How Flowers are Made, the Birthplace of Plant Tags & Animatronic Santas

A quick report from a massive plant trade show

While researching tomato varieties for last week’s installment, I emailed a gardening friend, who happened to ask if I’d be at MANTS this year. No, I wasn’t planning on going to MANTS. Was I invited to MANTS? What is MANTS? As I learned after a quick Google search, MANTS is the Mid Atlantic Nursery Trade Show and it’s held every January in Baltimore. I …