Acres & Acres

Spring 2019: Better Than the Data

Chris Beytes

Spring 2019 was the best for the U.S., and the second-best for Canada, in six seasons.

Cover Story

Sensational New Shrubs

Dr. Matthew Chappell

There are quite a few sensational releases to mention that boast new and interesting flower colors, plant habits, disease resistance, cold hardiness and more.

Features

Apps and Online Services for Landscapers

Allison Westbrook

No more scribbled-on napkins or shelves full of binders—apps and online services can help landscapers save time, money and space. Whether they help clients visualize exactly what their project will look like when completed, make it easy for landscape designers to select plants or join up clients and landscape professionals, these services can make your job faster, easier and more mobile.

Features

Getting Woodies Off to a Good Start

Shane Brockshus

7 tips to be successful when growing woody liners.

Features

Improving Performance With Calcium

Katherine Bennett & James E. Faust

The first in a three-part series that will summarize our current understanding of calcium nutrition.

Features

Online Influencing

Joe Dysart

YouTube isn’t just a way for wannabe actors and musicians to get noticed; you can also use it as a (free!) marketing tool for your business.

Features

Perennials: The Bareroot Advantage

Paul Pilon

Believe it or not, bareroot was once the most common source of perennial starting materials. Sure, the invention of plugs and liners has revolutionized how growers start their perennial crops, but let’s not overlook those cases where bareroot still provides an edge over other types of starting materials.

Features

The Cali Tally, Part 2

Jennifer Zurko, Paul Pilon, Ellen C. Wells & Chris Beytes

We mentioned in last month’s coverage of the annuals and edibles we saw at the California Spring Trials that it was a quiet year for introductions, but there was still enough to talk about with regard to exciting and interesting new perennials, shrubs and potted plants.

Growers Talk Business

What I Learned on My Summer Vacation

Art Parkerson

The mark of a “good” trip is that you come back a different person with a new perspective.

Growers Talk Production

Hey, Who Put My “Inside” Houseplant “Outside”?

Austin Bryant

It’s no secret that some of our ordinary interior houseplants have been living a secret double life.

Growing With Griffin

Spider Mites & the Summertime Blues

Rick Yates

What might a transition to biological control of spider mites look like at your growing operation?

GT in Brief

New Research: Plant Pathogens in Your Irrigation Water

Chris Beytes

The smart folks at federally funded specialty crops research initiative Clean WateR3 have just released their latest research findings, titled “Diversity of Phytophthora, Pythium, and Phytopythium Species in Recycled Irrigation Water in a Container Nursery.”

GT in Brief

On The Move

Jennifer Zurko

BioWorks; BioSafe Systems; Fall Creek Farm & Nursery; HydraFiber; The Henry F. Michell Co.; Syngenta

GT in Brief

PanAm Acquires Celosia Breeding

Chris Beytes

Long a distributor of Celex’s varieties of celosia, both cuts and bedding, PanAmerican Seed has decided to buy their full assortment, along with the breeding programs.

GT in Brief

Philips Offers Easy Conversion from HPS to LED

Chris Beytes

Signify (formerly Philips) has a new GreenPower LED Toplighting Compact light that makes switching from high-pressure sodium to LED easier than ever.

GT in Brief

Plantpeddler Adds Hort Couture Liners

Chris Beytes

Hort Couture has just announced that you’ll now be able to get their vegetative liners through Plantpeddler, the young plant producer in Cresco, Iowa, owned by Mike and Rachel Gooder.

GT in Brief

Rancho Tissue Adds Hemp to Lineup

Chris Beytes

Rancho Tissue Technologies (RTT) announced entry into the hemp and hemp/CBD markets.

GT in Brief

Sakata Goes Into the Potting Mix Business

Chris Beytes

Seeing how you can’t grow plants without potting soil (putting hydroponics aside, of course), perhaps it makes sense that Sakata Seed America has just announced a strategic alliance with Floragard Vertriebs, a 100-year-old German specialist in professional and hobbyist potting mixes and garden soils.

GT in Brief

Schroeders Sell Valleybrook Gardens

Chris Beytes

They sold their Ontario production facility two years ago; now they’re exiting the perennial business for good: John and Kelly Schroeder have announced the sale of the original location of Valleybrook Gardens, which they founded 40 years ago in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

GT in Brief

Syngenta Acquires Cyclamen Breeding

Chris Beytes

Syngenta has added to its cyclamen offering by acquiring the full line (11 series) from Dutch breeder Varinova, run by Bart Kuiker and Marga Janus.

GT in Brief

TPIE Moves to Tampa

Ellen C. Wells

After nearly 30 years of exhibitions at the Broward County Convention Center in Ft. Lauderdale, this top-of-the-tropical-plant-trade-shows will be set in the Tampa Convention Center on the other side of the Florida peninsula in 2021 and 2022.

GT in Brief

Trials on Demand

Jennifer Zurko

The view from the rickety cherry picker over Smith Gardens’ trials site was lovely (and a bit shaky). But on the ground, it was bustling with 180 local growers, retailers and landscapers studying the newest varieties and hearing all about their attributes from breeder representatives.

Inside Look

Getting the Lazy Excited

Jennifer Zurko

We all catch the lazy bug once in a while.

Inside Look

New Formulation for Ancora Insecticide

Chris Beytes

OHP announced a key formulation change to its Ancora Microbial Insecticide, designed to make spray applications easier in a greenhouse or nursery.

JZ on D.C.

AmericanHort Comments on Senate Agricultural Trucking Relief Act

Jennifer Zurko

AmericanHort President and CEO Ken Fisher released the following statement on July 1 after the introduction of S. 2025, the Agricultural Trucking Relief Act, by Sens. Perdue (R-GA) and Merkley (D-OR).

Paul's Pointers

When Yellows Aren’t Attractive

Paul Pilon

In many cases, deformed flowers are caused by aster yellows and for most individuals, they’re anything but attractive.

Pest Management

The Lowdown on Leafy Gall

Melodie Putnam

In a business where beauty is the trade and conformation to type is the expectation, gross malformations lead to real and significant losses.

Under an Acre

Embracing Their Destiny

Anne-Marie Hardie

Nancy and Jim Cameron, owners of Destiny Hill Farm, opened up the door to a new chapter into their life: farming.

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Ball Landscape Perennials

Ball Landscape

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NewGen Boxwood

Saunders Genetics LLC

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Powerfoil D fan

Big Ass Fans

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Steam-Flo Steam Generator

Sioux Corporation

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Super Arch Gutter Connect

Atlas Greenhouse

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Veranda Compact Double Rose Pink

Kientzler North America