LM StaffAug 20, 2015
Michael V. Geary tendered his resignation as president and CEO of AmericanHort, according to its board of directors. Geary will remain on staff through September…
LM StaffAug 16, 2023
FMC promoted Maureen Thompson to commercial director and Tom Wharton to national sales manager for North America Professional Solutions, which comprises the company’s Turf &…
LM StaffJul 1, 2015
The Horticultural Research Institute, the research affiliate of AmericanHort, launched its Grow Wise, Bee Smart website. This resource is a component of the horticultural industry's…
LM StaffAug 3, 2018
AmericanHort selected six students to serve as this year’s HortScholars. The goal of the HortScholars program is to provide students with professional development experience that…
LM StaffJun 22, 2015
Plantscape Institute of America (PIA) members voted to become part of AmericanHort to expand the community of interior plantscape professionals and to consolidate programs, according…
AmericanHort, along with its research affiliate the Horticultural Research Institute, will introduce “SHIFT: An AmericanHort initiative” at Cultivate ’15. The research project takes a hard…
LM StaffMar 24, 2015
In cooperation with the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA CES) program, AmericanHort is offering 9.25 professional development credits in the areas of health, safety…
LM StaffNov 9, 2023
The Interior Plantscape Symposium is returning to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa., for its fifth consecutive year. The event, slated for April 8-9, is co-hosted by the…
LM StaffFeb 11, 2015
AmericanHort elected new officers and members to its board of directors. Dale Deppe of Spring Meadow Nursery in Grand Haven, Mich., was elected chairman of…
LM StaffJan 6, 2015
Formally launched one year ago on Jan. 1, 2014 through the consolidation of the American Nursery & Landscape Association and OFA—The Association of Horticulture Professionals,…
Gregg RobertsonNov 9, 2023
As the 113th U.S. Congress comes to the end of its term in December, many are calling it the most unproductive Congress in history. Partisan…
LM StaffNov 4, 2014
AmericanHort published a revised American Standard for Nursery Stock (ANSI Z60.1), which now is downloadable for free at AmericanHort.org/standard. The standard highlights how nursery stock—living…
LM StaffOct 27, 2014
For its third year, AmericanHort is hosting Next Level. The three-day event will be held Feb. 3-5 at the Hyatt Pier Sixty-Six in Fort Lauderdale,…
LM StaffJul 21, 2014
Cultivate’14 concluded in Columbus, Ohio, July 15 with more than 10,000 attendees, the nonprofit event’s best attendance in more than a decade. Horticulture professionals came…
LM StaffMay 19, 2014
AmericanHort selected six students to serve as the year’s HortScholars, whom include: Marie Arnold, The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute; Nicholas Flax, Iowa State…
LM StaffFeb 19, 2014
AmericanHort renamed its annual convention and trade show to Cultivate—An AmericanHort Experience. Formerly known as OFA Short Course, Cultivate’14 will continue to offer educational and…
LM StaffApr 29, 2021
The U.S. Senate voted on Feb. 4 to pass the Agricultural Act of 2014, also known as the farm bill, by a vote of 68-32.…
Marisa PalmieriNov 3, 2023
AmericanHort, the Green Industry’s new trade association, formally began Jan. 1, following the closing of the consolidation of the American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA)…
LM StaffJan 3, 2014
AmericanHort, the horticulture industry’s new trade association, formally began Jan. 1, following the closing of the consolidation of the American Nursery & Landscape Association and…
LM StaffNov 8, 2013
Short Course, OFA – The Association of Horticulture Professionals' annual conference and trade show, will remain in Columbus, Ohio, for 2017 and 2018. The show…
LM StaffSep 30, 2013
The Association of Horticulture Professionals (OFA) and the American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA) will be consolidated into a new, national trade association named the…
