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What led you to start this company? I have an extensive background, particularly in teaching, with technical trades such as electrical, heating, cooling, control systems, solar, and the like, plus a keen interest in greenhouse...

How would you describe the business of your company? In simple terms, we source plants for our customers. We find the plants they need by tapping into over 300 different suppliers across the U.S. and...

Colorado implemented two new wage laws over the past year that have significant ramifications for employers in the state. The first, COMPS Order #36, represents the most sweeping change to Colorado wage law in...

Landscapes in the western garden should be intriguing, catching the light, glistening with frost all while sturdy under the weight of snow. The Plant Select® palette offers plants with striking winter interest, beckoning many...

It's that time again! Election time, or as some may refer to it, our biannual recurring nightmare. Or possibly, the best time of the year if you are a political junkie who follows all...

What is the company’s history? In 1945, my dad, Stan Sr., started a garden center on Alameda Avenue, a few blocks east of Federal Boulevard. I started working full time in the spring of 1964,...

Last week, the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show announced details about its new MANTS.com Business Hub, developed to connect exhibitors and buyers during these changing and challenging times. Despite not being able to meet in person, the intelligent, searchable...

What is your organization’s mission? The Butterfly Pavilion is celebrating our 25th anniversary this year. A few years before our opening in 1995, the idea for this special resource was hatched by Dr. Michael Weissman,...

When Jeffrey Lunceford was considering how to update the computer systems at Neils Lunceford Inc., a major goal of his was to have near real-time business data to create more cost-effective, streamlined processes for...

To get a glimpse of what landscaping customers were requesting in 2020, CNGA interviewed Monika Nevergold, the owner of Dandelion Design in Denver, and Jennifer Timms Hobson, a co-owner of Jericho Nursery in Albuquerque. Did...