On the heels of Cultivate’20 Virtual, ornamental breeders, brokers, and growers are planning for the 2021 growing season. And they’re helping you do the same thing.
The horticulture industry continues to take a hard look at automating in the greenhouse in response to a shrinking labor force, and one of the earliest success stories is integrating robotic cuttings transplanters.
The new ornamental tree program will begin with six selections that were chosen for their landscape worthiness, scale, form, and multi-season interest.
The Direct Gardening Association recently presented Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs with 2019 Green Thumb Awards for best new plants in its plants, bulbs, and seeds division.
Deppe, Owner of Spring Meadow Nursery and a 47-year veteran of the horticulture industry, was presented with the Jackson Dawson Memorial Award during the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Honorary Medals Dinner in October.
Spring Meadow’s new interactive, responsive website allows visitors to browse information based on a wide selection of criteria, giving them improved and more complete access to product information.
After taking home a best new variety award at a Belgian horticulture event, Proven Winners held its always-popular Shrub Madness tournament to coincide with the annual NCAA Championship.
Check out this California Spring Trials 2018 Northern Region preview of new varieties from Spring Meadow Nursery, Syngenta Flowers, Danziger, Cohen Nurseries, Hishtil Nurseries, Jaldety Nurseries, and Nir Nurseries.
According to members of MarkWatch, plant patents are an important protection for plant breeders and also provide an incentive for them to invest the time and money to innovate and develop new plant varieties.
The Spring Meadow-Proven Winners Endowment Fund through the Horticultural Research Institute has now topped $800,000, with more scholarships coming in 2018.
