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Registration now open for 2026 MANTS

Registration is now open for the 2026 Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS), taking place Jan. 7 to 9 at the Baltimore Convention Center. MANTS draws over 11,000 professionals and more than 900 exhibiting companies. In... more »

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2025 Farwest Show Retailers’ Choice Award winners revealed

Garden retailer judges at Farwest 2025 searched the trade show floor to find great products to present Retailers’ Choice Awards to. Some 11 companies received awards for 15 plants and products — here they are... more »

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2025 Farwest Show People’s Choice winners announced

Hybrid Maple ‘Alpenglow’ was voted as the People’s Choice Best in Show winner in the 2025 Farwest Show’s New Varieties Showcase. The plant was hybridized by Paul H. Halladin in Boring, Oregon, and introduced by... more »

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Farwest Show 2025 highlights awards and new introductions

The 2025 Farwest Show recognized exhibitor creativity, new plant introductions and rose trial winners during its annual event, which concluded Aug. 22 at the Oregon Convention Center. Youngblood Nursery of Salem, Oregon, received the Ted... more »

ACT Grower Summit focuses on greenhouse innovation

The ACT Group will host its third ACT Quebec Grower Summit on Sept. 23 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, bringing local growers together to discuss technology and research shaping greenhouse operations. The group, which includes Grodan, Philips... more »

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Moleaer to host 2025 Global Nanobubble Forum

Moleaer will host the 2025 Global Nanobubble Forum, an invite-only event that brings together innovators, researchers and industry leaders to discuss emerging applications of nanobubble technology. The event, scheduled for later this year, will focus... more »

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Autumn Kiss azalea wins Retailers’ Choice Awards

Autumn Kiss, the newest addition to the Encore Azalea collection, was named a Cultivate Retailers’ Choice Awards winner during Cultivate’25 on July 14. The azalea was selected as one of 15 winners among 53 nominated... more »

International Plant Trialing Conference releases full program for 2025

After a 10-year break, the Plant Trialing Conference will return from Oct. 13-15, 2025, offering updated insights and education. The full program for this event is now available here. The event will be held at... more »

CEA Summit East returns to Virginia in 2025

The CEA Summit East will return to the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville, Virginia, on Sept. 9-10, 2025. Co-hosted by Indoor Ag-Con and the CEA Innovation Center, the event brings together professionals... more »

Glow Sticks Fescue wins judges' Best in Show at Farwest New Varieties Showcase

‘Glow Sticks’ fescue wins Farwest Show’s New Varieties Showcase award

'Glow Sticks' fescue (Festuca arundinacea ‘Glow Sticks’ PP34648) was named Best in Show in the 2025 Farwest Show’s New Varieties Showcase. Discovered by Jeremy Schmidt and introduced by Bristol Briar, the ornamental grass is available... more »