Grower News

California Flower Growers Suffer Major Losses

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has American consumers focused on purchasing necessities like toilet paper, hand soap and food. What they're not purchasing is flowers on their way to check out, and that's a problem. In... more »

We Are Open and Ready for Business

Despite the unprecedented challenges presented by the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) impacting the ornamental crops industry, we at GPN would like to take this time to assure our audience that our publications and company,... more »

Costa Farms Hosts Annual Season Premier

More than 200 industry insiders had the opportunity to see this season’s newest plants on March 3 and 4 when Costa Farms opened its two-acre Trial Garden in Miami, Florida, for its annual Season Premiere. Attendees had... more »

TreeTown USA, Landscape Hub Sign Agreement

LandscapeHub, the digital marketplace for the wholesale landscape and nursery industry, and TreeTown USA, a national supplier in the horticulture industry, recently announced a partnership to give LandscapeHub buyers access to TreeTown USA’s full line of... more »

Jimmy Turner Named Executive Director of Red Butte Garden at University of Utah

Jimmy L. Turner has been named executive director of Red Butte Garden at the University of Utah, effective March 23, 2020. Turner will replace Gregory Lee who is retiring from the Garden after 17 years... more »

Anthura BV Named International Grower of the Year

Anthura BV, the Netherlands received the International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) award, presented at IPM Essen, Germany. The International Grower of the Year event is now in its 11th year, and is an annual... more »

Treetown USA Appoints COO

TreeTown USA recently announced that Bud Summers has been promoted to the position of chief operating officer of TreeTown USA. The promotion was announced by CEO Jonathan Saperstein. Reporting directly to Saperstein in the newly-created position, Summers’... more »

Costa Farms’ Monstera Takes TPIE Honors

With unique splashes of color reminiscent of a galaxy, Monstera deliciosa ‘Thai Constellation’, an interesting new variety of the hardy monstera plant, was chosen as Favorite New Foliage Plant at the 2020 Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition (TPIE)... more »