Consumer Picks from 2021 Annual Flower Trials
By James E. Klett, Ph.D.
Professor & Landscape Horticultural Specialist
Colorado State University
On Saturday July 31, 2021, the Colorado State University Annual Flower Trial Garden hosted...
CHREF Update
Big changes are in the works for the Colorado Horticulture Research and Education Foundation (CHREF). In addition to the continual funding of research, ongoing...
Hellebores for Colorado
A robust, relatively new perennial to many Colorado gardens is the genus Helleborus (common name: hellebores). The leathery leaves, which are mainly evergreen, are...
Tree Expert Dan Burcham, Ph.D., Joins CSU
Daniel Burcham, Ph.D., joined CSU’s Horticulture and Landscape Architect (HSA) department about 1.5 years ago as the university prepared for the retirement of Jim...
Green Roof Weed Management: Pendulum 2G Pre-Emergent Herbicide Damages Green Roof...
Green roofs can provide many benefits to urban communities, including reduction of urban heat island effect, reduction in building cooling costs, improvement in air...
Industry Picks from the 2019 Annual Trial Garden
On Tuesday, August 6, more than 175 industry professionals and advanced Colorado Master Gardeners rated more than 1,050 flowering and foliage plants at the...
Insurance Budgeting for Hail & Other Coverages
How does a nursery, greenhouse or garden center owner budget for insurance and consequential uninsured loss? No longer is just looking at premium cost...
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR PESTS: Rampant Fire Blight in 2018
For the last 30 years every spring and summer, customers have been bringing their fire blight samples to Phelan Gardens and Earth Expressions Landscape...
Multi-Site Woody Plant Evaluation Update
By James E. Klett, Ph.D.
Professor & Landscape Horticultural Specialist
Colorado State University
The multi-site woody plant evaluation project continues to gather data on woody plant performance...
Good Things Come to Those Who Don’t Wait
Financial Affairs
By Bob Conner, Rocky Mountain Region Hard Goods Sales representative, Griffin Greenhouse Supplies, Inc.
With spring barely behind us, now is a perfect time...
