Pi Alpha Xi, The National Horticulture Honor Society

Congratulations to PAX member John Dole, NC State.

The The American Horticultural Society has announced the eight recipients of the 2026 Great American Gardeners Awards! They are:

Liberty Hyde Bailey Award: Dr. John Dole, professor in the NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Rising Star Award: Michael Guidi, manager of horticulture research programs at Denver Botanic Gardens

Jane L. Taylor Award: Sam Ullery, school garden specialist at the Washington, D.C., Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Jane L. Taylor Award: Lisa Whittlesey, senior extension program specialist at Texas A&M University Department of Horticultural Sciences

Garden Sustainability Award: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Scientific Award: Dr. Silvia Alvarez-Clare, director of the Global Tree Conservation Program at The Morton Arboretum

Horticultural Innovation Award: Ian Ford-Terry, archaeologist and tribal liaison for the Springs Preserve

Community Greening Award: Regreen Springfield

Learn more about each of these trailblazers, educators, innovators and community builders here:

https://www.greenhousemag.com/news/great-american-gardeners-awards-2026-winners-american-horticultural-society/

The International Plant Production Society - Eastern Region (IPPS- Eastern Region) is looking for a new Executive Secretary-Treasurer. This is an immediate opening for a part-time paid position. Applications will be reviewed as received. If you think you are a good fit, click below for additional details and how to apply.

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As the spring bedding plant season begins in the greenhouses across the country, take a step back and remember one of the founders of the industry.

Discovering the Impatiens Potential - Conversations with Mr. Claude Hope

Discovering the Impatiens Potential - Conversations with Mr. Claude Hope This tape dated February 1998 has been in a drawer in my office for more than a decade.I don't recall the circumstances under which it was taped, but it need...

Alpha Chapter of PAX had a poinsettia sale!

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Save the date for the 2026 National Floriculture Forum

The 2025 Best of Show award in the The Paul Thomas Pi Alpha Xi Digital Photo Contest went to Kedong Da of North Carolina State Univeristy for the photo: Rose Italian Ice somatic embryos. Congratulations!

Pi Alpha Xi Photo Contest 2025 Best in Show awarded to Kedong Da, NC State

The results of the 2025 Paul Thomas Photography Contest are in.

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Dr. Kim Williams named the 2025 PAX Fellow! The highest award that the honor society bestows. Shown here with Dr. Ryan Contreras a member of the Fellow Committee.

We hope to see you at the Pi Alpha Xi national business meeting on Thursday at noon at the ASHS meeting in New Orleans. There is still time to register!

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