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May 24, 2011
Despite a miniscule decline in sales, Home Depot's first-quarter profit rose 12 percent. Its rival Lowe's, meanwhile, reports an even bigger drop in first-quarter sales.
May 6, 2011
NGMA is in a unique position to tackle an issue no other group can address - keeping our industry current with and represented in ever evolving building codes. Without this advocacy, building your next greenhouse could be a lot more difficult.
May 3, 2011
Standards Committee members and observers convened at Gap Corporate headquarters in San Francisco.
April 15, 2011
Find out what's on deck for the 26th annual Seeley Conference this June.
March 30, 2011
Floriculture leaders have walked out on the National Agricultural Sustainable Standards Committee. Will their seats at the table be filled or can flower growers bow out?
March 21, 2011
Floral community well represented as growers, importers, wholesalers, suppliers, retailers, designers and educators voice industry concerns in Washington D.C.
March 17, 2011
Dealing with drought or runoff regulations? The Water Education Alliance For Horticulture is here to help growers conserve and treat irrigation water and has become a model for the industry to solve production problems.
March 10, 2011
Karen Summers has been appointed interim executive vice president of the Southern Nursery Association.
March 9, 2011
Read some of the details on how this California-based operation is making it happen.
February 11, 2011
In a letter to Leonardo Academy President Michael Arny, Will Healy, Doug Cole and Mark Yelanich write they are still committed to developing standards but that they do not see standards anywhere on the horizon via the Leonardo Academy process.
January 5, 2011
What will 2011 bring? You told us, and there's plenty of opinion in our 2011 State Of The Industry White Paper.
January 5, 2011
A New Year's Eve tornado swept through N.G. Heimos Greenhouse's facilities in Sunset Hills, Mo. Check out a few photos of the damage.
December 29, 2010
A number of issues have growers tossing and turning in their sleep, but the economy is clearly more stressful than the rest.
December 29, 2010
How were 2010 sales? What do growers anticipate in 2011? What’s it going to take to get the industry moving forward again? We sought the answers from you – and more – in a late-2010 survey.
December 29, 2010
Wholesale growers are finding few growth opportunities among independent garden centers, so it's time many of today's IGCs got a makeover.
Reports
State Of The Industry: Survey Says!
How were 2010 sales? What do growers anticipate in 2011? What’s it going to take to get the industry moving forward again? We sought the answers from you – and more – in a late-2010 ... Read article
State Of The Industry: Survival Of The Fittest
A new year is here and the industry has reason to be optimistic, but 2010 may be a telling year for small and mid-sized operations. Read article
Singing Over Spring?
How was Spring 2009? Were sales up, down or the same as last year? We dig in for the answers with a hard look at results from our latest Industry Pulse grower survey. Read article