August 2024 - 9

HEADLINES/CALENDAR
Hall to Present
Griffin Expo
Charles (Charlie) Hall, Ph.D.
Keynotes
Griffin Greenhouse
Supplies announced that
Charles (Charlie) Hall, Ph.D.,
will be the keynote speaker
for this year's Reno and New
Jersey Expos.
Hall, professor and Ellison
chair in international
floriculture at Texas A&M
University, is nationally recognized in academia and among
the horticultural clientele he serves. He is chief economist
for AmericanHort and co-chair of the Advisory Council
of Seed Your Future. He is former president and pastpresident
of the board of directors for America in Bloom.
His keynotes will discuss " Navigating the Evolving
Landscape of Horticulture - Trends for Growers, Retailers,
and Manufacturers. "
Visit griffins.com/custom-site/events for more information.
NGB Reveals 2025 " Year of the " Genera
Consumer promotion of the 2025 Year of the plants will
begin in November 2024.
For more information, contact NGB executive director
Diane Blazek at info@ngb.org or phone 630-963-0770.
Proven Winners ColorChoice
Viburnum Named Woody Cut
of the Year
The Association of
Specialty Cut Flower
Growers (ASCFG)
named Proven Winners
ColorChoice's viburnum
nudum 'Brandywine'
as its 2024 Cut Flowers
of the Year. Chosen
by the group's 1,600
members, the criteria
for the awards are
the varieties' ease of
culture, productivity,
and marketability.
'Brandywine' is a highly ornamental Witherod viburnum.
Starting in late spring, it bears clusters of foamy white
2025 PERENNIAL OF THE YEAR2025 BULB OF THE YEAR
Mi l kweed i s t he hos t p l an t o f t he
Monar ch ca t erp i l l ar s .
Mi l kweeds a t t rac t a wi de ar ray o f
po l l i na t or s such as bees ,
bu t t er f l i es , bee t l es , f l i es ,
mo t hs and wasps .
www.ngb.org
Ca l ad i ums are re l a t i ve l y l owma
i n t enance , t rop i ca l p l an t s .
Ca l ad i ums are known f or t he i r
s t r i k i ng co l or s and pa t t erns wi t h
con t ras t i ng border s & mi dr i bs .
www.ngb.org
2025 ANNUAL OF THE YEAR
Ca l endu l a pe t a l s open up as t he sun
h i t s t hem i n t he morn i ng and c l ose
aga i n when t he sun se t s .
Ca l endu l a b l ooms & encourage
bene f i c i a l i nsec t s such as p i ra t e
bugs , sy rph i dae & mi c ro-wasps .
www.ngb.org
2025 SHRUB OF THE YEAR
The red ber r i es o f t he dogwood
t ree prov i des sus t enance f or a t
l eas t 36 spec i es o f b i rds .
Dogwoods can prov i de 4 seasons
o f i n t eres t i n t he l andscape .
www.ngb.org
National Garden Bureau (NGB) has announced the 2025
2025 HOUSEPLANT OF THE YEAR2025 EDIBLE OF THE YEAR
Trop i ca l and l ush- l ook i ng Mons t era
are a l so res i l i en t and l owma
i n t enance .
Mons t era may grow s l owl y bu t t hey
can l i ve f or decades .
www.ngb.org
Peas t hr i ve i n coo l , damp wea t her ,
mak i ng t hem per f ec t f or ear l y spr i ng
p l an t i ng .
The more you p i ck peas , t he more
peas you ' l l have t o p i ck .
For bes t f l avor , cook peas wi t h i n
a f ew hour s o f p i ck i ng .
www.ngb.org
" Year of the " crops and is offering on-point marketing tools
to help the industry promote them.
The 2025 " Year of the " are:
* Perennial: Asclepias
* Bulb: Caladium
* Annual: Calendula
* Flowering Shrub: Dogwood
* Houseplant: Monstera
* Edible: Pea
Marketing materials include:
* Custom, hand-painted logos
* Pre-written social media posts
* Hundreds of photos of all six crops
* PowerPoint presentations including photos
* " Did You Know " presentations and graphics
* Printable posters
* 8 x 10-inch printable signs
* Fact sheets in PDF format
Non-GMO Seeds, Garden
Fertilizers & Biopesticides at
www.seedgro.com
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