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The Penn State Horticulture Trial Gardens


Who we are ...

the Penn State Horticulture Trial Gardens include the following:

What we do ...

  • Evaluate plants during the growing season
  • Provide information for commercial growers (rate plants)
  • Field Day for visual evaluation and tour

Events ...

  • 2007 Variety Trials Field Day: Landisville, PA Thursday July 26, 2007.
  • 2007 Cutflower Trials Field Day: Landisville, PA TBA
    contact Steve Bogash
  • 2007 Poinsettia Greenhouse Variety Trial Openhouse: TBA (November) contact Warren Goll

Garden Uses:
The gardens are living laboratories and garden classrooms for horticulture, plant pathology and entomology. Commercial visitors use the gardens to develop plant lists knowing that varieties have been fully tested in this climate and under standard cultural conditions. Others use the trials for photography, relaxation, inspiration or the simply selecting the best plants for their own gardens.

Contact Information:

Alan H. Michael, Extension Educator-Floriculture
1451 Peters Mt Rd
Dauphin PA 17018

Phone: 717-921-8803 (Alan)
Phone: 717-653-4728 (Landisville)
FAX: 717-921-0135
Email: ahm4@psu.edu

Penn State | College of Agricultural Sciences | Department of Horticulture
Southeast Research & Extension Center in Landisville

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