Columnist Chris Beytes

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Chris Beytes

Chris Beytes Editor

Editor of GrowerTalks, Green Profit magazine and the Acres Online e-newsletter, Chris has been in horticulture for over 30 years. He owned his own greenhouse - Indian River Ornamentals - in Merritt Island, Florida, after he graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in horticulture. He also had a minor in Journalism, so after he and his wife Laurie sold the greenhouse business, he started writing full-time, first for local publications in Florida and then moving to the Chicago area when he began writing for GrowerTalks. He's been with Ball Publishing for 25 years now and only thinks about retirement once in a while.

Recent Articles

French novelist Gustave Flaubert always strove for the “mot juste” and so do I. And so should you.

Glow-in-the-Dark Flowers Get USDA OK

This novel introduction, which will be sold under the name “Firefly Petunias,” is coming from the synthetic biology startup Light Bio of Ketchum, Idaho.

In Memoriam: David Lemon

David Lemon, one of our industry’s most well-known and prolific flower breeders, passed away February 10 at the age of 89.

Skagit Gardens to Close

Skagit Horticulture LLC announced in February that it would be discontinuing operations April 7, 2024.

White’s to Close Their Wholesale Operation

White’s Nursery & Greenhouse—founded by one of the most venerated individuals in floriculture, Norm White, and run today by Norm and his daughter, Dana, and son, Tal—is closing.

Sophisticated and Refined

American style versus European style: what’s the difference? We can look to the fashion industry for a succinct definition.

Are you stuck in traffic? Or are you the traffic?

Why Did I Wait So Long? (Part 2)

Eleven more efficiency tools that seven growers are mighty glad they invested in —they only wish they’d done it sooner!

Wandering the Winter Shows

Chris Beytes, Ellen C. Wells & Jennifer Zurko

There was so much to see and so many people to talk to at the winter trade shows, where most saw record or near-record-breaking attendance. It just goes to show that seeing new products first-hand and networking face-to-face will always be a major part of our industry. Here, we’ll cover the shows in order of when they were held.

And the Winner of the Gold Rose Is …

During the IPM show in January, the winner of the International Grower of the Year Award was announced: Greenwood Plants, a wholesale nursery from the UK.

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