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The OFA Short Course trade show has been named the 150th largest trade show by the annual edition of Trade Show News Network. The largest horticulture event for garden center retailers, greenhouse and nursery growers, landscapers, florists, and interior plantscapers, the show debuted on the list six years ago at #194. …

“Whether you’re relaxing during a private moment in your personal sanctuary or are hosting a dinner party, you don’t want to come out to a tired, ailing landscape,” says Anthony Tesselaar, cofounder and president of Tesselaar Plants. “The idea is to go for something that’s easy-care, with season-long interest, so you never have to worry about what’s outside your door.” …

One of the best performing new plants the past two gardening seasons has been this incredibly vigorous Geum. A genus not often used here in gardens (I don’t have any idea why), this selection was given to us by Skagit Gardens who asks us to evaluate its performance. …

The FleuroStar Award winner Fragaria 'Toscana' from ABZ Seeds has received the Sanoma Garden Trade Award in the category 'Most Innovative Plant'. …

Plants are fascinating. From one little seed, planted into soil, many green lives can arise – from small herbs up to big trees, or from ornamental flowers to substantial crops which all animals and mankind need to survive on this planet. The goal of the 'Fascination of Plants Day' is to get as many people as possible around the world fascinated by plants and enthused about the importance of plant science. …