Acres & Acres

Culture-Fit Questions

Chris Beytes

Interviews are hard. You basically use your gut instinct and years of experience to determine if this warm body sitting in front of you is someone you want in your business 10 or 12 hours a day.

Cover Story

Taking Chances That Paid Off

Jennifer Zurko

Isabela Chamorro, this year’s GrowerTalks/Ball Horticultural Company Young Grower Award winner, has taken chances, navigated adversity and faced uncertainty with a steadfast, positive attitude and a willingness to learn.

Culture Notes

Begonia Hula

Steven Engel, Regional Account Manager—PanAmerican Seed

At PanAmerican Seed, we’re proud to bring to market innovative varieties from seed for your growing success.

Culture Notes

Begonia iCandy

Syngenta Flowers Technical Services

iCandy hybrid begonias feature large double flowers in vibrant, bright colors set against dark chocolate foliage.

Culture Notes

Bracteantha SunBrero

Steve Rinehart—Kienztler

SunBrero, a new series of bracteantha from Kienztler, has large blooms on medium-vigor plants with string branching.

Culture Notes

Dahlia Summer Bees

Arnetia Verbeek-Jackson, Regional Product Manager-Specialty Annuals & Pelargonium—Dümmen Orange

New for 2026 is Dahlia Summer Bees, a pollinator’s paradise with its large, single, open flowers!

Culture Notes

Dipladenia Sun Parasol FiredUp

Delilah Onofrey—Suntory Flowers

Patio tropicals are hot and Suntory Flowers has a new type of dipladenia that creates new ways to use them in summer combos and landscapes.

Culture Notes

Echinacea SunMagic

The ThinkPlants team

Echinacea SunMagic are some of the easiest echinacea on the market to grow and are considered to be among the best in class for flower count per plant.

Culture Notes

New Penstemon From Darwin Perennials

Darren Barshaw, Product Representative­—Darwin Perennials

With a class like penstemon—which checks so many boxes for consumers in terms of being pollinator friendly, easy to maintain and versatile in color—Darwin Perennials has spent the last several years trialing for ways it can benefit our grower customers.

Culture Notes

Osteospermum BESTIES

Mike Fernandez, Market Manager­—Danziger North America

Bred and selected for consistent bloom time and uniform growth, Danziger’s new BESTIES series may just be the most flexible and colorful osteos available.

Features

A Story of Family, Industry & People

Jennifer Zurko

A young member of the VanWingerden family tree has paved his own path in the green industry, acknowledging where he came from and honoring his roots.

Features

Purpose & Positivity

Jennifer Zurko, Bill Calkins, Jennifer Polanz & Chris Beytes

While it seemed like attendees reduced their overall time at AmericanHort’s Cultivate event this year (Tuesday was once again quiet on the trade show floor), they made the most of it. Engagement was high and there was no lack of business and networking accomplished.

Features

Science on Stage

Laura Barth

AFE-funded thrips and Botrytis research at Cultivate’25.

Growers Talk Business

Growing a Business & Engaging a Team

Stan Vander Waal

We’re a family business in succession and leadership transition, and I think about what advice to give the next generation and leaders of our company.

Growers Talk Production

When in Doubt, Draw It Out

Stephanie Saccomano

At one point in my life I wouldn’t have thought of myself as a numbers person, but lately, as I’ve navigated into more production planning and R&D scenarios, I’ve come to appreciate and even enjoy the complexity of the finer details.

GT in Brief

AmericanHort Launches Education for Spanish Speakers

Jennifer Zurko

AmericanHort announced that educational training is now available in Spanish to better serve the horticulture industry’s bilingual workforce.

GT in Brief

In Memoriam: Bill Van Belle

Chris Beytes

Bill Van Belle, founder of Van Belle Nursery in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, passed away July 5. He was 80.

GT in Brief

In Memoriam: Simon Groot

Chris Beytes

Simon Groot, founder of East-West Seeds—a major breeder and producer of vegetable seeds for the Asian, African and Latin American markets—passed away July 6 at the age of 90.

GT in Brief

It Begins All Over Again

Jennifer Zurko

On the Pollen to Plug Tour during the Perennial Plant Symposium, one of our stops was Swift Greenhouses, a multi-generation greenhouse operation in Gilman, Iowa, that produces perennials.

GT in Brief

McHutchison, Vaughan’s Rebrand Under One Name: McHutchison

Chris Beytes

Having operated as two companies since resurrecting the Vaughan’s Horticulture name in 2013, McHutchison has announced that they’re now consolidating both companies “into a single, stronger organization to better serve its customers and partners across the industry.”

GT in Brief

Monrovia Names Oregon Nursery Location as Headquarters

Dr. Jake Holley

After nearly a century of growth and innovation, Monrovia has officially moved its headquarters from California to the scenic town of Dayton, Oregon.

GT in Brief

On the Move

Jennifer Zurko

Bailey; Ball Horticultural Company; Ball Seed; HIP Labels; McHutchison; Plant Development Services, Inc.; Priva; Syngenta Flowers

Guest Column

Manufacturing Chrysanthemums

Lowell Halvorson

In autumn, mums are the horticultural equivalent of mac-and-cheese—comfort food for the soul that grounds the porch to the neighborhood with a sense of belonging.

Inside Look

Take the Risks, Ask the Questions

Jennifer Zurko

At 32 years old, Isabela Chamorro has taken the risks and asked the questions to get her where she is today.

JZ on D.C.

Congress Passes Fiscal Package With Provisions Important to the Horticulture Industry

Jennifer Zurko

In July, Congress passed a $3.4 trillion fiscal package that delivers a mix of tax cuts, farm support and biofuel incentives.

Pest Management

Spotted Lanternfly Management Calendar for Ornamental Growers in the Southeastern U.S.

Muhammad Z. “Zee” Ahmed

By combining daily scouting, stringent sanitation, targeted interventions and thorough documentation, ornamental growers could intercept every life stage before it threatens their stock or spreads beyond their nursery.

TRENDING NOW

Forever Forward

Creo

TRENDING NOW

Lubing Automated Gutter System

Lubing USA

TRENDING NOW

Mums

Ball Mums

TRENDING NOW

SF-3.8E Steam Generator

Sioux Corporation

TRENDING NOW

Surfinia Heavenly Petunias

Suntory Flowers Ltd.

TRENDING NOW

Tools and Resources for Landscape Success

Ball Landscape