10 questions with Jonah Nelson
The Family Tree Nursery CEO believes color and technology are on the rise as industry trends for 2026.
Garden Center
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May 2026
Beyond simply shopping
Through creative marketing and experiential classes, Hannah Brookfield, owner of BotaniGal, is using horticulture therapy to invoke emotion within her customers and spread happiness one plant at a time.
Nursery Management
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April 2026
Simply Grow: How Pierson Supply helps growers focus on what they do best
Pierson Supply helps growers simplify one of the most critical parts of their operation: getting the right products, at the right time, from a partner they trust.
Garden Center
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April 2026
Aim, shoot, score
Retail growers should aim to reach millennials (Gen Y) and Gen Z as the target audience in 2026.
Nursery Management
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April 2026
Get to know Trystan Lewis
From driving the golf cart through mud puddles as a child to becoming graft manager of the family business, Trystan Lewis’s passion for working at the nursery is one he’s had for a long time.
Nursery Management
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March 2026
Growing a native legacy
Louise Schaefer and Susan Tantsits have dedicated their lives to growing native plants, making them accessible and educating people about why they’re important.
Nursery Management
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March 2026
Get to know Sandra Begani
Sandra Begani combines her two passions of creating art and growing plants as the manager of The Trial Gardens at The University of Georgia.
Nursery Management
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February 2026
On the road: International Plant Trialing Conference
Growers can eliminate risk points, in an inherently risky business, by growing plants that have been tried and true.
Nursery Management
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February 2026
Get to know Hailey Clark
As the lead nursery manager at Old Glory Wholesale Nursery in Maryland, Hailey Clark enjoys testing her limits and learning more about the industry.
Nursery Management
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February 2026
Taking root: The green industry’s guide to successful internships
In this video, the GIE Media Horticulture Group, Seed Your Future and a panel of horticultural employers explore how to strengthen internship programs across the horticulture industry.
Nursery Management
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November 2025
Get to know Kayela Aeppli
Whether it’s riding her motorcycle, hiking or line dancing, Kayela Aeppli doesn’t slow down after a long workday at Tankard Nurseries.
Nursery Management
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October 2025
Get to know Theresa Specht
From tracking the weight of melons as a little girl to checking on rooting status as the perennial grower at Acorn Farms, Theresa Specht’s love for growing plants never faded away.
Nursery Management
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October 2025
A common purpose
Doty Nurseries’ success is rooted in the team’s ability to expand production, diversify its customer base and continue clean growing habits, all while maintaining a positive company culture.
Nursery Management
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September 2025
Embrace the growth mindset
Whether it's bringing a new plant to market or creating a system that saves time and resources, Heather Gronek is motivated by the idea of making things better.
Nursery Management
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June 2025
Get to know Tim Fleischer and Matt Guthrie
Tim Fleischer and Matt Guthrie are assistant horticulturists at City of Dublin in Ohio and co-hosts of the Shrubby Buddies podcast. Learn tradeshow tips and preview their Cultivate education session about perennials that have proven to outwit, outlast and outgrow the harshest water shortages.
Nursery Management
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May 2025
Get to know Shelby Jackson of Carolina Native Nursery
Shelby Jackson is an NCNLA certified plant professional and the head of sales and part-owner of Carolina Native Nursery, located in North Carolina. Her experience besides sales includes horticultural research in the field and in the laboratory, landscape design consulting, and let’s not leave out, she’s a native plant enthusiast.
Nursery Management
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May 2025
On the road: Griffith Propagation Nursery
Griffith Propagation Nursery is a wholesale nursery that grows perennial and woody ornamental liners with a focus on new products. The nursery is a licensed propagator for several brands.
Nursery Management
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April 2025
Shifting the urban environment
Forrest Keeling Nursery supplies The Giving Grove with native trees that are used in community orchards and food forests across the country.
Greenhouse Management
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March 2025
Her Cinderella story
As a leading woman of horticulture, Dana Massey believes it’s important to never stop learning, work hard and engage with the industry.
Nursery Management
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March 2025
Get to know Connor Bunovsky
Growing trees at Canterbury Tree Farm is a lifestyle for Connor Bunovsky, not a job, and he’s passionate about producing the best product he can for his customers.
Nursery Management
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February 2025
MANTS 2025 recap
See what caught our attention at the Baltimore event.
Nursery Management
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February 2025
Florida nurseries devastated by snowstorm
Growers in the Florida panhandle region are facing millions of dollars in losses and structural damage following unprecedented levels of snow, sleet and freezing rain.
Nursery Management
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January 2025
Get to know James Saunders
On our first episode of "Get To Know," Associate Editor Katie McDaniel talks with James Saunders, the director of production at Saunders Brothers nursery.
Nursery Management
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January 2025
After the storm
How hurricanes Helene and Milton impacted the horticulture industry this fall.
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