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Top 100 Growers
Keep track of the largest producers of ornamental crops with the latest installment of Greenhouse Grower's Top 100 Growers list.
Growers Taking Charge
The country's Top 100 Growers are driving more sales of plants through production, transportation and in-store care. Read on for the details of how they're controlling their own destinies.
Top 100 Growers - The List
Here's the list of this year's largest greenhouse operations.
Ecke's Gone Techie
Paul Ecke Ranch is helping customers help themselves with Web-based technologies for tracking production and shipping.
Wenke's Transformation
Michigan grower Wenke Greenhouses is taking care of customers with service and new products.
Minnesota Standout
Vendor scorecards, student trainees and sustainable practices spell success for Bergen's Greenhouses.
Plugged Into Performance
Floral Plant Growers is revitalizing its heritage as a leading young plant producer by zeroing in on order fulfillment.
Features
Checking In With: Color Spot
Founders Michael Vukelich, Jr. and Jerry Halamuda share what it takes to run the largest greenhouse operation in our industry.
BenchPress Profile: Raymond Bowdish
Inventor, Garden Pallet, www.gardenpallet.com
Feeding Hardy Mums
Careful fertilizing and close observation ensure high-quality fall crops.
Production Tips For Top Performers Coreopsis 'Limerock Dream' and 'Limerock Passion'
Two new coreopsis introductions are temperennials with great vigor.
Evaluating Excellence
Our veteran industry panel will choose the Industry's Choice for Breeding Award we present at OFA's Short Course.
Understanding Plant Nutrition: Irrigation Water Alkalinity & pH
Agro and Fisher take a microscope to the details that can help growers make informed decisions on nutrients.
An Unconventional Path
American Floral Endowment recipient Kim Hoffer followed a unique career path after receiving the scholarship.
Problem-Solving Plants
The Southern Living Plant Collection debuts this spring with eight selections designed to meet specific landscape challenges.
Natural Selections
All-American Selections and Fleuroselect choose their 2009 winners.
Year-Round Radiance
New perennial and shrub introductions offer more choices for color and texture to growers and gardeners.
A Place For Woody Plants
The latest trends and lifestyle changes may signal the dawn of the shrub.
Columns
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics By Tim Higham
The Co-operative Movement
Working together helps growers solve distribution problems.
Retail Details By Vinny Naab
Growers Taking Charge
Growers are now single-source suppliers and retail account managers.
Tips Of The Trade By Allan Armitage
Thoughts On California Pack Trials
Look for the latest on varieties, marketing and sustainability.
