Management
Gloeckner Names National Sales Manager
Ricardo Campos has been appointed the North American national sales manager for the Fred C. Gloeckner & Co. Inc. Gloeckner is an international supplier of horticultural products with a nationwide sales force in the North... more »
Let’s Talk Pandemic & Horticulture
As I sit here and write this, I am now into day 73 of my Safer at Home crusade. It is not because I had/have the virus, but because I had five levels of my... more »
New Research Endowment Established at Cornell LIHREC
An endowment has been established at Cornell University’s Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center (LIHREC) in Riverhead, New York, called the “Founder’s Fund.” This endowment was established by five Long Island greenhouse businesses and... more »
Women in Horticulture Week Set to Take Place
Female entrepreneurs are growing the U.S. economy. In fact, over the past five years, women-owned businesses increased 21 percent. They represent 42% of all companies, employing 9.4 million workers and generating $1.9 trillion in revenue,... more »

UF IFAS Online Training Program Adds New Videos
The University of Florida's IFAS Extension Greenhouse Training Online program is now offering video content on a new YouTube channel (tinyurl.com/UFGTO). New videos in English and Spanish walk viewers through the process of petiole sap testing... more »

Garden Centers Honor First Responders & Healthcare Workers
Garden centers across the country were honoring mothers on the front line this Mother's Day by giving away 'Pink Splendor' hydrangeas. More than 700,000 Monrovia garden center customers across the country honored mothers in their... more »
MSU Extension Offering Online Greenhouse Courses This Summer
Michigan State University Extension has announced that its award-winning Online College of Knowledge greenhouse series is set to take place this summer. The summer session includes four self-paced courses on: Abiotic Disorders of Greenhouse Crops, Greenhouse and... more »
Now More Than Ever Is the Time to Be Lean
As we entered into 2020 the outlook for the green industry looked very promising. It was supposed to be a good year for growers; the economy was strong, the unemployment rate in February was 3.5%,... more »