During Cultivate’17, AmericanHort recorded a video interview with Ernest Wertheim, a passionate horticulture industry advocate and business owner for more than 75 years.

Many customers are time starved. Their most important asset is time, not money, so be realistic about the investment of both when they are buying plants.

The Committee’s action is just the first step in what will be a long and important legislative process.

Sometimes innovation strikes by chance. Such was the case with David Tilley, developer of the “Living Umbrella.”

Four breeders — Ball Horticultural Co., Dümmen Orange, Proven Winners, and Syngenta Flowers — will participate in the initial pilot, which will include greenhouse growing operations in six Latin American countries.

Each year, Luxflora hosts an international trip that allows participants to gain insights on trends and gather inspiration that ultimately will shape and support our industry in many ways. This year’s event took the group to Maison & Objet and Design Week in the City of Lights – Paris, France.

Now that Impact Washington is over, AmericanHort, with industry support, is looking to continue its focus on tax reform, labor reform, and research and innovation.

Check out how this year’s Petal It Forward event brought smiling faces to people across the country, including one personal story.

CropLife America presented Reardon with its highest staff award for her successful effort to defend against the ban of pesticide use on private property in Maryland.

With the addition of the new West Coast division, which will continue to operate under its trade name of Village Nurseries, TreeTown USA will now encompass 16 farm locations throughout California, Texas, and Florida, with more than 4,000 acres in production.

The University of Florida is offering a new online course on costing and profitability. The course will take growers through the process of how to accurately evaluate cost of production, labor efficiency, pricing, and equipment investment decisions.

With a strong team that acts more like family powering its success, the 2017 Operation of the Year mixes good business practices with the pleasure of spreading the joy of plants.

After being temporarily canceled due to Hurricane Irma, the FNGLA Landscape Show will return to Orlando in early November.