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Cover Story
In With The New
Kraft Gardens, Fort Pierce, Fla., has opened new facilities with time-tested production methods and marketing strength.
Features
365-Day Forecast
Industry leaders share their thoughts and predictions on what 2007 might hold for the floriculture industry.
Foliage Forecast 2007
After rebuilding in 2006, the foliage industry is optimistic about the future.
New Varieties
Preview of new plants.
A Public Relations Overhaul
Initial Tropical Plants' goal of changing the landscape of business interiors across North America may come through new marketing efforts.
Producing Consumer-Friendly Baskets
Media makes a difference when it comes to the water-holding capacity of baskets and planters.
Basket Bonanza!
We present the best in breeding for baskets ranging from tried and true to truly new.
Beyond Baskets
Basket Bonanza
Connected By Shinoda
The Shinoda Scholarship connects two winners with seemingly dissimilar experiences.
Plant Health: A Systems Approach
Learn how to promote the health of your plants with the Integrated Plant Health Management system.
Moving Beyond Blue Carnations
A new venture in international breeding brings new frontiers to the global marketplace.
Rising To The Top
Topflor from SePRO offers new chemistry to control a wide range of crops.
Shibata's Memoirs
Across Two Worlds traces the life of a floriculture industry visionary.
Branding Integrity
PanAmerican Seed and Proven Winners are using different approaches to ensure consumers see the right product and presentation at retail.
Green Buildings
Increased environmental awareness has turned live roof planting into a growing trend.
Fashionably Colorful
GCA's Fashion In Bloom was a festival for the eyes with creative concepts and high-class displays.
Going Dutch
Horti Fair looms larger than life for the international horticultural industry.
Award Winners
Horti Fair
Google Offers Green Industry Free Coupon Ads
Green industry companies can benefit from new online technology that spreads the word about where they are and what they do.
Top 10 Clicks of 2006
Highlights from our Benchrunner e-newsletter
Hitting The Road
Here are the new details on upcoming winter events.
Robrick Keeps On Rolling
Florida liner grower honored by Greenhouse Grower's sister magazine Ornamental Outlook.
Columns
Benchmarks By Sara Tambascio
Name That Conifer
Don't depend on retailers to communicate the vitals on your products.
Rants & Raves By Laurie Scullin
Stepping Up From Generic
Your $1.49 annual is competing with $5.99 specialty annuals with fancy tags.
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics By Tim Higham
Keeping Drivers Coming Back For More Loads
Extending common business courtesies often lead to returning drivers.
General Viewpoints
Can You Afford Free Heat?
Savvy sourcing and solar storage can lead to cheaper, and even sometimes free, greenhouse heat.
General Viewpoints
Do You Know HD?
The mass merchandiser is going for service to compensate for slowing market share, according to research.
Tips Of The Trade By Allan Armitage
The Classic City Awards for Perennials — The Best of 2006
More of the varieties that wowed 'em at the University of Georgia trial gardens.
