Calling All 'Edisons'

Ball Horticultural Company is seeking innovative and eco-friendly new products through a new collaboration with Edison Nation, a crowd sourcing website that screens and processes the submissions of independent inventors looking to bring their ideas to market.

“We have issued a challenge through Edison Nation for imaginative new products that will not only make gardening easier and more successful, but ultimately help the environment as well,” says Drew Effron of Ball Innovations.

If you're interested in submitting an idea online, click the red "Submit your idea" button to visit the Edison Nation website.

Deadline for submissions is March 22, 2010.

NEW! The Sustainability Report

The Sustainability Report from Ball Horticultural Company presents a snapshot of our most significant sustainable accomplishments in three key areas:

• Creating a sustainable supply chain
• Developing, sourcing and distributing
  sustainable products
• Advancing social and environmental stewardship

View and share it digitally here or click on the photo. For a downloadable and printable PDF version, click here.

We are committed to growing a green future.

Ball is on a continuous, many-faceted journey to find the healthiest, most sustainable solutions for our industry. Starting with innovative plants, ending with consumer satisfaction and including every step in between, our goal in everything we do is to make tomorrow better than today. 

Innovative breeding - We are dedicated to bringing better plants to market that need less water and energy to flourish. 

Responsible growing practices - We give growers options for adopting compostable and biodegradable containers, organically based fertilizers, organic seed and environmentally sound growing methods. 

Community committments - Educational, financial, medical, beautification and workplace safety programs are in place in our locations around the world. 

Refer to the links above to learn more about our sustainable programs and initiatives.