Angela Treadwell-Palmer

Angela Treadwell-Palmer is from Plants Nouveau, a company on the cutting edge of plant introductions. Learn more about the company and sign up for Treadwell-Palmer’s edgy "Weeding Gnome" e-newsletter at www.plantsnouveau.com.

What’s trending in Europe

Consumer-proof packaging and the annualizing of perennials were two of the trends seen in Europe in 2016.

Water wise

These drought-tolerant perennials help save precious resources.

From the Weeding Gnome: Social media is NOT a fad

Social media is the biggest cultural shift since the industrial revolution. If you want to be in business five years from now, you should embrace the online/social world, or you could be on the ever-growing list of bankruptcies and closings.

Buy for the looks? Buy for the brand?

Marketing plants has to change.