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Tell us about the company’s history. Harrell’s has been around since 1941, starting out as a feed store in Lakeland, Fla. It wasn’t long before our founder, Jack Harrell, started developing relationships with nearby golf...

Each year, members are able to meet current scholarship recipients at the CNGA Happy Hour, and we thought it would be a great idea to showcase the past scholarship recipients of the Colorado Horticulture...

In the 2018–19 Cool Season Trials, we evaluated 122 varieties. They were planted in late October 2018, and grown in our trials till early June 2019. An evaluation day was held on May 15,...

We are in the midst of a great season, and as you know, it can be hard to get away from the desk or the greenhouse to have time for anything else! While we’re...

Emergencies can create a variety of hazards for workers in the impacted area. Preparing before an incident plays a vital role in ensuring that employers and workers have the necessary equipment, know where to...

How does a nursery, greenhouse or garden center owner budget for insurance and consequential uninsured loss? No longer is just looking at premium cost sufficient. It is now critical to understand the additional impact...

Why does Arbor Valley borrow employees from other organizations? We have been in the industry for almost 40 years and have been working with partners for almost 40 years. It’s just the right way to...

The annual California Spring Trials (CAST) happens each spring, when plant and seed buyers visit several sites up and down the Pacific coast. Each year, Welby Gardens sends a team, and the 2019 group...

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 through summer, into fall and even over the winter. Still,...

Growers on both coasts have always worked on a year-round basis, while their Midwest and Rocky Mountain colleagues had more seasonal fluctuations with labor. No doubt, the spring season remains busiest for all, but...