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...
Superior Herbaceous Perennials from Colorado State University
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...
Developing Japanese Beetle Biological Control Programs
Over the past two decades, since the Japanese beetle first became established in parts of eastern Colorado, it has proved very well adapted to...
Customer Retention is Critical
Retaining our existing customer base has become more important than ever as more sourcing options become available in the growing market. Innovative freight solutions...
Know Your Business and Make Sensible Capital Expenditures
I, like many in horticulture, came from the science side with a passion for biology, plant science, and gardening. Traditionally, horticulture is the art...
How to Read Financial Statements
Part 1 of 3 – The Balance Sheet
Like reading any book, start at the beginning, and I believe the beginning of financial statements is...
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...
Woody Plant Research Update for 2023
Yearly, researchers at Colorado State University (CSU) evaluate over 1,300 taxa of woody plants for adaptability, ornamental flowers, fruit, fall color and pest problems....
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...
Boxwood Hardiness Trials
By James E. Klett, Ph.D.
Professor & Landscape Horticultural Specialist
Colorado State University
For many, boxwoods are synonymous with hedging and the parterres of many European landscapes....
