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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 negatively into the six figures mark. Why, you might ask?  First and...

Session Overview The second regular session of Colorado’s 75th General Assembly adjourned on May 13, 2026, under the weight of a significant state budget shortfall and during the final legislative session of Governor Jared Polis’...

Four days. Hundreds of exhibitors. Dozens of education sessions. Four inspiring garden center visits. One goal: Bring back ideas that help Colorado's green industry thrive. From merchandising ideas that encourage customers to buy just one...

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 idea in principle, but our members have experienced the effects...

Sharon and Terry have spent decades running and growing their family business, Harding Nursery, which has been in operation for 69 years. Their dedication to the industry spans generations, beginning with Billie Harding, Sharon’s...

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 Oregon will have a blanket compliance agreement and individual nurseries...

Colorado General Assembly – 2026 SessionThis document outlines GreenCO’s legislative priorities and policy positions for the 2026 Colorado legislative session. GreenCO will remain proactive, collaborative, and solutions-oriented while advocating for policies that protect the...

The Second Regular Session of the 75th General Assembly convened on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. Opening day featured the traditional remarks from leadership in both the House and Senate chambers. Speaker Julie McCluskie delivered...

CNGA asked our wholesale members to share how their season went, because every time we visit members, the first question we hear is: “What are you hearing? How’s everyone else’s season going?” The answers...

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 of which were composed of top soil (preferably sandy loam),...

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 and bring it back to our membership and ProGreen EXPO. We...