Cover Story

Modernizing the Classics

Story & Photos by Chris Beytes, Bill Calkins & Jennifer Zurko

Plant breeders and suppliers continue their strong focus on perennials, so the second part of our coverage of the California Spring Trials features many exciting new introductions in this category.

GT in Brief

New GrowWise Smart Spectrum From Signify Boosts Crop Growth Up to 6%

Jennifer Zurko

Signify unveiled the Philips GrowWise smart spectrum—an innovative algorithm designed to automatically optimize horticultural LED lighting based on real-time sunlight irradiation.

JZ on D.C.

Grow Influence Where It Matters: Invite Your Member of Congress for a Visit

Jennifer Zurko

Most elected officials have limited knowledge of the horticulture industry—what we grow, how we operate and the challenges we face.

GT in Brief

On the Move

Jennifer Zurko

Ball Horticultural Company/Ball Seed/Darwin Perennials; Ball FloraPlant; BioSafe Systems; Four Star Greenhouse; HilverdaFlorist; McHutchison

GT in Brief

Floragard Growing Media Now Available in the U.S.

Jennifer Zurko

Floragard, a long-time name in the German horticulture industry, is now officially registered in the U.S. market and ready to supply high-performance soil mixes.

GT in Brief

Syngenta Flowers Partners With Tapp

Jennifer Zurko

Syngenta Flowers announced their partnership with Tapp to replace current single-use plastic data loggers with Tapp-paper data loggers.

GT in Brief

Save the Date for the Northeast Greenhouse Conference

Jennifer Zurko

The Northeast Greenhouse Conference & Expo will be back in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire, November 12-13, 2025.

Inside Look

Easter Eggs, Breadcrumbs & Golden Nuggets

Jennifer Zurko

How often do we put Easter eggs throughout GrowerTalks and Green Profit?

Features

Sweet Eats & Treats

Chris Beytes, Bill Calkins & Jennifer Zurko

Round 2 of our CAST coverage includes all of the new edible intros.

Features

Quality Over Quantity

Chris Beytes, Bill Calkins & Jennifer Zurko

The first part of our coverage of the California Spring Trials includes tons of new annuals for the 2026 season.