Floral

The Perennial Plant Association honors one special plant annually with the title Perennial of the Year, and this honor has raised the attention of gardeners to some of our most valuable garden flowers. These include the Becky Shasta daisy, Goldsturm rudbeckia, David phlox, Rozanne geranium and many others that are essentials of flower beds in the Piedmont. …

There is one major event coming this year that you probably haven’t heard about unless you’re a devoted horticulturist: Floriade 2012. In the case that you are a diehard gardener, then you’ve probably been waiting patiently for this horticultural expo that only comes around once every ten years. Well, this is your year! …

Each year professionals in horticulture select one flower to showcase for its ease in growing, versatility in use, popularity, adaptability and genetic diversity. The geranium is the starlet for 2012. …

From now through March, representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will collect data from 6,300 floriculture operations in 15 states, including about 200 in Maryland, for the 2011 Commercial Floriculture Survey. …

Sheridan Nurseries received two awards as part of Canadian Nursery and Landscape Association's (CNLA) National Awards of Landscape Excellence program. The two awards were the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Grower of the Year Award for 2012 and the Chrysler Garden Centre Inspections Award. …