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11/30/2025

Proud to give back to my community. One organization I'm involved in is the Fairport Harbor Opportunity Development Corporation. It waz formed in part to support the Village of Fairport Harbor America in Bloom efforts. This was our first time organizing winter containers. We hired the talented local hortiholic Maggie Fusco of the Wood Road Farm to create them fir us. She did a great job and the positive response is wonderful!

11/29/2025

Loved my friends pencil cactus decorated for Christmas!

11/29/2025

It's the end of November and that means the UpShoot team created and launched the monthly enews for Plantipp/Concept Plants. Ease your new plant FOMO and subscribe to this quick, easy and inspirational read today!

Greenitaly brought big news with Petite Perfume Pink taking Best Plant in Show, and Royal FloraHolland delivered a steady stream of plant talk with growers across the floor. The rest of the issue rounds things out with Italian carpets, lived-in garden inspiration and new photography for your promoti...

11/28/2025

Horti the UpShoot Elf on the Shelf is here to remind you to consider shopping local this holiday season. Be sure to visit your independent retail garden center for great gifts and the traditional and unique holiday flowers and plants and more!

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving UpShoot friends from the

11/26/2025

Grateful for thoughtful clients. Thanks Brian Kirkland of Concept Plants for sending me a congratulations package of Dubai Chocolate strawberries from Sherris Berries. They were delicious and indeed brought me joy.

11/25/2025

The HRI Leadership Academy application portal for the Class of 2027 is now open!

The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), the AmericanHort foundation, is now accepting applications for the HRI Leadership Academy Class of 2027! This immersive one-year program equips green industry professionals with the leadership insight, strategic skills, and industry perspective needed to guide their organizations and the broader horticulture industry.

Start the next step in your journey at HRILeadershipAcademy.org

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See the full press release: https://americanhort.org/press-release/hri-leadership-academy-opens-applications-for-the-2027-class/

11/20/2025

Thanks to Eva Monheim and Hal Rosner for having Natalie Carmolli Garden PR of Spring Meadow Nursery on their Plant A Trillion Trees podcast. Natalie did a fab job talking about the Proven Winners ColorChoice Tree program!

Natalie Carmolli   manages Public Relations for Spring Meadow Nursery and Proven Winners® ColorChoice® shrubs. She grew up in the floral industry and holds a bachelor’s degree in theatrical arts, along with a Certificate of Mastery in tree and shrub identification from Longwood Gardens. A

11/19/2025

It's a jungle in my home office. My oakleaf phellodendron is simply out of control. Gotta find a new, longer pole/trellis to hold it up as well as another, larger space for it to live.