Grower News
Growing Your Garden: Drive-thru flowers — share the joy
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” —Mother Teresa of Calcutta Locally grown freesia and ranunculus purchased at the ‘flower cart’ drive-thru market at Virgil Greenhouses make a cheerful...
Latest CAST Update: Plant Breeders Planning for Virtual Spring Trials Experience
The 2020 California Spring Trials (CAST) may be cancelled as an in-person event thanks to coronavirus, but several leading plant breeders are turning CAST into a virtual experience for growers, brokers, and other horticulture industry members. Note: story was last...
Features Biocontrols Flowers Management PGRs Growing profits from poinsettia
One cutting in a 6.5” pot has 10 blooms and can easily fit a 7”. All photos: M. Sawaya Other than a few growers who were looking for a few specific colours, there was no demand for extra poinsettias this year. Because a few buyers were hunting for product...
Life In Carlsbad: The Flower Fields
The flower fields have been around for 50 years. The Flower Fields are owned and operated by the Ecke Family, the onsite grower and floral sales is handled by Mellano and Company. They share their passion for beauty and expertise inthe flower business, with a combined...
Indiana Bulletin Board
Caption Planting Native Plants for Pollinators will be among the topics at the Spring Brings Flower Power event from 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT March 21 at Purdue Fort Wayne Walb Union. FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Allen County Master Gardeners will present the 2020...Latest News
