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Staff November 9, 2016 Seeding Our Future Photo: iStock Horticulture needs good people, and good people need good jobs. That’s a given. But there are myriad challenges to finding and maintaining a thriving workforce in the green industry, not the Read More
Staff November 7, 2016 Did You Know? November 2016 Photos: iStock unless otherwise noted. Did you know: that insects sleep? Well, they do, we think. Sorta. Insect behavior is an area ripe for study, and it turns out several research Read More
Staff October 31, 2016 Prunus virginiana Photo: iStock Every gardener and landscaper has a favorite tree and shrub. My grandfather, Augusto Palazzi, the founder of our 95-year-old company, loved Japanese red maples as his favorite tree and Betty Prior roses Read More
Staff October 28, 2016 Did You Know? October 2016 Photos: iStock unless otherwise noted. Did you know: that there’s another “oldest tree”? This one is a Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii) living in Greece, which is claimed to be Europe’s oldest Read More
Anelle Ammons October 14, 2016 Shipping plants begins in the field, long before the trucks are ready to be loaded. So getting them from field to truck, field to dock, or truck to retail can be a delicate dance. Protecting Read More
Sally Ferguson October 11, 2016 It’s been said that if you want to learn something, ask somebody who knows. Every landscape professional knows something about spring-flowering bulbs. But there’s one group of professionals who knows a great deal about bulbs, Read More
Sally Benson October 4, 2016 On invasives We’ve come a long way; we’ve a long way to go. The challenge of controlling invasive plants is an ongoing one, and if anyone thinks there’s one simple answer, I’ve got a classic Read More
Staff September 26, 2016 Photos: iStock unless otherwise noted. 1. Did you know: that plants may arrange their flowers in order to attract bees? Smarter than we thought. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh determined that the way in which Read More
Staff September 14, 2016 Meeting Ken Fisher They say that patience is a virtue, but can the same be said of impatience? It most certainly can, if it drives you to challenge yourself to learn as much as you can, Read More
Pamela Straub September 12, 2016 Great Grasses to Grow Your Business Photos: Emerald Coast Growers As ornamental grasses continue their remarkable growth trajectory, and the palette of plants expands along with their popularity, growers are faced with the challenge: Which Read More