The Opening of the 2025 Legislative Session
By Hicks & Associates
The First Regular Session of the 75th General Assembly began on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Opening day featured speeches from leadership...
CNGA Board Updates
New CNGA Board Members Elected for 2025
We’re excited to welcome Brian Austin and Katelynn Martinez to the Colorado Nursery & Greenhouse Association (CNGA) Board...
Building on Tradition, Embracing Innovation: A Message from Our New President
By Julie Echter, CNGA Incoming Board President
It is both an honor and a privilege to step into the role of President of the Colorado...
2024 CSU Perennial Trial “Top Performers”
The Perennial Trial Garden Committee at CSU met recently to determine their “Top Performers” from the 2024 trial. These “Top Performers” were grown for three seasons...
Celebrating a Storied Career: Bob Conner Retires After 40 Years in...
By Meg Amendola
When Bob Conner began his career in horticulture 40 years ago, he didn't foresee becoming a fixture in Colorado's greenhouse and nursery...
2024 Colorado State University Trial Gardens2024 Best Of’s
The 2024 growing season was more normal this summer compared to last summer. There were lots of great plants in the trials this summer. The...
From Classroom to Career: Shaping the Future of Horticulture Education
By Meg Amendola, CNGA
From visionary mentorship programs to dynamic curriculum evolution, it feels like we’re on the brink of exciting transformation and growth in...
Cultivate 2024: Insights and Innovations
By Meg Amendola and Debi Borden-Miller, CNGA
This year, Cultivate 2024 brought together more than 10,000 attendees and industry leaders from across the horticultural landscape,...
Explore Change for Plant Resiliency and Profit: Member Bart Eller Advocates...
By Barton Eller, Executive Director, Paonia Soil Co.
“Become a student of change. It is the only thing that will remain constant.”
I’m a big fan...
Welcome Susan Stauber to CNGA Board of Directors
By Lyn Dean
Susan Stauber, sales representative at Ball Seed Company, came to Colorado with her parents at age 11. After high school she continued...
