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Winter Wonderland
Azaleas are still king at Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas, but a changing niche market has forced the Fessler family to shore up a few practices in the greenhouse.
Features
Taking Out The Top Five
Keeping the top five pests off your plants and out of your greenhouses is not impossible, especially with a few tips from the experts.
Online Only: Pesticide Product Guide
When you're really sick, you go to a doctor to get the best advice and medicine. The same should be said for your plants. When your plants have pests, be sure to contact the experts. Here are the products the experts recommended for treatment of mites, thrips, aphids, whiteflies and leafminers.
Superior Sustainability
An investment in a biomass boiler is shoring up the bottom line at Pleasant View Gardens, and, in turn, saving its grower-customers money.
Production Tips For Top Performers: Hibiscus moscheutos
Researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Florida share information on Hibiscus moscheutos.
Online Only: All Fired Up
From biomass burners to wind turbines, growers and retailers are securing grants and bringing more alternative fuel systems online this year.
Online Only: How Did Poinsettias Fare In 2008?
Marketing consultant Jerry Montgomery made his rounds to retailers. Now he’s ready to offer his assessment of the 2008 poinsettia season.
Online Only: Disinfecting TMV
Tobacco mosaic virus can be a grower’s worst nightmare, but specific steps can be taken to reduce the chance of an outbreak.
Contained Beauty
Here are some new blooming potted plants for 2009 that will brighten up these short winter days.
Voila... Hollyhocks And Violas from Sahin
Sahin is introducing a new hollyhocks series this year, and it continues to bring new viola varieties to the market.
A New Niche: Grasses
Adaptable grasses are combining both environmental and visual appeal, and Emerald Coast Growers is cashing in on their versatility.
Columns
Benchmarks By Kevin Yanik
When It Counts Most, Be Bullish
Subtle purchasing changes make more sense than drastic ones.
One To Grow On By Will Carlson
Avoid Root Rot
The symptoms of plant root rot are similar to those of root rot in business.
Retail Details By Vinny Naab
Strategies For A Successful Spring
Questions for spring keep on mounting, but here are a few answers.
Tips Of The Trade By Allan Armitage
Perennials That Eat Up & Spit Out Stress
The Classic City Awards are presented for the category Best Perennials.
