Industry news/Legislation

The Connecticut House and Senate will hear an invasive plants bill this spring. The bill extends a prohibition on towns banning plants another five years, said Bob Heffernan, executive secretary at the Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association.
 

 

Features
In March NMPRO we identified some of the most unwanted pests in the nursery industry. This month we'...
Bachman's recently underwent a significant re-branding effort to attract a younger clientele and to ...
Ask a group of growers about using filters in irrigation systems and nearly all will agree that ...
Plants
Landscape designer Cathy Testa created this foliage-rich combination for large containers. Golden sh...
Monrovia is introducing three hardy hibiscus that are part of the Flemings Hybrids. These Hibiscus m...
Proven Winners created this sophisticated, all-white combination to appeal to brides. Potted plants ...
Insights
I've followed the crisis the drought brought to the Southeastern green industry closely. It's been h...
California announces LBAM eradication plan, biologicals provide thrips control, avoid overwatering t...
For plant entomologists, evidence that spring has arrived is the increased number of phone calls and...
Interviews
New plants are fun and keep the nursery business interesting. We'd get bored if the product mix didn...
How many growers are producing plants for the Hort Couture program? Is there any part the country wh...
Rick Vuyst oversees operations at Fruit Basket Flowerland, a three-store chain in Grand Rapids, Mich...

 

 

 

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