The top 9 Garden Center posts of November 2016

In November 2016, the horticultural market experienced an ongoing and tense situation regarding legislation to expand overtime pay regulations, and the uncertainty of the election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency.

These and other topics were the most-read news posts on the Garden Center magazine website through the month of November. Take a look back at the top 9 posts here:

1. What a Trump win means for horticulture - Insiders believe the 2016 election has the potential to shake up the green industry.

2. Overtime rule update: a last-chance effort to vacate or delay the rule - Bills and lawsuits related to the DOL's overtime rule are in motion, but the chances of legislation impacting the Dec. 1 deadline are unlikely, and the results of lawsuits will not be known until mid-to-late November.

3. Overtime rule may take effect, but it may not last - President-elect Donald Trump has promised to roll back business regulations.

4. BrazelBerries re-branded as Bushel and Berry - The "Homegrown Berries" brand of edibles will be available at retail in 2017.

5. More than 60-year-old Iowa garden center to close - Pleasant Valley Garden Center and Flower Shoppe in Iowa City plans to shutter the business in January, according to Little Village magazine.

6. Some retailers choosing to close on Thanksgiving - National chains, including Home Depot and Lowe's, are planning to remain closed for the holiday.

7. Bayer launches Production Ornamentals business - The chemical giant has officially entered the ornamentals market.

8. All-America Selections launches new website - The redesigned website is mobile-friendly and easier to navigate.

9. ACHLA Designs mourns loss of longtime representative Kay Arnold Barnett - Barnett, who worked with ACHLA Designs since 1995, is survived by two sons and a granddaughter.