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From the CNGA Women in Horticulture Presentation by Dr. Gabriela Chavarria Halloween without pumpkins? Thanksgiving without cranberries? Dessert without chocolate? Most of the food that we eat is produced naturally. If it’s produced naturally, it involved a pollinator....

Ours is a quick-moving, no-nonsense business. When we are in the heat of the season, there is little time for a lot of hand holding or a prolonged courtship with every customer that you...

On Saturday, August 10, we invited the public from Colorado to visit and judge over one thousand different annuals from 25 different companies from around the world. We gave each visitor three flags to...

The future is bright for those willing to invest time, money and sweat equity in a nursery or greenhouse business. One key resource that must be paid attention to is: PEOPLE. Where is the...

Creating a strong health and safety culture doesn’t only reduce injuries; it helps keep your workers’ compensation costs low. Here are the necessary steps in establishing a safety culture: Management Support and Direction Management must be a...

2019 has brought many positive events to the Colorado Department of Agriculture, beginning with the appointment of Kate Greenberg as Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture, and a governor who has challenged all of us to...

Internships = Inspiration + Relationships By Ashlie A. Tagawa Mohr, HR Manager at Tagawa Greenhouse Enterprises LLC At Tagawa Greenhouses, we are proud of our internship program, and over the past 20 years, we have hosted...

At 73 years old, Alameda Wholesale Nursery is one of the oldest wholesale nurseries in Colorado. The company offers more than a thousand varieties of plant material and planting supplies to landscape contractors. Stan...

Whether your company is still relatively new to online retail or established in e-commerce, Amazon.com has an impact on your sales. As the gigantic online sales portal that continues to swallow markets like an...

How did the company get started? Our initial family business was Bookcliff Gardens, which was started by my father, Ed Settle, in the early ‘70s. We left Bookcliff Gardens to start a landscape company and...