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The President's Column...
What's Hot, What's Not
Trend reports make for fascinating reading! One leading
trend is horticulture's own, "The Green Industry."
As a plant society, it is important that we gardeners listen to what our industry is saying. Yes, this is what's
hot -- one of the more valuable trends.
I present to you several examples as researched by the University of Illinois.
They didn't fare very well in the Rose Bowl but here, in GREEN, they are scoring!
Landscaping
Go Low Maintenance
Make Carefree Designs
Use Native Plants/Grasses
General Gardening
Select Drought-Resistant Plants
Plug in our "Iron-Clad" Lilies
Buy ID (Insect-Disease
Resistant) Plants
Let's seek to convey such useful information to our fellow gardeners at our bulb sales and educational
seminars.
Other Guidelines
Use Organic Fertilizers and Pesticides
Opt for Biological
Controls
Be More Selective (Ash Borers like Ash Trees)
Redesign topography to drain water into collective
(low) areas rather than allowing it to rush into storm sewers and flood downstream.
Your Board has The Green Industry
on its agenda. I'm betting, too, that Dennis Fitzgibbons incorporates this in his upcoming seminar on March 1. You won't want
to miss it.
Fred Winterowd
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