Interior

By Bridget White

Foliage plants have long been an industry and consumer favorite, even before the back-to-earth, back-to-nature movement of the 1970s. Documentation shows that Florida growers have cultivated Boston fern since 1912, heartleaf philodendron vine since 1928, and rubber plant since the 1930s. Now, the U.S. market for foliage plants exceeds $600 million and remains one...

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in I-Plants Magazine. For past issues and more information go to www.InteriorscapeConsultant.com/magazines

The film “The Right Stuff” begins in 1947 at Muroc Army Air Field (now Edwards Air force Base), where test p...

It’s amazing how insects and mites always seem to find their way to the plants in the interiorscape. Often these pests have not found their way in, but rather have been brought in on new plant material or carried around by people. This is why it is essential to inspect new plants from top to bottom before installing them.

There are four ways to deal with pests in the interi...

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in January 2014 I-Plants magazine, compliments of Kathy Fediw

For many interiorscapers, the Tropical Plant Industry Expo has become an annual event, a chance to get away after the busy holidays and enjoy some Florida sunshine while catching up with old friends and suppliers. Other events throughout the year, inclu...

WASHINGTON, DC - November 8, 2011-The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) awarded the 2011 Spring Meadow Nursery Scholarship of $1,500 to Jason Lattier of North Carolina State University, graduate student. Mr. Lattier graduated from college with Bachelor of Science degrees in botany and horticulture from North Carolina Statue University. Currently, he is studying to receive his Master...

HRI funded the following research conducted in 2006 and 2007 by Albrecht M. Koppenhöfer of the Department of Entomology at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. HRI support to date has totaled $32,000. The research results indicate that dispersible formulations have great potential for disrupting mating of the oriental beetle. Research results also show promise for applying the methods in ot...

HRI’s “Chicken feather in every nursery container” research project with the USDA Agricultural Research Service took another step forward recently with the hiring of a Post-Doctoral researcher to support the development effort. Following a national search, HRI has hired Dr. Masud S. Huda to work with Dr. Walter Schmidt, ARS research scientist at in the Environmental Management and By-Products U...

Washington, D.C.- The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), the research division of the American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA), has awarded the 2007 - Carville M. Akehurst Memorial Scholarship of $2,000 to Thomas N. Saunders, Jr. of Piney River, VA.

Thomas Saunders, Jr. is a senior at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) where...

Washington, D.C. - The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), the research division of the American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA), has awarded the 2006 - $2,000 Spring Meadow Scholarship to Skyler C. Westergard.

Westergard is enrolled at Brigham Young University in Rexburg, Idaho. Westergard is majoring in Horticulture with an emphasis in Landscape Design/Build and...

Washington, D.C. - The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), the research division of the American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA), has awarded the 2006 - $2,000 Carville M. Akehurst Memorial Scholarship to Hannah Braycki.

Hannah Braycki of Lynchburg, VA enters her junior year this fall as a Landscape Horticulture major at the Unity College in Unity, ME. Braycki's ...