Please take a few minutes to answer Greenhouse Grower’s 2015 Spring Recap Survey. Your input will help us get a firmer grasp on how spring played out for growers and what we can expect in Spring 2015.

The National Pollinator Garden Network (NPGN) launched the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge on June 3, just in time […]

Agriculture students and faculty at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, want industry members to continue to […]

Wayne Sawyer, 59, died on Saturday, May 30, 2015. He was CEO and president of Bennett’s Creek Nursery and was active in the green industry. Those who knew him are sharing memories and how he influenced their lives.

As of April 2015, 23 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) currently have laws legalizing marijuana in some capacity. At the federal level, several bills are currently awaiting action. Here is an update on current state and federal marijuana legislation across the U.S.

Should horticultural growers consider cultivating medical marijuana? That’s up to the individual grower, of course, and certainly a number of growers already have jumped in. We at Meister Media Worldwide, publishers of Greenhouse Grower and American Vegetable Grower, do not necessarily endorse nor oppose the production of medical marijuana. But we do feel it is an option worth exploring. We intend our “Medical Marijuana” series of articles to give you information you need to make your own call. We hope you find it useful, and we do welcome your comments, thoughts and ideas as we continue to cover what we’re fairly certain is only going to be an increasingly viable and growing market for this emerging crop.

Despite threats (or true blasts) of inclement weather in some areas, Mother’s Day weekend set records in several areas. Check out what retailers across the country are reporting in terms of traffic, weather and how they are seeking to improve efficiency.

We need to work together as the horticulture industry to inspire and instruct consumers with our plant knowledge and marketing expertise.

The recently launched PlantSelect.org and FindPlants.net websites offer growing and maintenance tips, where-to-buy information and design ideas to help consumers have success with growing and finding plants.

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, has released an update to its Master Plan that indicates that […]

Industry veteran Jim Leider of Leider Greenhouses and his family suffered two losses this year, first with the […]

Farmers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta have agreed to reduce their water use by 25 percent in […]

Retailers wonder why mass merchants are the only ones to receive stocking, merchandising and plant care from growers.