By Sarah Wong, CCNP
We've all seen it—a panicked customer rushes into the garden center on their lunch break or after work with a zip lock bag. Inside is a little twig with mushed, wilted leaves, and some barely recognizable insect carcasses or one confused beetle scurrying around. They’re short on time. Something is wrong with their bush. It's dying!...
The delivery of plants in poor condition may be relatively rare, but dealing with shipping issues can cut into valuable staff time and leave wholesale customers short on plants. While most issues can be solved with relatively little direct financial loss to the customer, some less common issues can cost tens of thousands of dollars.
“When inventory is low, shipping...
From selecting and storing to pruning and planting, each step in caring for bare root liners is critical for their future growth into healthy, thriving plants. Whether bare root shrubs and trees are destined to be grown in the ground or containers, most of the same principles apply to how they are maintained before and during placement in the...
CSU RESEARCH UPDATE
By James E. Klett, Ph.D., CSU Professor & Extension Landscape Horticulturist; & David McKinney, CSU Undergraduate, Horticulture Major
Research continues on evaluating herbaceous perennials at our new perennial demonstration, research and teaching garden located north of University Center for the Arts, which was moved to this site in 2016. We had very good survival (approximately 90 percent) after...
