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February 6, 2008
Despite the protests of more than 200 people representing growers and landscapers in Raleigh, N.C., city council voted unanimously to move to strict watering restrictions last night.
February 6, 2008
Battered by a downturn in the housing market, Home Depot is laying off 500 workers at its headquarters in Atlanta, The New York Times reports.
January 23, 2008
Garden Bloomers Takao Nursery in Fresno, Calif., has been appointed the exclusive North American agent for De Ruiters of Holland for all of its potted plant and garden varieties.
January 16, 2008
Three growers will discuss "The State Of Sustainability" on a panel moderated by our Group Editor Richard Jones on Feb. 11 during American Nursery & Landscape Association's (ANLA) Management Clinic in Louisville, Ky.
December 12, 2007
The new Toronto-based Lowe's Cos. Canada opened its first three stores in the Greater Toronto area on Monday. The stores are in South Brampton, Brantford and Hamilton. Three more stores are slated to open Feb. 1 in East Gwillimbury, North Brampton and Tor
November 7, 2007
The San Diego County Department of Agriculture has set the preliminary damage figures from all the fires the week of Oct. 22 to be in excess of $42 million for agriculture. Of that total, about $15 million is specific to ornamental horticulture.
October 31, 2007
While hot spots are still smoldering, we are pleased to report most of the growers in San Diego County are out of harm's way. This week, local grower associations and University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) are working with growers to assess
October 24, 2007
Growers and their employees are among the hundreds of thousands of people evacuating their homes in the greater San Diego area this week.
September 26, 2007
The Home Depot Landscape Supply concept is no more. The company announced it will close 11 of the landscape stores in Atlanta and Dallas/Ft. Worth later this year.
September 26, 2007
Despite an expected announcement that sales are trending slighly below expectations, Lowe's is continuing to expand its presence across the continent into Canada.
September 19, 2007
Where is our industry heading? Gain a global perspective from Ball Horticultural Co.'s President and CEO Anna Ball, who will be speaking at Texas A&M University on Oct. 10.
September 5, 2007
More from this year's survey of growers.
August 29, 2007
We're pleased to report the storms that rolled through the Midwest last week were not too disruptive or damaging to growers. We checked in with about a dozen growers and grower-retailers to see if they were affected by flooding or storm damage.
August 22, 2007
The western third of the historic San Francisco Flower Mart may be sold to an art school, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
August 1, 2007
The Suffolk County legislature recently passed an invasive plant law that forbids the sale, propagation and introduction of plants on a "Do Not Sell" list.
