Ornamental Outlook: Growing The Florida Landscape

Ornamental Outlook

With five decades of industry leadership under his belt, Roy Davis’ induction into the Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame, along with Tampa Wholesale Nursery’s recent Environmental Leadership Award, prove that dedication to the industry goes a long way.

Understanding the laws that pertain to different pesticide applicator situations is key.

Drummond phlox shows excellent potential as a bedding plant.

Manage thrips on weeping figs with chemical and biological controls.

Improved camellia cultivars create candy-like scents or more continual color.

New and interesting ornamentals may soon be available in the United States.

Information from the Great Southern Tree Conference helps growers and landscapers manage trees more efficiently.

By investing in a landscape, property values can increase significantly.

Eleven hurricanes later, UF researchers have results on how wind and trees interact.

Breeding programs yield improved varieties of red-flowered crape myrtles.

The much-anticipated results of Florida’s nursery and landscape industry’s economic-impact study are in.

An irrigation study evaluates trees grown in four kinds of porous-bottom, above-ground containers.

The 2006 Florida Nursery and Allied Trades Show drew more than 10,000 attendees.

Participating in America In Bloom is a great way to make a difference in your community and local markets.

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