Michigan State University marks the 20-year Anniversary for its Horticulture Gardens. The Trial Gardens help growers and gardeners choose the right plants, part of a gardening tradition that spans more than 150 years of history.
Looking forward, marketing itself effectively will continue to be the biggest challenge the floriculture industry faces, according to […]
The 2014 Edition of the MeisterPro Crop Protection Handbook is the largest and most comprehensive in its long history of providing comparisons of products and cross-referencing brand names to active ingredients.
According to distributor representatives from Griffin Greenhouse Supplies, Ball Seed and BFG, growers can save money by following […]
Dan Morrissey, construction manager for Griffin Greenhouse Supplies, says no matter what, there are three essential items growers […]
Your local distributor representative might be a greater resource than you realize.
How many springs have we been hearing customers lament over failed echinaceas? “Fancy” echinaceas (peach, salmon, mango, yellow, […]
As I talk to growers around the country, I often find that there is confusion between (1) photoperiodic lighting […]
Research at Purdue University is determining how LEDs, providing light of different wavelengths, compare to traditional high-pressure sodium lamps.
Allan Armitage is a man who takes his own advice. A poet and a storyteller in his own […]
Finding the right plants that will make consumers happy and keep them coming back for more is the benefit of an increasing number of industry trials — and it’s the benefit of having people like Allan Armitage.
Each year, growers are faced with the choice of what to grow for the following spring. It’s an […]
Running trial gardens used to be the primary responsibility of university horticulture departments and breeders. But the number of growers who are maintaining their own trials is increasing. Greenhouse Grower talked to Al Gerace, owner of Welby Gardens in Denver, Colo., about why he thinks it is worth the time and effort to have his own trial garden.