Boxwood Hardiness Trials
For many, boxwoods are synonymous with hedging and parterres of many European landscapes. Generally boxwoods prefer more loam, well-drained soils and often thought to...
CHREF Scholarship Winners Announced
By Mike Schleining, CCNP
CHREF Board Member
2015-16 & 2016-17 CHREF Scholarship Recipient
As you know, the Colorado Horticulture Research and Education Foundation (CHREF) relies on fundraisers...
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...
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...
CUSTOMER RELATIONS 101: How to Get the Most out of ...
Ours is a quick-moving, no-nonsense business. When we are in the heat of the season, there is little time for a lot of hand...
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...
How to Read Financial Statements
Part 2 of 3 – The Income Statement
Moving on from the Balance Sheet (featured in the previous issue of NewsLeaf), go to the Income...
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...
Pre-Emergent Herbicides for Container-Grown Ornamentals
CSU RESEARCH UPDATE
By James E. Klett, Ph.D., CSU Professor & Extension, Landscape Horticulturist; and Ronda Koski, CGG, Research Associate, Colorado State University
In the production...
Plant Select® Introductions & Top Performers from the Past
Three Featured 2019 Plants
Plant Select® is the country’s leading source of plants designed to thrive in the high plains and intermountain region. It is...

















