Author: Sara Tambascio

Plant Health Manager Jean-Marc Versolato, who has been involved in industry-wide discussions regarding this issue, reviewed related research shares background information on neonicotinoid insecticides.

Keeping social media accounts stocked with good information can be a challenge. Here are some thoughts on how to find fresh, new content to share with your followers.

Advice on planting, temperature, vernalization, lighting and more on columbine from Emerald Coast Growers’ head grower Josiah Raymer.

Are skyrocketing health care costs eating away at your profits? Here is what you need to know about Health Savings Accounts.

Heucherella, the cross between heuchera and tiarella, is catching on both in the landscape as a groundcover and in containers as a colorful trailing plant. Grow them successfully with these tips.

It’s easy to get excited about all of the possibilities that an app could bring for your business, but before you jump into development, here are some things to consider.

The Executive Academy for Growth & Leadership (EAGL) Program is a one-year executive education program, developed specifically for business leaders in the nursery and greenhouse production industry.

Modern Sprout creators Nick Behr and Sarah Burrows are condo dwellers who were looking for a solution for successful cultivation of plants indoors.

Bee death and colony collapse have been in the headlines of the mainstream media as well as the horticulture and agriculture industries. There have been many theories about what has caused these problems, and the latest debate involves neonicotinoid insecticides. Please take our poll and tell us how you feel about this issue.

Here is the advice Dümmen shared with its customers on scouting and preventative measures for dealing with TMV on petunia.

Read about the projects VB Greenhouses worked on at Van de Wetering Greenhouses and Kurtz Farms.

During every busy shipping season you invariably run into issues that would have been eliminated had a little spring cleaning taken place. Here are a few points you may want to consider before spring shipping rolls around:

Demand for perennials has increased as consumers educate themselves and seek out new and improved varieties. Overwintering perennials can become an important profit center. Here’s some advice on how to overwinter successfully.

The event, being held March 10-11 in Washington D.C., will bring together horticulture industry members to lobby members of Congress to revisit legislation that is important to the industry.

AmericanHort has changed the name of OFA Short Course, the annual Columbus, Ohio, horticulture trade show, to Cultivate’14.

Participating in Greenhouse Grower’s Grower Of The Year program is a great way to show your appreciation to your staff, co-workers and company leadership.

Is your environmentally controlled greenhouse production area 650,000 square feet or larger? If so, we want to hear from you.

Anthurium plants produced in light-diffused greenhouses equipped with Svensson’s Harmony screens were ready for sale at 16 weeks compared to the normal 22 weeks.

Plant geeks will raise a Proven Winners ColorChoice varieties to the level of victor in the first annual Shrub Madness Plant Playoffs. The basketball tournament-style bracket will move through six rounds of competition at the Proven Winners ColorChoice Facebook page.

Using price differential for products whose prices are unknown and hard to compare is the easiest way to increase gross margin dollars.