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Trial Garden

Nov 14, 2023

Insights from a veteran trial garden manager

Rodger Tschanz joins the Landscape Ontario Podcast to reveal some of his favourite blooms from the 2023 trial gardens.
Sep 5, 2023

New plants showcased at Landscape Ontario head office

About 90 industry professionals, plant lovers and students attended the Landscape Ontario/University of Guelph Trial Garden Open House on Aug. 17, 2023.
Oct 12, 2022

Educational format returns to 2022 Trial Garden Open House

Over 80 landscape professionals attended the Trial Garden Open House at the Landscape Ontario site in Milton.
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Jul 4, 2022
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New video series showcases 2022 trial gardens

A new video series is showcasing the 2022 trial gardens.
May 31, 2022

2022 Trial Gardens

Different varieties and cultivars are tested for hardiness, growth rate, resilience to pests, tolerance of soil and light conditions, and other factors before they make it to market.
Oct 27, 2021
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2021 Trial Gardens highlights video

Join Trial Garden Manager Rodger Tschanz as he covers five noteworthy performers from this year's plant trials.
Trial Gardens 2021
Oct 19, 2021

Highlights from the 2021 Trial Gardens

Being a bit of a plant nerd, I never grow tired of my role as Trial Garden manager at the University of Guelph.
Sep 7, 2021

Trial Gardens open doors to new ideas

On August 12, the trial garden site at Landscape Ontario held its annual open house, welcoming visitors.
Watering young plants that were propagated by seed in 288 cell plug trays.
Jul 6, 2021

2021 Trial Gardens

New plants on display at Landscape Ontario August 12.
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.
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