Grower to Grower Podcast: A Celebration of the Past, Present, and Future of America in Bloom

By Brian D. Sparks|June 14, 2026

Greenhouse Grower’s Grower to Grower podcast brings you real conversations with the voices driving the future of floriculture. In every episode, we connect with the growers, leaders and innovators who are shaping smarter operations, sustainable growth, and breakthrough strategies. From advanced technology and next-gen plants to business challenges and changing consumer patterns, we dig into what it really means to grow.

Greenhouse Grower’s June 2026 issue, which is hitting mailboxes this week, features a cover story on the legacy and future of America in Bloom, how it’s helped communities across the country become both more beautiful and more sustainable, and how and why greenhouse growers can get involved in America in Bloom. I had a great conversation with Laura Kunkle, Executive Director of America in Bloom, Board President Mason Day, and Lori Kelly of Bob’s Market and Greenhouses in West Virginia, one of the growers who’s been involved with America in Bloom from the beginning. We covered so much in the conversation that I couldn’t include everything in my article, so we decided to turn the interview into a podcast episode so you can hear the entire conversation.

You can listen to the episode here, or you can find it wherever you listen to podcasts. We hope you enjoy it!

If you’d like to be a guest on a future episode, or you have someone on your growing team who would be an interesting guest, email me at [email protected].