2020 Blogs

This week the Pantone Color Institute™ selected as the Color of the Year two colors – a yellow and a gray. The yellow is reminiscent of sunflowers, yellow mums, daffodils, marigolds and many other flowers. The gray could be the container used, pebble...

Finding silver-linings during the Covid-19 pandemic has been very beneficial for lifting my spirits. Fortunately, I have found several silver linings both personally and professionally.

The Ball Mums team has been hard at work sourcing NEW products for Ball Seed customers. Check out these new intros in the video links below. These top-picks satisfy your main- and late-season opportunities.

The Ball Tech On Demand team has recently created three resources to help growers succeed with Fall Pansy production. There have been many questions coming into the technical team lately, so we wanted to share the following "Tech Tips." (Click on the...

This year we've stretched out our open days for The Gardens at Ball so that more guests can tour at a safe distance. The GrowerTalks magazine crew of Chris Beytes and Jen Zurko joined us on July 31 to see the highlights and talk to our station expert...

Our annual Ball Seed Field Day & Landscape Day has been reinvented to accommodate a wider range of open dates so we can welcome guests safely with adequate social distance. Join us this Summer in The Gardens at Ball in West Chicago, IL for Ball Seed ...

We're excited to introduce the 2021 lineup of vegetative and seed new varieties for your upcoming spring retail season. These distinctive plants feature attractive colors, unique textures, proven reliability and outstanding performance, all trialed a...

Ball Seed will host a virtual exhibit during this year’s Cultivate’20. We encourage you to visit!

It you haven't booked your poinsettia liners yet, it's not too late! Reach out to your Ball Seed Sales Representative or Ball ColorLink to get an order underway. We have an extensive network of suppliers available and we're ready to meet all of your ...

For this timely topic, Ball Tech On Demand moderator Bill Calkins is joined by James Doukas, Territory Manager for Ball FloraPlant and Selecta One, who shares key information for growers handling poinsettia cuttings that have heated up in transport.

No doubt this season has seen an increase in NEW gardeners across North America: They've shopped online for mail-order seed; they've descended en masse to retail garden centers. Now the key is to make them successful so that they're bitten by the "pl...

It's spring, but it's actually time to think about Garden Mums for fall. To kickoff the season, Bill Calkins spoke with Ball Senior Manager of Technical Services, Dr. Will Healy, and Ball Mums Production and Business Manager, Cindy Drumgool, to share...

In April our pathology and tech services team updated the Impatiens downy mildew "Grower Guidelines" document with new charts and recommendations.

Sometimes the weather doesn’t cooperate. Sometimes it’s obstacles out of our control. Whatever the reason, the decision to hold or delay crops means tactics need to be chosen for success.

With retail open orders varying state-by-state, we'll share some ways restricted businesses are changing their operations to provide plants to shoppers. Urban Planting Cleveland is bringing the greenhouse to its customers with at-home plant deliverie...

We shared earlier this month how the rising interest in gardening is making its way across North America during shelter-in-place.

The Brookwood Community and The Brookwood Gardens in Brookshire, Texas, is taking part in the "You've Been Bloomed!" campaign to bring flowers to neighbors and brighten their isolated days.

With stay-at-home orders affecting our daily lives – both personal and professional – it's no wonder many people are turning to gardening and plants to relieve stress.

The Greenhouse Tech Team is a private Facebook Group facilitated by Ball Horticultural Company that encourages greenhouse professionals to engage, interact and share tips and tricks – so we can all grow the best crops to Color the World.

We'd like to welcome you to our new Ball Seed blog, where our team can connect with you by sharing business inspiration, key program introductions, and ongoing news around our industry to help your company thrive.