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June 12, 2003
The benefits of using composts as soil amendments have been
well documented. Composted biosolids (BS), municipal solid waste (MSW) and yard
trimmings (YT), when appropriately applied to soil, have been shown to improve
vegetable, fruit and field...
June 12, 2003
Scientists have recently discovered that orchids are members
of the asparagus family. According to the researchers, the find is a
breakthrough in modern plant genetics. What does that mean for orchids; are we
supposed to chop them up and serve them...
June 10, 2003
As this month's cover shows, we have another Marketing
Innovation Award winner. And while there was an unusually large pool of quality
programs under consideration, the GPN/MasterTag judges agreed that the Novalis
Group's "Plants That Work" was the...
June 10, 2003
Oh boy, where do we start? We spent six long days traveling
the coast of California, from south to north, for this year's Pack Trials. As
you have probably heard before, so much to see in so little time. If you were
there, you might have missed...
June 10, 2003
New Guinea impatiens burst onto the gardening scene 30 years
ago and already have become etched in the gardener's mind as the perfect shade
plants.
Now comes Infinity, a new series from renowned breeder
Ludwig Kientzler. The Kientzler name has been...
June 10, 2003
Darwin Plants Offers New Marketing Program
Darwin Plants introduces a new branding and marketing
program, Distinctly-Different, for new and unusual perennials. Special pot
tags, bencher talkers/cards and posters will be provided to promote the...
May 13, 2003
May is the busiest month of the year for most growers in the
United States, as well as most garden centers. In fact, the spring season is
epitomized by the long hours growers put in during May trying to get all of the
crops ready for shipping and...
May 09, 2003
How do you know if you're making the best decisions for your
company? I mean really know -- long-term, big-success know.
I found myself dissecting this seemingly simple question
while reading recent reports from the retail front. After emerging from...
May 09, 2003
Calceolaria Pita Petit offers bold, distinctive colors on
plants that perform best in cool conditions. With color offerings in the red,
yellow and orange range, Pita Petit is a great fall alternative to pansies.
(Look for more fall alternatives on...
May 08, 2003
The Type NBF fan from American Coolair is a durable,
low-maintenance, cost-effective greenhouse ventilation system. Produced since
1985, the NBF fan has been perfected to provide consumers with years of
heavy-duty and trouble-free service. This...
May 08, 2003
PLNA Adopts Invasive Plant Code of Conduct
The Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association (PLNA)
has adopted an Invasive Plant Code of Conduct developed by the American Nursery
and Landscape Association in conjunction with industry...
May 08, 2003
Lavender 'Hidcote Superior' is an improved version of the very popular cultivar lavender 'Hidcote'. The improvements over its predecessor include enhanced uniformity, consistent quality and improved flower power. This cultivar of English Lavender...
May 08, 2003
By following the sequence and method of the sales process
outlined thus far, you have effectively sold yourself and earned the right to
ask your customers the ever more important questions. Your conversational
questions have been able to steer the...
May 08, 2003
Quality employees are not a luxury; they are essential to
achieve sales, customer service and financial and growth goals.
The challenge for greenhouse managers is to provide
permanent jobs that are attractive to people whom other employers are...
May 08, 2003
Fall is the time when the weather turns cooler, the leaves
start to fall from the trees and all of the summer flowers begin to die. There
goes the color until next year. Right? Wrong. In the past decade, fall has
become a time when growers have been...
May 08, 2003
The award-winning varieties selected by All-America Selections
(AAS), All-America Rose Selections (AARS), Fleuroselect and FloraStar embody
all the desirable characteristics growers want. Every new variety released on
the market does not undergo...
May 08, 2003
A soil amendment is any material added to a soil (or
soilless mix) for the purpose of improving its physical and/or biological
characteristics, including water retention, water permeability, air movement,
root penetration, drainage, aggregation,...
May 08, 2003
Which would you rather do: Sell a few roses to that
independent down the street or sell a whole program that consists of POP
materials, double the amount of roses and even some hibiscus? The latter,
right? That's exactly what Hines Horticulture is...
May 08, 2003
The University of Florida runs its trials a bit differently
than most universities. Instead of numerous cultivars, it focuses on only one
and its different varieties. Thus last year, marigolds were the university's
trial target.
Evaluation Method....
May 08, 2003
Black root rot (BRR) is a common and destructive fungal
disease that attacks a variety of greenhouse bedding and pot crops. The disease
is widespread, having been reported on many different hosts, including
poinsettia, fuchsia, pansy, vinca, petunia...
