At the 2024 California Spring Trials, April Herring-Murray of Pacific Plug & Liner shows off new innovations in primula that have led to taller plants, and in some cases unique scents.

Check out this photo gallery of top selections from the second day of the 2024 California Spring Trials, direct from the Greenhouse Grower team.

Our editorial team spent the second day of California Spring Trials at the Santa Barbara Polo Club and Dümmen Orange.

To get you primed for what you can expect to discover this year (whether you attend or not), Greenhouse Grower highlights some favorites directly from the breeders.

During the 2023 California Spring Trials, Bart Noordhuis of Pacific Plug & Liner highlights the company’s new line of echibeckia in its Glow series.

Today we visited PlantHaven, Pacific Plug and Liner (PP&L), Southern Living, and Dummen Orange, and were treated to the future, both in plant material and in programs being developed.

The Greenhouse Grower team saw several exciting new plant varieties at this site that offer lots of opportunities for growers.

Learn more about what you can expect to see from breeders on display at the Santa Barbara Polo Club.

North American young plant suppliers will be offering All-America Selections Winners as both plugs and liners in unprecedented quantities for 2022.

Our team was thrilled to be back admiring some of the greatest genetics in the world, but it was even more special to catch up with many of the great people in our industry after a long absence.

On opposite sides of the country, two leading growing operations have made improvements to their irrigation systems, with positive results.

It’s the growers who are truly the face of the greenhouse industry, which is why Greenhouse Grower strives to feature grower success stories whenever possible.

Pacific Plug & Liner’s California central coast location is the perfect spot to use the latest technologies to produce quality perennials for the young plant market.