Tyler Beasley, a student at Oregon State University and the winner of the first-ever Dr. Allan Armitage California Spring Trials Scholarship, shares his thoughts on his second day of CAST 2017.

Tyler Beasley, a student at Oregon State University and the winner of the first-ever Dr. Allan Armitage California Spring Trials Scholarship, shares his thoughts on his first day of CAST 2017.

“Of Naked Ladies and Forget-Me-Nots” offers Allan’s recollections of the origins of unique plant names, as well as how many plants factored into historical events.

Allan Armitage says it’s time to get in touch with our true audience and market plant solutions, not plant products.

New crops are great, but Armitage says selling plants by function makes more sense.

Beasley, a junior at Oregon State University’s Ecampus who also manages a local community college greenhouse, will join Armitage and a team of Greenhouse Grower editors in attending and reporting on the 2017 California Spring Trials.

Here’s a look at plants that could help you with successful growing in 2017.

Are you wondering which plants to grow? Here are some perennials, annuals, and herbs that are gaining popularity.

When times get tough, we would do well to remember that there are people of all types still interested in plants.

Here are four plants showing up more often in the garden and landscape that are set to make a comeback.

When the urge to garden strikes, every homeowner needs a few plants like these for their yard.

Allan Armitage says you can learn new ideas to help your business when you get out to visit plant trials and other growers.

Allan Armitage suggests a few notable plants for the fall shoulder, fall sales, and spring shoulder seasons.