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Dr. Youbin Zheng of the University of Guelph is studying the use of LEDs to improve ornamental crop production.
Dec 16, 2021

Canadian Ornamental Alliance research update

bilingual website posts annual researcher updates, generated through an annual webinar series.
Aug 4, 2021

Healthy soils produce thriving plants

Researchers at NVK Nurseries examine the impact of composting
Vineland's Canadian Shield rose.
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
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.
Mar 8, 2021

Helping homeowners help bees

Multi-year research trial looks at the best plants to attract pollinators.
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.
Dec 15, 2020

Latest research projects featured online

Canadian Ornamental Horticulture Alliance (COHA) released its quarterly update online.
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.
A new salvia named Lancelot drew a lot of attention at the 2020 trial garden open house.
Oct 5, 2020

Dramatic looking plants are top picks at Trial Garden Open House

A look at the top new plant picks of the 2020 Trial Garden program.
Lillian Jojart checks in on the new container trial.
Jul 3, 2020

Trial Garden program sees major expansion in 2020

University of Guelph’s annual trial garden is taking place despite Covid-19.
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