Plant Development Services has announced that, beginning in Spring 2012, Encore Azalea and the Southern Living Plant Collection will begin allowing growers outside the two brands’ licensed grower groups purchase liners and finish these varieties for sale.

Plant Development Service’s director says the new liner distribution networks will allow for more Encore Azaleas and Southern Living...

View the debut of the new Sunset Western Garden Collection, as well as new introductions from the Southern Living Plant Collection.

WHEN: 
March 24th - March 29th, 2012
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

WHERE:
Pacific Plug & Liner
750 Casserly Road
Watsonville, CA 95076

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HOW:
Reservations recommended. Please register to make arrangements to visit us for Pack Trials.
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Long heralded as the expert authority on Western gardening, and the publisher of the Sunset Western Garden Book, considered the bible of gardening books for the Western United States, Sunset magazine has licensed Plant Development Services to introduce and market the plant collection.

“We are thrilled that Sunset’s garden experts and Plant Development Services have collaborated to...

Loxley, AL-- Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI) recently assisted in the transformation of an abandoned industrial site near the Dan River in Southern Virginia into a vibrant botanical garden. In preparation for the fall 2011 opening of the Southern Virginia Botanical Garden’s new Town of South Boston location, varieties from Encore® Azalea and the Southern Living® Plant Collection...

PDSI Partners with Plant Watch to Protect Plant Variety Patents

For Encore® Azaleas and the Southern Living Plant Collection

Move Designed to Thwart Patent Infringers

Loxley, AL-----Beginning this fall, nurseries and garden centers nationwide that carry Encore Azaleas and plant varieties in the Southern Living® Plant Collection can expect polite inspections by Plant Watch®, a...

February 16, 2011

LOXLEY, AL----- Just in time for spring garden planning, Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI) and Southern Living® are excited to announce the launch of new videos showcasing plant varieties in the Southern Living® Plant Collection, according to Kip McConnell, director of Plant Development Services, Inc.

The videos are live now at...

Loxley, AL -- Encore Azalea is offering free listings for garden centers and nurseries in their interactive retailer locator on their web site at EncoreAzalea.com. More than 6,000 garden centers are already listed in the Encore Azalea retailer locator, which helps users find garden centers and nurseries near their location in an easy to use interactive map.

The Encore Azalea retail...

Encore Azalea Announces New Cold-Hardy Findings

19 Encore Azalea Varieties Hardy to USDA Zone 6B;
10 Varieties Hardy to USDA Zone 6A
LOXLEY, ALA. – August 3, 2010 – Years of trials in botanical gardens, university trials and plant nurseries have yielded important new cold-hardy findings about Encore Azaleas, according to Kip McConnell, director of Plant Development Services, Inc. (...

In a 2009 USDA study, eleven varieties of Encore Azaleas were found to be resistant to lace bugs, meaning Encore Azaleas can play an important role in eco-friendly pest control!

The study, conducted at the USDA-ARS Thad Cochran Horticultural Research Laboratory in Poplarville, Miss., examined 19 varieties of Encore Azalea for host plant resistance to lace bugs. Study details can be...

LOXLEY, ALA. –February 8, 2010 –Encore Azalea – the number one best-selling azalea brand in the world and the only azalea brand that blooms spring, summer, and fall – has added five new wholesale grower partners to its Encore Azalea licensed grower group.

The new growers include:

    * Bracy’s Nursery, LLC:Based in Louisiana
    * Carolina Nurseries, Inc.:Based in South Carolina...

LOXLEY, ALA. – January 7, 2010 – Encore® Azalea, the only brand of azalea to bloom spring, summer, and fall, has announced the debut of a new variety in its Collection, according to Encore® Azalea developer Robert E. “Buddy” Lee. Encore® Azalea Autumn Lilac™ features a unique, brilliant lavender bloom color and spectacular rich green foliage.

Autumn Lilac’s two-inch wide blooms are...

LOXLEY, ALA. – March 11, 2008 – Planting Encore Azaleas is made simple with the new care video at EncoreAzalea.com. Gardeners will learn easy planting tips for Encore...

Landscape architects and designers in the Louisiana area are invited to join Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI) for a landscape industry learning event:

Problem Solving Plants
New Innovations from Encore® Azalea
and the Southern Living® Plant Collection

May 4, 2011 
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

LSU Ag Center's Burden Research Center
4560 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 

“Don’t...

Dallas, TX --- Top writers from Southern Living® magazine along with gardening gurus from across the United States will offer growing tips to visitors as part of The Southern Living™ Plant Collection Speaker Series to be held this year at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, Texas.

The informative garden sessions will take place Saturday, September 25 through Sunday, October 17 at the...

