For the 12th consecutive year, Michigan State University Extension collaborated with five leading Michigan-based young plant producers to host the 2015 Michigan Garden Plant Tour. This two-week open house took place July 27 through Aug. 7, 2015, and educated greenhouse growers, retail garden centers and industry professionals learned about new and existing plant selections and how they perform in different settings across the state.
Over 2,100 visits occurred at the five commercial sites plus the MSU Trial Gardens throughout the two weeks. During a presentation at the Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in Dec. 2015, I shared the top five plants from the 2015 Michigan Garden Plant Tour, which are now listed below and are available as a PDF. The host sites were C. Raker and Sons, Four Star Greenhouse, Inc., Mast Young Plants, Pell Greenhouses Inc. and Walters Gardens, Inc. Specific questions about these plants and their availability for 2016 should be directed to the appropriate young plant producer or your broker sales representative.
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