Top 10 Methods for Finding New Hires in the Green Industry
Finding new staff is considered one of the biggest challenges by many employers of horticultural workers. The Colorado Nursery & Greenhouse Association (CNGA) reached...
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Hello everyone! I hope you
are enjoying the warm days and the hope of spring! As I write this, I am in my
eighth week here...
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...
How to Avoid Employee Burnout
Not only do green industry employees have to work an all-hands-on-deck schedule each spring, but in recent years, the work keeps on coming right...
Keep CNGA Strong and Relevant
As we roll into yet another spring here in Colorado, we face a new set of challenges. If you’ve been in this industry long,...
Hidden Workforce is Largely Neglected: Are You Ready to Drop Background Checks?
Neal Glatt, managing partner and co-founder of GrowTheBench.com, shifted his attention to consulting in 2017 and provides coaching services for business leaders and teams....
Slips, Trips & Falls in Winter Weather
Keep your employees and customers safe with these tips on snow removal and safety. In addition to cold stress, there are other winter weather-related...
Celebrating a Storied Career: Bob Conner Retires After 40 Years in Horticulture
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...
Member Profile – Duran’s Hobby Acres
Duran's Hobby Acres15591 North 107th StreetLongmont, CO 80504(303) 257-0195duransgreenhouse.comWe recently visited Andrea Walker-Duran at Duran’s Hobby Acres and were inspired by the family-centered foundation,...
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Here for the Members: Be Like a Duck
“Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.”
– Michael Caine
I’ve always liked that quote – and I...
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Eason Horticultural Resources (EHR): Matchmaker between Customers & Hundreds of the...
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Board Busy with Interviews, Grant Applications & Funding Decisions
It’s almost here! The Nutrien Agricultural Sciences building (previously named Shepardson) at Colorado State University is set to finish construction and open in spring...
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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