Four Top 100 operations that host grower and consumer plant trials outline their new plans for the coming year.

In this episode of Greenhouse Grower to Grower, we talk to trial managers at Metrolina Greenhouses, Young’s Plant Farm, and the University of Georgia about this year’s Southern Garden Tour.

From Young’s Plant Farm, University of Georgia, and Metrolina Greenhouses, the Southern Garden Tour takes place the first week of June 2025.

In 2024, Metrolina Greenhouses donated more than $1 million to its community, including for disaster relief and educational opportunities.

While this year was typical in terms of climate and challenges, the team at Metrolina tried a few new things during its 2024 trials that will carry over into the coming year.

Visitors descended on Metrolina Greenhouses to see several thousand varieties on display during the 2024 Southern Garden Tour.

One of the benefits of attending an event like Cultivate is the wide range of educational opportunities. And who better to learn from than your grower peers?

Let’s take time to recognize our female colleagues in horticulture during the Fifth Annual Women in Horticulture Week.

From our recent piece “Plant Trials Benefit Breeders, Growers Alike,” here’s a look at the varieties involved in the collaboration.

Large growers will often partner with breeders for plant trials, offering valuable feedback to breeders while giving growers first dibs on the latest varieties.

Horticulture industry and education participants in the 2024 Southern Garden Tour debut a new website full of event details and tools.

S&OP is a collaborative management process designed to align sales, marketing, production, procurement, logistics, and finance functions within an organization. Learn from one expert how you can apply the process to your own company.

Metrolina Greenhouses is widely considered to be an industry leader not just in adopting new greenhouse technology, but in doing so for the right reasons.