurseries recently gave a sneak peek of a new leucanthemum, ‘Lemon Meringue.’ This new variety grows with tight, heavy branching and features long-lasting semi-double daises, opening with a lemony citrus yellow and... more »

Dümmen Orange Appoints Freek Tromp to Lead Tropicals

Dümmen Orange recently appointed Freek Tromp as head of its business unit Tropicals. In his new position, Tromp will succeed Wander Tuinier, who has elected to step... more »

Terra Nova's exhibit at the Shenzhen Flower Show.

Terra Nova Nurseries Takes Honors at China Flower Show

Terra Nova Nurseries, a world leader in plant breeding and genetics, received two awards during the 2022 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Shenzhen Flower Show, which took place in Shenzhen, China, April 1-6, 2022. Terra... more »