In addition to walking through the trial gardens, the following presentations will be delivered by MSU faculty and staff:
- Plant purchases from the eye of the beholder by Bridget Behe
- 20 great shrubs you can’t live without! by Tom Fernandez
- Breeding breakthroughs in annuals over the years by Daedre McGrath
- The best of the best new plant introductions from the 2016 MSU plant trials by Daedre McGrath
- Great herbaceous perennials – New trends and old friends by Art Cameron and Bethany Troy
MSU’s Plant Trial Field Day is held during the annual Michigan Garden Plant Tour, which in 2016 runs from July 25 to Aug. 5. During this coordinated open house, you can visit four producers of herbaceous young plants in Michigan, plus the MSU Trial Gardens, to observe plant performance in ground beds and containers. You’ll see displays of flowering material grown under different environmental and cultural conditions.
In addition to the MSU Trial Gardens, the participating companies are C. Raker and Sons, Four Star Greenhouse, Mast Young Plants and Walters Gardens. Visit the Michigan Garden Plant Tour website to learn about highlights and special events at each location, and check out the Michigan Garden Plant Tour Facebook site for recent photos and news about the tour.
Source: MSU Extension
