Plant Trials
Vibrant and Resilient Deco Containers
Last month, I highlighted the window box planters in the Mast Young Plants 2020 trial. This month I am focusing on the breeder recipe deco containers ... more »
Poinsettia Trials Provide Memorable Additions to the Industry
By the time you read this, your poinsettias will be long gone and 2020 will be in the rearview mirrror. What a year it was — it brought unprecedente... more »
Novelty Window Box Planters
I have been attending the Mast Young Plants annual trial in Michigan for over 15 years and have incorporated many of their new varieties in my trial a... more »
Petunia Extravaganza
It is important to put the evolution and development of seed and vegetative petunias in historical perspective. The breeding and improvements in habit... more »
The Trials of Flower Trials in a Pandemic
Since 1933, Penn State University has been testing flowers and plants. Our trial is one of the oldest and largest universitybased flower trials resear... more »
Plant Celebration in the Northland
In August, I attended the annual Plantpeddler flower trial in northeast Iowa to evaluate many current and new introductions for 2021. I returned three... more »
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