Acres & Acres

Hard, Even When it’s Easy

Chris Beytes

The plant business is tremendous fun, but it’s also the hardest job you’ll ever have.

Cover Story

More Perennials Emerge at CAST

Chris Beytes, Bill Calkins & Jennifer Zurko

It’s safe to say that CAST is almost as much a destination for perennial growers as it is annual growers.

Culture Notes

Bold Blooms for Shade Sales

Sarah Hernandez-Swofford

A grower’s guide to the new fuchsias from Ball FloraPlant.

Features

A Potential Frontier in Root Development

Kristopher S. Criscione

Early lessons from initial auxin PGR trials.

Features

From Home Gardens to Market Insights

Celina Gómez

What citizen science is teaching us about plants, people and your business.

Features

Homegrown Substrates: U.S. Peat Products and Producers

Dr. Brian E. Jackson

The first of a three-part series highlighting domestically sourced growing media products. This article will focus on domestic peat production and suppliers in the U.S.

Features

New Natives Hitting Retail

Jeb S. Fields

Anything we do to support healthy environments is a plus and that comes with advancement and modification.

Features

Preventing Year-Round Weed Season

Chris Marble

Improving chickweed control in container nurseries.

Features

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Todd Downing

The competitive advantage in providing candidates an exceptional hiring experience.

Features

Stopping the Cycle

Neal Glatt

Improve your business inefficiencies by utilizing what you already have—the organizational wisdom of your own employees.

Growers Talk Business

The Miracles You Missed This Morning

Art Parkerson

Something truly amazing happened this morning. The only proper word for it is “miracle.” But you missed it because it happens every single day.

Growers Talk Production

Old Expectations, New Perspectives

Trudy Watt

I’m starting realize that some of the changes in workers’ attitudes may simply come down to a generational shift and it’s become one of the biggest influences on how we staff for the season.

GT in Brief

A Seedsman’s Scenic View

Jennifer Zurko

The breath-taking site of a former rose farm that has been one of PanAmerican Seed’s production facilities in Costa Rica fits in perfectly with the overall name of all three farms located in the Cartago Province.

GT in Brief

Ball Companies Find New Home for CAST

Chris Beytes

PanAmerican, Ball FloraPlant, Darwin Perennials, Selecta One and Morel will be at California Spring Trials 2027 at a new home: The Ventura County Agriculture Museum in downtown Santa Paula.

GT in Brief

For Stats From the World of Hort, Get Your AIPH Yearbook

Chris Beytes

If your job has you needing a grasp of the size and scope of the global horticulture industry (or if you’re just curious), there’s a publication for you.

GT in Brief

In Memoriam: Richie Borella

Chris Beytes

Richie Borella, long-time (20-plus year) grower for Norman Keil Nurseries in Saint James, New York, on Long Island, passed away in May after being diagnosed with late-stage brain and lung cancer. He was just shy of his 74th birthday.

GT in Brief

New AAS Winners

Ellen C. Wells

The newest All-America Selections (AAS) winners for 2027 are all from a single breeding company, PanAmerican Seed.

GT in Brief

On the Move

Jennifer Zurko

McHutchison; Midwest Groundcovers; PanAmerican Seed

GT in Brief

Two Industry Professionals Launch New Company

Jennifer Zurko

Longtime horticultural professionals Jennifer Neujahr and Ted Buis have launched Next Step Solutions, what they call “a global commercialization and growth accelerator” that will be dedicated to helping horticulture, agriculture and ag technology companies “accelerate growth and transform innovation into commercial traction.”

Guest Column

Pretty Little Geraniums

Lowell Halvorson

Once in a while, a new seedling arrives unexpectedly mid-course. Such is the serendipitous story behind Syngenta’s Pretty Little Geranium series, which took geraniums down an unexplored path.

Inside Look

Adjusting the Plot Twist

Jennifer Zurko

Some of these plot twists involve a good amount of bravery, but there are some opportunities that present themselves.

JZ on D.C.

Chairman Thompson Introduces the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act

Jennifer Zurko

House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson (R-PA-15) is preparing to introduce H.R. 9535, the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act (SAWA), his long-anticipated ag labor reform bill.

Paul's Pointers

Perennially Strong

Paul Pilon

As I visit with growers across the country, there’s one message that seems to be repeat itself over and over again: Perennial sales are strong.

Pest Management

Canker Diseases of Trees

Fulya Baysal-Gurel & Pratima Subedi

Canker diseases are a significant concern in nursery production because they reduce plant quality, marketability and overall productivity.

Pest Management

How to Scout—and Combat—Diseases on Hydrangea

Janna Beckerman, Ph.D.

The challenge for growers isn’t whether diseases will show up—it’s recognizing them before they become costly.