Nathan MaderMay 5, 2025
Hunt down crabgrass and goosegrass in your landscapes
LM StaffMay 15, 2019
Rick Wilmath, a landscape contractor, released an ebook titled "Bloomjam," to show landscapers how to create colorful designs using flowering annuals.
LM StaffNov 3, 2023
I just was reading the recent LM (March 2016) and saw the article on "How to quickly install annuals." Having been involved with flower installation…
Spring is approaching, which means it’s time to spruce up clients’ properties with colorful annuals. But instead of having your crews spend hours hunched over…
Annual plant beds can add color and appeal to clients’ homes and become a new source of revenue for primarily maintenance businesses. But, there’s more…
Featured is a PDF version of the March 2015 Step by Step on “How to create an annual bed design” for use in company training…
LM StaffAug 1, 2014
The National Garden Bureau (NGB) unveiled the annuals and perennials that will be featured in the 2015 “Year of the” program. 2015 will be the Year…
LM Staff and LM StaffJul 30, 2018
The Firebird Crabapple (Malus sargentii ‘Select A’ [PP 12621]) has been named Woody Ornamental Plant of the Year by the Wisconsin Nursery Association. It can be…
Commonly known as Cornflower, this hybrid has distinct purplish black flowers that bloom in the summer on plants that reach up to 14 in. tall…
By Jamie J. Gooch Producing profits through bedding plants, ornamentals & trees. Proving plants can take the heat. Just like the top auto manufacturers test…
Landscapers who want to know how annuals will hold up to the heat should look into the trial sites below. If annuals can make it…
LM Staff and LM StaffJul 30, 2015
Many landscape clients want high-performing, easy to care for beds and borders. Typically, they combine tough, flowering perennials with hardy shrubs, bulbs, grasses and other…
Chrysanthemum features a compact, spherical habit. If you’re looking for an early shot of red, the chrysanthemum Aidenn Red Fire may fit the bill. It…
The purple-burgundy foliage of the Purple Peppermint Tree can reach 25 ft. tall and 15 ft. wide in the landscape, but it can also be…
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, we are featuring one of the varieties that made the tree a symbol of the…
Benary’s Ptilotus exaltatus ‘Joey’ recently won the Glass Tulip award from FloraHolland in the category of bedding plants. Benary’s Ptilotus exaltatus ‘Joey’ recently won…
Giokumo Cryptomeria is an evergreen dwarf Cryptomeria japonica selection with year-round interest introduced by Garden Debut late last year. Giokumo Cryptomeria is an evergreen…
The horticulture industry’s annual road trip of new varieties takes place next month. The displays have been designed, the speakers have been booked and the…
Pathogen identified in Connecticut, Virginia and North Carolina and feared to be more widespread. Boxwood blight (Cylindrocladium buxicola) has been found in Connecticut, Virginia and…
Blue Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum) is a tree that is native to the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico. Blue Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum) is a tree…
Already available in a range of colors, Benary has announced three new varieties of its Begonia tuberhybrida F1 ‘Nonstop’ seris: ‘Deep Rose,’ ‘White’ Improved, and ‘Yellow with…
Ball Horticulture’s Plentifall series of cool-season crops includes the Purple Wing Pansy, which is hardy to -20 degrees Fahrenheit. It blooms in early spring through autumn…
Bernadette Yellow, part of Syngenta Flowers' Platinum Mums collection, is an anemone flower with a daisy look. The long-lasting flowers have strong stems and grow…
LM Staff and LM StaffMar 19, 2021
An All-America Selections bedding plant award winner, Double Zahara Cherry is an interspecific cross between zinnia species, resulting in resistance to leaf spot and mildew…
