Tour Michigan's landscape plants
15 Jul, 2010 Get GrowingTour takes place Aug. 2-13 ar eight tour sites.
The seventh annual Michigan Garden Plant Tour, an open house of plant producers and Michigan State University, includes eight different tour sites that are open for tours at various times from Aug. 2-13.
The plant tour is free, but some growers do require registration or calling ahead.Many of the growers are hosting special events, such as barbecue dinners and speaker presentations. Click on the links below for more information.
The participating growers are:
- C. Raker and Sons
- Four Star Greenhouse
- Mast Young Plants
- Michigan State University
- Pell Greenhouses
- Spring Meadow Nursery
- Walters Gardens
- Zylstra Greenhouses & Tuinier Bros.
“If you have been to Four Star’s facility, you need to go,” says Richard Angell, ASLA, MCN, about one of the tour stops. Angell is director of Landscape Construction with B & L Landscaping, Inc. “I and a colleague were completely amazed when we visited and saw their production of plants, the fertilization program, and their watering systems. Four Star is one very high-tech operation which delivers performance, beauty, and quality. Their on-site gardens are a vision to behold. Everyone should come and view the impressive displays – it is a must see.”
In addition to commercial grower locations, the MSU Garden Plant Showcase will be open for tours on August 10. Visitors will get updates on new annuals and perennials, see trials of ornamentals, and hear from many of the breeding companies about their favorite plants. The MSU Showcase requires advance registration.
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