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CNGA Board Message: Investment in the Future
For the first time ever, your CNGA Board of Directors has approved a negative income budget for the year. 2021 will push the nonprofit income...
GreenCO Legislative Committee Opposes Pesticide Recycling Bill
HB26-1111: Pesticide Product Disposal & Container Recycling
GreenCO voted to oppose this bill in our Legislative Committee meeting on February 17, 2026. We support this...
Sharon Harding-Shaw and Terry Shaw are the 2025 Inductees into the CNGA...
Sharon and Terry have spent decades running and growing their family business, Harding Nursery, which has been in operation for 69 years. Their dedication...
Update: Japanese Beetle – Nursery Imports from Oregon to Colorado
This procedure will be for the 2026 season, due to the lag in the eradication program. If the trapping program is re-instituted, Colorado and...
Green Industry Legislative Priorities 2026
Colorado General Assembly – 2026 SessionThis document outlines GreenCO’s legislative priorities and policy positions for the 2026 Colorado legislative session. GreenCO will remain proactive,...
2026 Colorado General Assembly Convenes
The Second Regular Session of the 75th General Assembly convened on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. Opening day featured the traditional remarks from leadership in...
End of Season Survey 2025 – Wholesale
CNGA asked our wholesale members to share how their season went, because every time we visit members, the first question we hear is: “What...
Branches of the Past: Potting Soil
By Stan Brown, Alameda Wholesale Nursery
In the 1940’s and 1950’s nursery potting soil was not available commercially. Nurseries had to make their own, most...
What We’re Bringing Back from Cultivate ‘25
We spent four days in Columbus with one goal: find what’s actually working, from the sales floor to the soil and behind the counter...
Colorado’s New Producer Responsibility Recycling – You May Need to Register
Colorado’s Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act (House Bill 22-1355) requires covered producers to join a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO), and through the PRO, fund...
Branches of the Past: Stories from the CNGA Community
Trouble With the State
By Stan Brown, Alameda Wholesale Nursery
In the 1960’s, several Colorado Nurserymen’s Association (CNA) members were getting complaints from the state, who...
GreenCO Stays Strong at the Capitol
GreenCO once again proved its influence under the gold dome this legislative session. Working closely with its lobbying team at Hicks & Associates, the...
A Heartfelt Thank You From CHREF
Gratitude is the word that best describes the incredible support CHREF has received from the nursery and greenhouse community! This year’s Industry Celebration raised...
2025 Ongoing Legislative Updates
April 22, 2025
CNGA and GreenCO applaud passage of SB25-128
On Monday, the Colorado House passed SB25-128 with a 53-11 vote. The bill eliminates the "key...
Branches of the Past: Stories from the CNGA Community
Welcome to Branches of the Past, an ongoing collection of short stories that highlight the history, camaraderie and memorable moments in CNGA history, as...
Branches of the Past: Stories from the CNGA Community
Welcome to Branches of the Past, an ongoing collection of short stories that highlight the history, camaraderie and memorable moments in CNGA history, as...
February was National Canned Food Month – A Forager’s Journey Through...
On the Hunt: Foraging for Fruits through the Year
Keith Williamson
Sometime back in the 1990s, I started making some jams and jellies. I don’t remember...
Legislative Update
By Glenda Mostek
GreenCO has been busy the past few weeks, hosting the Green Power luncheon and testifying in committee meetings, as well as following new bills being filed.
Thank you to CNGA...
Branches of the Past: Stories from the CNGA Community
Welcome to Branches of the Past, an ongoing collection of short stories that highlight the history, camaraderie and memorable moments in CNGA history, as...
New Members, 2025
NEW MEMBERSKuenzi Turf & NurseryZach KuenziSalem, OR
Nordic GardensHeather BeckerCarbondale, CO Calabrese Greenhouse Inc.Joseph Calabrese IIArvada, COMatt Karau Lone Tree, COKris Pendleton Boulder, CO
Shady Grove...
Honoring Gary Epstein: A Legacy of Dedication and Excellence
The Colorado Horticulture Research and Education Foundation (CHREF) extends its heartfelt gratitude to Gary Epstein for his many years of dedicated service to the...



























