Canada: Trial garden open house week

The Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) and the University of Guelph invite the horticultural industry to visit the outdoor ornamental container trial at Vineland's 4890 Victoria Avenue North Location on August 16. The container display can be found adjacent to the greenhouse potting shed on the main campus in Vineland Station. Plant material from the following breeders/suppliers will be on display: Proven Winners, Dummen Orange, Florist Holland, Selecta, Ball, Benary, Takii, Syngenta, Floranova, Vegetalis, and Comense. No registration is required but for more information about this trial contact Rodger Tschanz at 519-241-9536 or [email protected].

Industry Day at the Milton and Guelph Trials (Thursday, August 18, 2016 from 9am-3pm)
Landscape Ontario, the Ontario Parks Association and the University of Guelph invite the horticultural industry to tour the ground bed and container trials at the head office of Landscape Ontario in Milton and at the Guelph Turfgrass Institute in Guelph. Each location has a unique display and program.

In Milton (9am-noon) visitors can listen to Sean James and Chris Denich discuss their experiences and approaches to residential/municipal water management through the establishment of rain gardens and related landscape features. A short award ceremony for the winners of the municipal garden competition will also take place. This speaker program will be followed by a guided tour of the trial gardens. In addition to new annuals and perennials on display in ground beds, this year the trial site has expanded dramatically to include 165 rose cultivars, 20+ hydrangeas and a selection of other shrubs.

In Guelph that same day (1pm-3pm), visitors will have the opportunity to see the annual container and ground bed trial, the 2016 All America Selections judging trial and the perennial trial. RSVP to Kathleen Pugliese, [email protected], if you plant to attend.

Public Days at the Guelph Trial Garden (Friday, August 19, 2016 from noon-8 pm and Saturday, August 20, 2016 from 9 am – 3 pm)
The Guelph Turfgrass Institute and the Department of Plant Agriculture at the University of Guelph invite the public to the 2016 Trial Garden open house at the Guelph Turfgrass Institute at 328 Victoria Road South in Guelph. Drop in anytime during the two days to visit the trials and see the new annuals and perennials that will be in the marketplace in the coming years and, as always, vote on your favourites. There is also a small vegetable trial patch with some new eggplants, peppers and tomatoes; as long as supplies last there will be opportunities for taste testing.

The Guelph Wellington Master Gardeners will also be on hand to answer your gardening and trial garden questions. If you have more questions about the free event, contact Rodger Tschanz at 519-241-9536 or [email protected].

Source: Flowers Canada Growers