Dr. Charlie Hall’s 2021 Economic Forecast
Dr. Charlie Hall’s appearance at CNGA’s Horticultural Leadership Retreat on Nov. 6, 2020, was sponsored by Tagawa Greenhouse Enterprises. Hall, a professor and the...
The Colorado Water Plan
In June 2020, Colorado Governor Jared Polis activated the “State Drought Mitigation and Response Plan” developed by a state drought task force. While the...
2020 Landscape Design Trends
To get a glimpse of what landscaping customers were requesting in 2020, CNGA interviewed Monika Nevergold, the owner of Dandelion Design in Denver, and...
To Code or Not to Code
When Jeffrey Lunceford was considering how to update the computer systems at Neils Lunceford Inc., a major goal of his was to have near...
Is It Time to Move on from Your Business?
The best time to transfer the ownership of your business is BEFORE you walk into the office and have the feeling that “I don’t...
No Time Like the Present to Spend Conservatively
In late April, when Sunland Nursery President Lynn Payne, NMCNP, started to see restrictions on his business operation and sales due to government responses...
Practicing New Work Protocols during the COVID-19 Pandemic
A Chance to Accommodate Customers in New Ways
By Phebe Taylor, Water Programs Coordinator, Resource Central
In any year, Resource Central’s Garden In A Box low-water...
Our Experience with the Paycheck Protection Program
In Colorado, 104,402 forgivable loans were approved by the Small Business Administration as part of the first round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) this spring....
Four Perspectives on Spring 2020 & Beyond
The safety of employees and customers was the priority at Colorado Nursery & Greenhouse Association (CNGA) member companies this spring, as they faced the...
The Essential Nature of the Green Industry
According to the National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture (NICH), consumer horticulture contributes $196 billion to the U.S. economy and creates more than two million...