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By Hicks & Associates The 2024 general election proved to be an impactful cycle for GreenCO endorsed candidates. There were significant shifts at both national and state levels. Key races and ballot measures reflected competing...

The 2024 growing season was more normal this summer compared to last summer.  There were lots of great plants in the trials this summer.  The Trial Garden Advisory Committee met on September 13, to review...

By Jennifer Gray, Horticultural Research Institute • Republished with Permission • Oct. 1, 2024 The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) is pleased to announce that, in response to the recent discovery of Phytophthora austrocedri, nearly $250,000...

By Dr. Rich Guggenheim, Plant Health Certification Program Manager, CO Dept. of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry Dr. Rich Guggenheim, Plant Health Certification Program Manager for the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Division of Plant Industry,...

By Meg Amendola, CNGA From visionary mentorship programs to dynamic curriculum evolution, it feels like we’re on the brink of exciting transformation and growth in horticulture education. Greenhouse Grower has focused a significant portion of...

By Meg Amendola and Debi Borden-Miller, CNGA This year, Cultivate 2024 brought together more than 10,000 attendees and industry leaders from across the horticultural landscape, transforming 8 football fields of exhibit space into a hub...

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, youthful promise and positivity Andrea and her husband Adam bring...

CHREF Donates to Three CSU Hort Research Projects The Board of Directors of the Colorado Horticulture Research and Education Foundation (CHREF) would again like to express its sincere gratitude to Steve Echter for his dedicated...

By Barton Eller, Executive Director, Paonia Soil Co. “Become a student of change. It is the only thing that will remain constant.” I’m a big fan of this quote by Anthony D’Angelo and it has served...

By Lyn Dean Susan Stauber, sales representative at Ball Seed Company, came to Colorado with her parents at age 11. After high school she continued her education at University of Denver, where she received a...