Green Industry
Trials using a potential environmentally friendly growing container are being conducted at Arboretum production greenhouses in conjunction with Ball Horticultural Company.
June Jolley, Production Manager, recently spoke with Greg Trabka, Ball Product Development Specialist, at the Southeast Greenhouse Conference held annually in 
Visit us at the Arboretum to see this new product in action and visit www.ballhort.com for more information.
The green industry across North Carolina is a huge part of the economic and environmental success of our state. Across the state green industry is comprised of various companies and organizations providing products, services, education, and resources that keep NC green and beautiful.
Currently these include: Nursery stock growers, golf courses, sod producers, commercial flower growers, Christmas tree growers, landscape architects, landscape designers, landscape contractors, landscape and grounds maintenance contractors, lawn care contractors, tree care contractors, irrigation contractors, independent and big box retail garden centers and allied suppliers and public gardens.
The North Carolina Arboretum is a green industry partner exhibiting the newest and best plants, demonstrating best practices in landscape systems distributing horticultural marketing and promotional materials, educating professional landscape and horticulture workers through garden exhibits and the Plant Professional Landscape Garden, and hosting regular professional lectures.
Our Plant and Garden Supply Sources listing includes many retail sources in 22 western North Carolina counties. Thank you to the NC Cooperative Extension Service for providing assistance with the preparation of this listing.
The North Carolina Green Industry Council indicates that the green industry adds $8.6 billion and 151,982 jobs to the state's economy annually.