Author: AmeriNursery

maria Zampini — May 1, 2013 In March I had the distinct honor of being asked to speak at the “Chicks in Horticulture” brunch. The event was hosted in March by the Long Island Chapter of the New York Nursery Read More

American Nurseryman Magazine Staff — May 1, 2013 Click image to enlarge. Photos courtesy of Dr. David C. Zlesak Dark-foliaged shrubs make excellent focal points and provide wonderful contrast and backdrops for other plants in the landscape. In recent years Read More

maria Zampini — April 1, 2013 When it comes to your ability to react, are you a tugboat that doesn’t do anything until prodded, a speedboat that reacts quickly, or a steamship that takes forever to come around? Decisions, decision, Read More

Victor Encinias — April 1, 2013 Whether you’re building a new facility or retrofitting an older structure, energy efficiency should be your No. 1 goal. Click image to enlarge. I have been told that I am a greenhouse guru. I Read More

American Nurseryman Magazine Staff — April 1, 2013 Tree injection kit – www.ArborSystems.com Tree injection kit ArborSystems’ Portle Kit now is available with the company’s Wedgle Direct-Inject Tree Treatment System carry case. The kit consists of 12 Portles Tips, one Read More

Angela Treadwell-Palmer — April 1, 2013 Click image to enlarge. Lilacs and robins are the traditional heralds of spring. Once we inhale that sweet, signature fragrance and see red-breasted birds flitting about, we know that the season of promise is Read More

maria Zampini — March 1, 2013 Winter trade shows and educational events – it’s hard not to talk about them. If I didn’t have at least one column a year that addresses them it would be sort of sacrilegious, now Read More

Elisabeth Hall — March 1, 2013 Beautyberry lives up to its name, bearing breathtaking clusters of jewel-toned fruit. But which is the best selection? Trials at Longwood Gardens show what the shrub’s varieties have to offer. Click image to enlarge. Read More

Jason Bramwell — March 1, 2013 Bohn’s Farm and Greenhouses Inc. has successfully used sustainable plant production practices throughout its history-first as a vegetable grower and now as a wholesale grower of hardy herbaceous perennials. As a young man working Read More

maria Zampini — February 1, 2013 February is an important month for the green industry. Trade shows are winding up, we breathe a small sigh of relief, see our families for a few weeks, and then take a big gulp Read More