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Cliff Beumel, President at Agromillora Nursery:

“We know the time for this kind of automation is coming"

Finding skilled labor has always been a big challenge for the horticulture sector. This has become an even more pressing problem during these COVID times, with the ‘Great…

Vacancies:

Grow22

"Alternatives to peat available, but none can replace peat on their own"

The horticulture industry is constantly looking to improve itself. With a view to sustainability, circular materials play a major role in this effort. Grow 22, an event hosted…

Shanghai Yongor Industrial Co., Ltd.

Chinese growers are becoming more mature

Screens can effectively help reduce the intensity of sunlight in greenhouse and can also reduce the costs of regulating temperature and humidity levels. In turn they can…

"ETFE film protects greenhouse glass against outside attacks"

There are estimates that by 2030, 50% of green lettuce in the US will come from greenhouses. More and more huge greenhouse facilities are being built for this purpose. Under…

8,500 people enjoy Flower Bulb Day in San Francisco

Last Monday, we already posted an impression of the Flower Bulb Day in San Francisco. Now, the official press release reports that the event attracted 8,500 people. They could…

UK: Blue Diamond Group of Garden Centres to donate sales proceeds from the 'Peace' rose to Ukraine

In order to show solidarity to the people of Ukraine, the Blue Diamond Group of Garden Centers are donating 100% of sale proceeds of the ‘Peace’ rose to the Red Cross Ukraine…

2022 Great Lakes Floral & Event expo inspires attendees

Design programs, business sessions, and in-person networking were just a few of the offerings the 334 attendees experienced at this year's Great Lakes Floral & Event Expo…

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Perennial research flags concern for health and wellbeing of people working in horticulture

The findings of research, commissioned by Perennial in 2021 to develop an understanding of health and wellbeing across the horticultural community have shown that 81% of…

Dutch-Ukrainian flower exporter affected by war in Ukraine

Greenhouses dot the landscape as far as the eye can see on the way into the small town of Honselersdijk. This is flower growing country. Flower and plant exporter Flowerportal…

Introducing MeloCon LC,

New bionematicide targets all stages of nematode development

MeloCon LC contains active spores of a naturally occurring, soil-dwelling fungus that parasitizes all life stages of nematodes,” explains Chris Judd, Global…

Bonnie Plants

Bonnie Plants expands e-commerce efforts with new Alabama greenhouse

When the nation shut down in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bonnie Plants in rural Union Springs, Alabama, was moving into overdrive, with the launch of its new e-commerce…

Video Americans kill nearly half their houseplants. So why do we still spend billions on them each year?

Houseplants are all the rage. But as Americans buy more plants and producers scale up to meet demand, more plants are dying. About 40% of plants perish in the supply chain,…

NZ: Ecolibrium Biologicals receives EPA registration for horticulture pest control

Ecolibrium Biologicals has received EPA registration for Lateral approval code HSR101524 in New Zealand, the first registration of a Brevibacillus laterosporus globally for…

Suffolk florist is taking the UK by storm with faux flowers

Close your eyes. Good. Now, imagine a vase of artificial flowers on the windowsill. What do you see? Odd pale green stems with rough, obvious, plastic edges? Polyester petals…
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Toronto gets flower farm with help from homes around the city

A new way to bring flowers to people across Toronto is coming this summer, and it could be in your own backyard. Growing Tkaronto is an urban flower farm that wants to partner…

Spotted lanternfly resources for Californians and others

The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is an invasive pest in the United States that was first detected in 2014 in Pennsylvania.  It is a pest of numerous cultivated and wild…

Greening cities for sustainable development

The AIPH 2022 International Green City Conference on8 March in the Media Centre of Expo Dubai 2020, UAE, from 3pm (GST), will promote the essential role of plants in creating…

Resource Innovation Institute releases best practices guide for CEA

Resource Innovation Institute (RII), in partnership with the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), is releasing its first Best Practices…

Despite acute water shortage, Indian farmers grow roses

To the rest of the world, the rose is a symbol of love, beauty and courage. But to residents of Wadji village, located in Maharashtra’s Solapur district, it’s a representation…

PlantX launches "Bloombox Club" e-commerce platform in Austria

PlantX Life's wholly-owned subsidiary, Bloomboxclub Limited has expanded its indoor plant selling business to Austria. Bloombox Club now operates e-commerce…

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March 10, 2022, 3:00 p.m. Eastern

Progress in boxwood blight management in the UK and New Zealand: from the1990s to 2021

In this seminar, Dr. Matthew Cromey will trace the progress of box blight and its management in the UK since it was first found in the mid-1990s. Early advice to gardeners was…

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My little helper…Sorrel dog helping with the seed sowing. pic.twitter.com/sNEhtQTY2d — Pepperpot Nursery (@pepperpotherbs) March 9, 2022

Dr Pieter Haumann – Fertiliser Association of South Africa (FERTASA)

Loss of Russian fertilizers is a mere inconvenience to South Africa

South Africa imports between 70 to 75% of its fertilizer needs, some of that from Russia – how it will be affected by the Russian war is a source of concern to South African…

Blackleg of geranium

Geranium plants with black stems and leaf petioles, wilt, and overall plant collapse were observed. This Alert describes blackleg of geranium caused by Pythium sp. To diagnose…

Huntsville florist says gas prices are impacting his business

Bishop’s Flowers has been bringing smiles to faces for 27 years. Co-Owner, Jerry Williamson, said in that time he’s seen gas prices change quite a bit. He…

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