Floral

Daylilies, azaleas and other ornamental plants grow in the new greenhouse at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. These flowering plants started as tissue cultures in a lab at the Institute for Sustainable and Renewable Resources (ISRR) at the Institute. Eventually, they would go to the commercial market. …

The daylilies are as beautiful and individual as each person and each day at the Hospice Society. Now people can buy a daylily and, if they want, name and register it in memory of a loved one before they plant it in their garden. Its part of the BX Creek Daylilies annual seedling sale with 75 per cent of proceeds being donated to the Vernon and District Hospice Society. …

The newest issue is filled with retail tips and ideas on using color to grab customers attention and inspire them to use beautiful plants through the changing seasons. …

Garden centers across North America will now be able to distribute and market the Home Run rose as a result of an agreement between Proven Winners ColorChoice and Weeks Roses. …

Skagit Gardens recently released its 2010-11 Skagit Super Starts! catalog with a new lineup of annuals, grasses and perennials. …