Jun 28, 2018

MSU Plant Trial Field Day to Take Place Aug. 7

Michigan State University’s Plant Trial Field Day will take place Aug. 7, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. in East Lansing, Michigan.

Attendees will have an opportunity to learn about top-performing plants in the MSU Trial Gardens.

Other presentation topics include 2018 greenhouse trends, what’s new with impatiens downy mildew, bringing new plants to the market, noteworthy herbaceous perennials, and the best of the best of the 2018 MSU Plant Trials.

Registration with refreshments begins at 8:30 a.m. and the program begins at 9 a.m.

Click here to download the program and register by mail.

You also will have the opportunity to tour MSU’s 14 acres of  landscapes including a vast array of annuals, perennials and woody plants. There are a multitude of theme gardens including the award-winning 4H Children’s Garden, annual display and trial gardens, roof-top gardens, a demonstration vegetable garden, a Japanese garden and more.

You might also want to check out the new Controlled-Environment Lighting Laboratory (CELL) that can be viewed through windows on the first floor of the Plant & Soil Science Building.