Management

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 »

Walters Gardens Executive Team members, from the left, are Ryan Hop, chief operations officer; Christa Steenwyk, vice president of marketing and customer relations; John Walters, chief executive officer; Karin Walters, vice president of product strategy. Photo: Walters Gardens

Walters Gardens to Transition to New Generation of Leadership

Walters Gardens recently announced to its staff plans to transition leadership from the current CEO, John Walters, to Karin Walters, his daughter who is currently the company’s vice president of product strategy. John will retain... more »

EHR Adds to Customer Service Team

Eason Horticultural Resources has hired Jessica Chester to its customer service team. Jessica comes to EHR with over 10 years of experience in the horticulture industry. A graduate of Virginia Tech, with a degree in... more »

2022 Global Garden Retail Conference Announced

For the first time ever, retail horticulture industry professionals worldwide can join together to share, discover, learn and discuss new industry horizons and opportunities at the 2022 Global Garden Retail Virtual Conference & Show. Co-chaired... more »

Chat Room — December 2021

This month, we asked readers about houseplant production, youth-focused horticulture initiatives, using fungicides and the poinsettia season. Here’s what they had to say. more »

Eason Horticultural Resources Adds to Sales Team

Eason Horticultural Resources has announced the addition of two well-known industry veterans — John McKenna and Lisa Finnegan — to its national sales and internal sales teams. They bring decades of experience in the horticulture... more »

Think Business — A Smart Investment

About 25 years ago I was on a panel as part of an MBA program, where another panelist said something that I will never forget. He said, “Training is an investment, not an expense.” I... more »

Shuffling Beyond the Supply Chain

The past year has had its share of challenges, many that we were probably optimistically hoping would have been resolved by now. While most of the growers I’ve spoken with recently have had another record... more »