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                                        The Plant Hunter: Shrub Madness is Back!
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                                        Shrub Madness is Back! MOVE OVER, BASKETBALL - MARCH IS FOR PLANT GEEKS! Shrub Madness is the most exciting competition in horticulture and t. He 2015 bracket is bigger and better than ever. Who will be in the Floral Four? Can you pick the 2015 Champion? This year brings more prizes, a new website, and new competitors in the mix. It's a great opportunity for you (and your cohorts and customers) to celebrate the start of spring while learning about plants. Here's what you need to know:. So go do it now! 
                                     
                                    
                                        
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                                        The Plant Hunter: Award Winning New Plants at Plantarium
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                                        Award Winning New Plants at Plantarium. Every year plant breeders from around the world bring their best new plants to the Plantarium in the Netherlands. The best of the best win either bronze, silver or gold medals. With over 150 new plants being introduced, winning an award is very difficult so even those plants that receive a bronze medal are very fortunate. Here are a few of the best new plants of 2014-2015. What's your favorite? The yellow flowered Sunny Anniversary wins a silver medal. Spring Meado...
                                     
                                    
                                        
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                                        The Plant Hunter: October 2013
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                                        Freaky Fun Foliage A-Z (part 1). When making your next tree, shrub or perennial plant purchase, think first about plants that have attractive foliage. It could be a plant with variegated foliage, but there are many other types of leaves that add interest to the landscape. Plants offer a wide array of foliage colors such as yellow, chartreuse,. Blue, orange, copper, bright reds, dark burgundy and even black. Ydrangea a. petiolaris 'Firefly'. More to come . . . Lemony Lace™ Sambucus. This is one rugged pla...
                                     
                                    
                                        
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                                        The Plant Hunter: December 2014
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                                        A Peak Into the Future. One of the fun things about working at a wholesale, liner (starter plant) nursery is that you get to see into the future. That's because the new plant varieties we sell today don't hit retail stores until after our customer's grow them a year or two into larger retail-sized plants. So when I analyse our current orders, I get a glimpse of what will be in garden centers in a year or two. Would you like to see into the future? Brite Pink Crape Myrtle. Blue Chip Jr' Buddleia. What in ...
                                     
                                    
                                        
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                                        The Plant Hunter: A Peak Into the Future
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                                        A Peak Into the Future. One of the fun things about working at a wholesale, liner (starter plant) nursery is that you get to see into the future. That's because the new plant varieties we sell today don't hit retail stores until after our customer's grow them a year or two into larger retail-sized plants. So when I analyse our current orders, I get a glimpse of what will be in garden centers in a year or two. Would you like to see into the future? Brite Pink Crape Myrtle. Blue Chip Jr' Buddleia. Sid Rais...
                                     
                                    
                                        
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                                        The Plant Hunter: June 2015
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                                        If You Love Hydrangeas. If you love hydrangeas, what could be better than a world-class hydrangea conference in of all places, Cap Cod, Massachusetts So when Mal Condon, noted hydrangea expert and founder of the Hydrangea Farm Nursery on Nantucket Island, asked me to come to Cap Cod and speak on my favorite subject the answer was easy. Has anyone invited you yet? Tim Wood with Fire Light Hydrangea. You know who I am, so I'll skip the bio and just say that it will be great to see you on Cap Cod. Dr David ...
                                     
                                    
                                        
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                                        The Plant Hunter: February 2014
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                                        Get Ready for Shrub Madness. To say I am competitive is a bit of an understatement, after all, I am the guy that nearly came to blows with my sister-in-law during a game of Monopoly. So when my Spring Meadow Nursery. Cohorts Shannon, Jane and Stacey told me about Shrub Madness, I was all in. Shrub Madness is akin to the. March Madness associated with the. Click on this image to get a full sized bracket. Competing plants and their tournament seed status were determined by the Plant Selection Committee, a ...
                                     
                                    
                                        
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                                        The Plant Hunter: September 2014
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                                        Register Today: Independent Plant Breeders Conference. There is still time to register for the 2014 Independent Plant Breeders Conference. In Grand Rapids October 30th - November 2nd. The Independent Plant Breeders Conference is a great opportunity to learn and network with other plant breeders, horticulture industry professionals involved in new product development and marketing, and intellectual property experts. Plant Breeder Megan Mathey will talk about the role of embryo rescue in plant breeding. 
                                     
                                    
                                        
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                                        The Plant Hunter: February 2015
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                                        Shrub Madness is Back! MOVE OVER, BASKETBALL - MARCH IS FOR PLANT GEEKS! Shrub Madness is the most exciting competition in horticulture and t. He 2015 bracket is bigger and better than ever. Who will be in the Floral Four? Can you pick the 2015 Champion? This year brings more prizes, a new website, and new competitors in the mix. It's a great opportunity for you (and your cohorts and customers) to celebrate the start of spring while learning about plants. Here's what you need to know:. So go do it now!