19 Encore Azalea Varieties Hardy to USDA Zone 6B;
10 Varieties Hardy to USDA Zone 6A

In a 2009 USDA study, eleven varieties of Encore Azaleas were found to be resistant to lace bugs, meaning Encore Azaleas can play an important role in eco-friendly pest control!

The study, conducted at the USDA-ARS Thad Cochran Horticultural Research Laboratory in Poplarville, Miss., examined 19 varieties of Encore Azalea for host plant resistance to lace bugs. Study details can be...

LOXLEY, ALA. – February 8, 2010 – Encore Azalea – the number one best-selling azalea brand in the world and the only azalea brand that blooms spring, summer, and fall – has added five new wholesale grower partners to its Encore Azalea licensed grower group.

The new growers include:

Bracy’s Nursery, LLC: Based in Louisiana
Carolina Nurseries, Inc.: Based in South Carolina
Hackney...

LOXLEY, ALA. – January 7, 2010 – Encore® Azalea, the only brand of azalea to bloom spring, summer, and fall, has announced the debut of a new variety in its Collection, according to Encore® Azalea developer Robert E. “Buddy” Lee. Encore® Azalea Autumn Lilac™ features a unique, brilliant lavender bloom color and spectacular rich green foliage.

Autumn Lilac’s two-inch wide blooms are...

LOXLEY, AL -- The Southern Living™ Plant Collection has announced exciting new additions to the Athens Select™ annual line for the Spring 2010 season. These varieties excel in the garden, staying vibrant until first frost, according to Todd Carnley, director of the Southern Living Plant Collection.

The new varieties for Spring 2010 include:

• ‘Sophia’ and ‘Vivian’ Vogue® Mandevillas...

LOXLEY, AL --- The Southern Living™ Plant Collection has announced a range of exciting, new plant offerings for the Fall 2009 – Spring 2010 season.  The Fall 2009 introductions include: the double-blooming Jubilation™ Gardenia, Blush Pink™ Nandina, showy Queen Mum™ Agapanthus and other additions. New plants for Spring 2010 include: new early-blooming Crape Myrtles, Cleopatra™ and Marc...

LOXLEY, AL --- Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI) and Southern Living® are excited to announce new additions to the Southern Living™ Plant Collection for fall 2009.

The Southern Living™ Plant Collection, first introduced in spring 2008, provides consumers with innovative new plants designed to solve specific landscape challenges. Each plant in the collection is the result of years...

LOXLEY, AL --- This year’s Independent Plant Breeders Conference was a well-attended, well-praised success, just two years after the conference was cancelled due to lack of registrants.

Hosted by Plant Development Services Inc. (PDSI) and the University of Florida's Environmental Horticulture Department, the conference was held in Mobile, Ala., at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel...

Southern Living™ Plant Collection Announces New Introductions

LOXLEY, AL --- Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI) and Southern Living® are excited to announce new additions to the Southern Living Plant Collection for fall 2008 and spring 2009.

The Southern Living Plant Collection, first introduced in spring 2008, provides consumers with innovative new plants designed to solve...

LOXLEY, AL --- Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI) and Southern Living® are excited to announce the addition of the Southern Bulb Company’s bulbs to the Southern Living Plant Collection!

Three exciting bulbs from the Southern Bulb Company will be introduced in the Southern Living Plant Collection this fall: Narcissus tazetta ‘Grand Primo,’ Narcissus tazetta ‘Golden Dawn’ and...

Loxley, AL – The Southern Living Plant Collection debuts this spring with eight plants touted as “Basics for the Southern Landscape,” according to Todd Carnley, executive director of Plant Development Services Inc. (PDSI). The initial release will feature innovative new plants...

Loxley, AL – Nursery industry veteran Todd Carnley is the new executive director of Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI), according to Greg Smith, company president. Carnley is also director of development for the new Southern Living Plant Collection, the result of an exclusive “Live Goods Licensing Agreement” between ...

LOXLEY, Ala. – August 21, 2006 – Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI), a global leader in new plant introductions, has unveiled the Purple Pixie™ Loropetalum, a new dwarf, spreading loropetalum. One of the newest additions to PDSI’s innovative plant line, the Purple Pixie reaches an average size of 1-2 feet tall and 4-5 feet wide, with some of the most intense purple foliage color...

Among the sea of loropetalum varieties used in landscapes today, Plant Development Services, Inc.'s (PDSI) new Purple Diamond™ is a rare jewel.

Originally introduced last year as Purple Haze, Purple Diamond is a dense, rounded shrub that boasts some of the most intense purple foliage color on the market. In addition to the brilliant purple hue on both sides of the leaves, Purple...

LOXLEY, AL. – August 19, 2005 – Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI) further cemented its reputation as the global leader in new plant productions this week with five new plant introductions at TNLA 2005, the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association annual horticultural trade show held in Dallas, Aug. 19-21, at the Dallas Convention Center. With more than 10,000 industry professionals...