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A Holistic Approach
Dedication to high-quality foliage and tropical plants and "Worry-Free Buying" have led Mercer Botanicals, Inc. to continuous growth.
Features
Driven By Innovation
Twenty leading growers and floriculture industry experts helped us choose the Top 25 inventions and discoveries for producing plants in the greenhouse.
Checking In With: Mike Rimland
In addition to being one of the world's top anthurium growers, Mike Rimland now directs research and development at Costa Farms.
A 2008 Perspective On Promotion Orders
Greenhouse Grower celebrates its 25th anniversary with a look back and a look forward.
Understanding Plant Nutrition: An Introduction
In a year-long series, Argo and Fisher take a microscope to the details that can help growers make informed decisions on nutrients.
Well-Fed: Fertilizers And Nutrition
Keep plants vigorous with the latest fertilizer and nutrition offerings.
All Predatory Mites Are Not Created Equal
Food preferences and dispersal capabilities divide mites into three distinct categories.
A New Way To Bid
West Auctions takes the action digital with online grower auctions, designed to help the seller and the buyer get the most out of a public sale.
Employers Beware!
Employment Practices Liability opens employers up to new vulnerabilities.
The Accommodating Syndrome
The best supervisors understand the needs of both management and workers.
How Safe is Your Greenhouse?
Focusing on injury prevention will increase your profitability.
Responses To Temperature & Light
Longer growing time and cooler temperatures or shorter growing time with warmer temperatures? That's the question.
Raising Roses
Plant disease expert releases new volume on rose diseases and pests.
Directing Light
Polygal Inc.'s new film star, Polyheilos will help growers control their greenhouse environments.
Essential Oils
Whitmire Micro-Gen's horticultural oils effectively control a wide range of pests.
Plants With Panache
The Hort Couture line of high-quality plants and sophisticated merchandising has taken the ornamentals industry by storm.
Five Profitable Weekends Add Up
The fall sale at Swanson's adds up to $1 million in plant sales.
Connecting People & Plants
P. Allen Smith takes us behind the scenes of his garden home retreat — a 100-acre test kitchen and studio for outdoor living.
On The Road Again
The big shows and conferences of 2008 are must see events.
Trialing & Styling
More than 30 flower breeders and producers will introduce the hottest varieties and marketing programs during the California Pack Trials, March 29-April 6.
Surviving The Storm (Or Lack Thereof)
Two industry leaders offer advice on keeping business afloat during times of drought.
Color, Texture & Style
Add some new blood to your plant catalog with these fabulous new foliage and tropical varieties.
Gangbusters For Green
A new name provides a big boost for one "green" industry organization.
Bulking Up The Greenery
Making the U.S. Building Council office full of foliage was a job for Initial Tropical Plants.
Columns
Benchmarks By Sara Tambascio
Generation Name-Calling
Does labeling people by generation really help?
One To Grow On By Will Carlson
It's Not Easy Being Green
Change will occur, but we still need to be green.
Tips Of The Trade By Allan Armitage
Times Are Tough — And Other Unrelated Observations
We, as an industry, are joined at the hip, and there is nothing good for anyone when times are tough for some.
