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Plant Select 2020 Introductions
Plant Select® is the country’s leading source of plants designed to thrive in the high plains and intermountain region. It is a nonprofit collaboration...
How to Prepare for the Christmas Tree Shortage
Relationships. Relationships. Relationships are the key to ensuring a more consistent supply of the trees that you need to meet customer demand. This is...
The Mutual Benefits of Internships
Internships = Inspiration + Relationships
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At Tagawa Greenhouses, we are proud of our internship...
How to Care for Mature Trees
At 73 years old, Alameda Wholesale Nursery is one of the oldest wholesale nurseries in Colorado. The company offers more than a thousand varieties...
Identifying & Growing the Best Performing Plants
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The story of Dōnath Lake Greenhouses goes back many years to my desire to open a retail greenhouse in Colorado...
The New Normal: Year-Round Work Rather than Seasonal
Growers on both coasts have always worked on a year-round basis, while their Midwest and Rocky Mountain colleagues had more seasonal fluctuations with labor....
CHREF Awards $165,000 over Five Years
The Board of Directors of the Colorado Horticulture Research and Education Foundation (CHREF) met at Colorado State University in December for its annual meeting,...
Overtime Rules for Agriculture Go into Effect November 2022
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CSU RESEARCH: Update – Some Proven Herbaceous Perennials from CSU Trials
Tania Lemus, Undergraduate Horticulture Student,
Colorado State University
At Colorado State University, we continue to evaluate herbaceous perennial performance at our Perennial Demonstration Teaching, Research Outreach...
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Can’t Find/Need Seasonal Workers? Hire Recent Newcomers
By Lyn Dean
Julie Echter, Vice President at Echter’s Nursery & Garden Center, Arvada, reiterates what many green industry businesses have been experiencing for several...
Coming August 27 – CNGA Buyers Expo
An Outdoor Market for Horticulture Plants with Lunch, Happy Hour & BBQ Dinner Included!
With the cancellation of the 2021 ProGreen live trade show, the...
Diverse Employees Thrive in the Green Industry
Suman George grew up in Kerala, a state along the southwest coast of India. Her education was in agriculture and she planned for a...
