In his latest Greenhouse Grower column, Allan Armitage says it’s important to support trial gardens because they can truly show which plants might perform best at the local level.
The tour is scheduled for June 5-7, 2018, and offers floriculture industry members the opportunity to view trials of thousands of new and proven plant varieties.
The annual event brings breeders, growers, and retailers together to compare new plant varieties and evaluate their performance. Here’s a look at some of the new varieties featured in the trial gardens.
Welby Gardens, an exclusive grower of Hardy Boy Plants, tested more than 900 varieties this year in its field and container trials. Find out which varieties were the cream of the crop.
The Ohio State University (OSU) displayed more than 500 cultivars for evaluation this year at the Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens in Columbus, OH. Several Cultivate’16 attendees took the opportunity to wander the trial grounds and evaluate in-ground entries and those in sun and shade containers and hanging baskets.
The two-day event, which takes place in Orlando, is held in conjunction with the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival and offers educational seminars, tours, and open houses.
The company is using available technological breeding advancements to align its products with market demand and give them every chance for commercial success.
