![Dr. Youbin Zheng of the University of Guelph is studying the use of LEDs to improve ornamental crop production.](https://assets.landscapeontario.com/assets/1639681060.COHA_led_light_research-web.jpg)
Dec 16, 2021
Canadian Ornamental Alliance research update
bilingual website posts annual researcher updates, generated through an annual webinar series.
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Aug 4, 2021
Healthy soils produce thriving plants
Researchers at NVK Nurseries examine the impact of composting
![Vineland's Canadian Shield rose.](https://assets.landscapeontario.com/assets/1628015152.Canadian-Shield-profile.jpg)
Aug 3, 2021
Government pledges $4 million to Ontario horticultural research projects
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre will receive $4 million in funding to support various horticultural research projects.
![Gilles Lapointe](https://assets.landscapeontario.com/assets/1620142703.IMG_0196.jpg)
May 4, 2021
Soil health and sustainability
NVK Nurseries researchers examine the impacts of cover crops.
![The 2020 trial set up at the Landscape Ontario site. Plots of exotic ornamentals only (foreground) were compared to plots of native plants (background; with sunflowers). There were four plots per plant category (native or exotic) in a randomized design.](https://assets.landscapeontario.com/assets/1615238424.LO_pollinator_trial_2020-web.jpg)
Mar 8, 2021
Helping homeowners help bees
Multi-year research trial looks at the best plants to attract pollinators.
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Dec 15, 2020
Vineland releases 2020-2021 Innovation Report
Report features updates on research projects aimed to improve efficiency and competitiveness of agriculture, floriculture and horticulture industries.
![Technician Elizabeth Huber-Kidby prepares to take water samples from each of the eight cells, each one containing a different filter media as part of a research project led by Dr. Ann Huber of the Soil Resource Group.](https://assets.landscapeontario.com/assets/1608059849.01-COHA-with-caption-web.jpg)
Dec 15, 2020
Latest research projects featured online
Canadian Ornamental Horticulture Alliance (COHA) released its quarterly update online.
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Nov 2, 2020
New plants for 2021
Landscape Trades gives you an exclusive look at a selection of new and exciting plants being introduced into the Canadian marketplace in 2021.