Tag: plants
Front Range Gardens: Established Garden Center with Expanded Product Selection
What’s your history with the company?
For the past 17 years, Larry Wyzgala and I have owned The Emerald Leaf, a wholesale supplier of house...
The Essential Nature of the Green Industry
According to the National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture (NICH), consumer horticulture contributes $196 billion to the U.S. economy and creates more than two million...
Getting the Right Plants for Landscaping Clients
At least three and up to seven people are involved in each professional landscaping project. Depending on the size of the companies involved, a...
Getting the Attention of Millennial Customers
Move over Pokémon Go, houseplants are quickly becoming the latest collectibles for millennials. Social media has the millennial generation in a frenzy over the...
Brown’s Greenhouse: Expanding to Meet Demand for High-Quality Selections
What’s the history of Brown’s Greenhouse?
The original owner was Don
Brown, who started the business in 1984. I had been in the construction
business as a...
AlpineEco Nursery: High-Quality Plants for Wetland Restoration
What is the company’s history?
The founder and owner of the company, Andy Herb, is an ecologist who has been involved with restoration work for...
Farm Tub: Attractive, Self-Watering Container Systems
How did Farm Tub get started?
Unlike most companies, ours was not an intentional business start up. Basically, we tried to develop something that would...
Creative Shipping Solutions
A nursery can grow the healthiest trees. A greenhouse can produce the most beautiful flowers. Businesses can hire successfully to build a strong staff,...
Plant Select® 2021 Introductions
Plant Select® is the country’s leading source of plants designed to thrive in the high plains and intermountain region. It is a nonprofit collaboration...
CHREF Awards $165,000 over Five Years
The Board of Directors of the Colorado Horticulture Research and Education Foundation (CHREF) met at Colorado State University in December for its annual meeting,...
