May 2024 - 44

HOUSEPLANTS
2024:
YEAR OF THE
African
BY TERESA MCPHERSON, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
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ach year, the National Garden Bureau (NGB)
designates specific crops to honor and promote
at all levels of the industry. As part of its " Year
of the " program, the organization selects one annual,
perennial, bulb crop, edible, houseplant and shrub -
and offers downloadable literature, presentations and
graphics that industry members can share.
NGB has declared the African violet as its featured
houseplant for 2024. To learn more about this crop
category, I reached out to some industry experts for their
insights into African violet development, production and
sales successes.
Joining me in this conversation are: Stephen Barlow,
owner of Barlow's; Diane Blazek, executive director at
MAY 2024 GPNMAG.COM
National Garden Bureau; Chris Brooks, marketing chair,
and Mary Corondan, president, African Violet Society
of America (AVSA); James Flynn, manager of Walter
Andersen Nursery; and Marta Maria Garcia, head
of product management, retail and marketing at
Dümmen Orange, North America.
We are big supporters of the NGB's " Year
of the " program, and we look forward to
finding out which crops are selected each
year. Why was the African violet chosen as
the houseplant for 2024?
Diane Blazek: Well, it's funny how things
that we might deem as " old " become new
Violet
A favorite houseplant with lasting
color and a touch of nostalgia

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of May 2024

Table of Contents
Editor's Report | Meet the next 40!
Automation | Managing what you measure
Technology Innovations | Illuminating the future: Dynamic LED technology
Forty Under 40 | The Class of 2024
Houseplants
Variety Information | A bevy of blooms
Big Grower | Red Sun Farms
Big Grower | Product Showcase
Technically Speaking | Controlling greenhouse temperature for successful production
Culture Report | Garden Gems Cercis Collection
SGAFT | Technology ladders + math = actionable education
AmericanHort | Cultivate your success
Product Marketplace
Classifieds/Ad Index
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May 2024 - 1C
May 2024 - 1D
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May 2024 - Table of Contents
May 2024 - Editor's Report | Meet the next 40!
May 2024 - 5
May 2024 - 6
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May 2024 - Automation | Managing what you measure
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May 2024 - Technology Innovations | Illuminating the future: Dynamic LED technology
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May 2024 - Forty Under 40 | The Class of 2024
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May 2024 - Variety Information | A bevy of blooms
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May 2024 - Big Grower | Red Sun Farms
May 2024 - 55
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May 2024 - Big Grower | Product Showcase
May 2024 - Technically Speaking | Controlling greenhouse temperature for successful production
May 2024 - 61
May 2024 - Culture Report | Garden Gems Cercis Collection
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May 2024 - SGAFT | Technology ladders + math = actionable education
May 2024 - 67
May 2024 - AmericanHort | Cultivate your success
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May 2024 - Product Marketplace
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