A recent issue of Midwest Living takes a Garden Center Roadtrip through Wisconsin.  Link here for their coverage of the highlighted Garden Centers.

 If you missed the High Tunnel Production webinar on March 2, you can find it here.   The webinar, presented by Tim Coolong of the University of Kentucky, covered common issues associated with tunnel production and provided a short overview of how to construct a low cost pvc tunnel.

 

Additional articles about season extension utilizing high tunnels can be found on the E-Extension website. 

 

 

 Petunias are among the most common spring crops in the garden center, but some persistent challenges can lower quality and cause serious headaches for growers, according to Erik Runkle, Associate professor and floriculture extension specialist at Michigan State University.  Access his article here in Greenhouse Product News here.

 

Additional articles in Greenhouse Production News include:

Access the latest issue of Greenhouse Production News on line here.

Will Healy in Grower Talks Magazine has also written an article about Petunia Problems.  Access that article here.

The latest Plant Evaluation Notes from the Chicago Botanic Garden conducted by Richard Hawke, Plant Evaluation Manager, are on Speedwells (Veronica and Veronicastrum).

 

You will find those notes (Issue #33) as well as all others that have been conducted and published on the Chicago Botanic Garden website.

Hands on biological control workshops for the New York greenhouse industry have recently been conducted by the New York State IPM Program. The workshops have been designed to introduce growers to a few of the more useful natural enemies - learning their names, showing them what they look like and providing application information. 

 

Access information provided at these workshops in a recent issue of Greenhouse Management and Production.

More shows are beginning to post video highlights on-line.   The New England Grows show video highlights can be found on the Garden Center Magazine site.   

If you haven't accessed the ANLA (American Nursery and Landscape Association) Knowledge Center yet, check it out.

 

They have information that covers topics relevant to all areas of the green industry including sales, design, labor, marketing, merchandising etc. etc.  Material comes in print, audio and video. 

 

ANLA members can have full access, but there is partial access to the materials if you are not an ANLA member.

 

John Stanley is presenting its first live, interactive webinar on Thursday, March 11, 2010 to discuss Customer Service.

Topics will include:

 

Link here to register.  There is a $45 cost for the one hour webinar.