Top 100 Greenhouse Growers in the News in 2023

The nation’s largest greenhouse floriculture operations often drive success or failure of the industry as a whole. In May, Greenhouse Grower posted its annual ranking of the Top 100 Growers by square footage (you can find the complete list here), and later in the year, we posted a whitepaper that goes into more detail on the challenges and opportunities faced by these operations.

Here’s a closer look at other ways the Top 100 made headlines in 2023.

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Costa Farms 2023 Season Premiere Offers a Promising Glimpse of Future Favorites

A sea of planting beds were stocked with new and improved plant materials hand-picked by breeders who were more than excited to talk about them.

Metrolina Greenhouse Receives Industry-First GlobalG.A.P. Certification

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The operation is the first U.S. ornamental greenhouse producer to achieve the worldwide standard of good agricultural practices, certifying that its products are grown in a safe, responsible, and sustainable manner.

Ideal Weather Led to Strong Performers at Young’s Plant Farm 2023 Trials

Every year, the Young’s Plant Farm team uses landscape beds to illustrate current garden trends, how homeowners can accomplish them, and how to make plants thrive. Learn more here.

Top 100 Greenhouse Grower Dan Schantz Greenhouses Set to Shut Down

The operation, which ranked #49 on Greenhouse Grower’s 2023 Top 100 Growers list, will cease operations at the end of 2023.

How Quality Greenhouses Lives Up to Its Name

Quality Greenhouses and Perennial Farm, Greenhouse Grower’s 2023 Medal of Excellence Winner for Operation of the Year, is defined by its resiliency, variety, compassion, and smart approach to innovation.

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