Plant breeding starts with an idea. The idea is based on experience in the garden and by asking the rhetorical question – “Wouldn’t it be g...

So how did your Hydrangeas bloom this year? One the most common questions I get, is "Why won't my Hydrangea bloom." Of cou...

Most people label me as a shrub guy because I work for a shrub nursery. But I consider myself a Plantsman. I appreciate all plants; shrubs, ...

I was just walking in our test garden and was lucky enough see Snow Day Surprise  Exochorda (Pearlbush) in bloom. Surprisingly, Pearlbush i...

Europe use to be the the hot bed of shrub breeding, but not anymore. Sorry guys - but it's been relocated to Mills River in the beauti...

Who would have thought that Bloomerang ® Purple Lilac ( Syringa ‘Penda’ ppaf ) would create such a controversy? First Slate magazine comes...

I suspect I have a wide mix of readers and subscribers; some of you are horticulturists and nursery people, while others are gardeners, bot...