Grower News

Four Star Greenhouse Launches Digital Plant Guide

Four Star Greenhouse’s 2023 Plants & Programs guide is now available online. The digital guide has all the products and information needed for the next growing season, including Proven Winners varieties, eye-catching bundled combinations, details... more »

ForemostCo Celebrates 35 Years

This year, foliage and tropical plant supplier ForemostCo Inc. is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Since the company’s inception, ForemostCo has stood for family values and a deep-rooted commitment toward establishing long-lasting relationships. After all, it’s... more »

Aris Horticulture Makes Changes to Sales Team

Tim Gartrell, Aris director of sales, has announced his retirement after 19 years with Aris Horticulture. Dave Ogle has been hired as Aris director of sales effective June 29, 2022. He will be responsible for... more »

Mucci Farms Gains Investment From Tech Company Cox Enterprises

Cox Enterprises, the same company that acquired BrightFarms, has made a strategic investment in Mucci Farms, a 60-year-old controlled environment agriculture (CEA) business with a network of greenhouses for indoor-grown fruits and vegetables in Canada... more »

Good Harvest Farm on April 19, 2011 in Strasburg, Pennsylvania. Photo: Lance Cheung/USDA

US Floriculture Numbers Were Up in 2021: USDA Report

The numbers of floriculture producers and total sales were up in 2021, according to data released May 25 by the USDA. The U.S. had 9,558 floriculture producers in 2021, according to the department’s National Agricultural... more »

Metrolina Greenhouses Shares Goals for Future at 50th Anniversary

Built up from humble beginnings, today Metrolina Greenhouses’ headquarters in Huntersville, North Carolina, is the largest single-site, heated wholesale greenhouse operation in the U.S. Metrolina Greenhousesin Huntersville, North Carolina, on April 26 marked its 50th... 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 »

Think Business — The 30-Day Plan

I woke up this morning to three inches of snow that I was not expecting and that was not predicted. My friend’s father died last week while on a ski trip. He was in decent... more »