Author: Sara Tambascio

Gardeners share their picks for best garden trends every day on Pinterest. Are we listening?

This month, Sustainable Conservation’s PlantRight campaign publishes a new list of invasive garden plants to help California’s nursery trade and their customers make more informed planting and purchasing decisions.

This all-day educational conference will address a wide range of topics focusing on herbaceous perennial production, sustainable landscape design and retail marketing.

Here are some tips on improving fertility, moisture, lighting and more for the successful production of this perennial garden staple.

Avoid a buildup of soluble salts and create an environment most conducive to nutrient uptake with these three common media testing methods.

Microbial fungicides’ active ingredients are biological organisms, in this case, different types of bacteria that utilize various modes of action to prevent and control foliar plant diseases.

As the horticulture industry becomes more focused and attuned towards Best Management Practices, it has become all the […]

D.S. Cole Growers has been having great success integrating a predatory mite release schedule with chemical controls to finally get the upper hand in the endless battle with spider mites.

Peace Tree Farm and Cultivaris have introduced lavender ‘Phenomenal,’ a new intermedia type lavender. Hardy to Zone 5, ‘Phenomenal’ offers winter survival and also stands up to heat and humidity.

D.S. Cole Growers has been having great success integrating a predatory mite release schedule with chemical controls. Here’s […]

Allan Armitage says we all need each other to work together to best our outside competition.

GGS plans to first test this device extensively and look for ways that growers can use Google Glass in their day-to-day processes.

A key opportunity is available for students planning a career in floriculture, Shinoda applications should be completed and returned by March 30, 2014.

The deadline for online applications for the American Floral Endowment (AFE) Vic & Margaret Ball Intern Scholarship Program and the Mosmiller Intern Scholarship Program is March 1.

Emerald Coast Growers founders and longtime industry members Dave and Wyona Babikow have officially retired from the business as of December 2013.

Colorado State University will offer a three-credit, graduate-level, field-oriented course in Plant Breeding for Drought Tolerance, June 2 to 13, 2014.

The best way to predict the future is to invent it, says Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden’s Kelly Norris. He says he believes in the power of our industry to plant the world a more beautiful place, to influence people to grow sustainable food and to make conscientious decisions about how they engage with our environment.

New fertilizer products not only deliver optimum nutrition, they also provide for easier application and increased efficiency. Check […]

Diving into Facebook, Twitter and search engine optimization requires a new set of skills, but also a new mindset. Here’s what Senior Editor Online Sara Tambascio sees working in content marketing.

Our December 2013 issue was our 30th anniversary issue and in it, we looked ahead to the next 30 years in the greenhouse. We asked for your predictions and thoughts on the future of this industry and we thank you for all your comments on this forward-looking issue. Here’s a sampling.