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Allan Armitage’s Top Annuals Recommendations for 2023
February 6, 2023
The holiday and winter season isn’t just about poinsettias. Spring Meadow Nursery is offering a range of crops that are part of the Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs lineup.
Dümmen Orange is making new genetics available for out-licensing to young plant growers and breeders and is looking to set up new partnerships with industry players.
The operation grew 88 varieties, totaling more than 12,000 poinsettias. Customers and employees selected their top five favorite varieties in four categories — novelty, red, white, and pink.
A new report indicates that demand maturity and increased supply competition will likely drive more consolidation in the industry to achieve growth.
The acquisition is in line with Pure Flavor’s significant growth path to support increased demand for fresh, greenhouse-grown fruits and vegetables year-round.
Through the new Floresta program, Danziger is propagating and supplying foliage plants from its state-of-the art facility in Guatemala.
Sticculents are succulents such as Echeveria, Haworthia, and Crassula that, thanks to a patented connector, can now be used in cut flower creations.
Post-pandemic, consumers are still looking for houseplants, but have less discretionary income to spend on plants.
ThinkPlants will help represent and promote previously exclusive perennials, with unrooted cuttings being produced at Danziger Guatemala.
The easy-to-use design provides a quick and straight-forward way for growers to peruse the latest offerings from Pleasant View.
Currently operating the largest national distribution footprint in the industry, future operations in Texas signal Local Bounti’s commitment to reduce food miles throughout the U.S.
Current and prospective greenhouse vegetable producers are invited to attend Mississippi State University’s Greenhouse Vegetable Short Course, which takes place March 7-8, 2023.
Terri McEnaney will step away from day-to-day operations in her role as Chief Executive Officer at Bailey to focus on strategy and the future of Bailey.