This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Encore Azalea® Debuts New Care Video Plant Inventor Robert E. (Buddy) Lee shares his secrets on planting and care LOXLEY, ALA. – March 11, 2008 – Planting Encore Azaleas is made simple with the new care video at EncoreAzalea.com. Gardeners … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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. (PDSI). The … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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™ … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Nursery Veteran Todd Carnley Named New Executive Director of PDSI 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 … Read more
New Southern Living Plant Collection Launches in Spring 2008 With “Basics for the Southern Landscape” 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 … Read more
News Release PDSI Previews Innovative Landscape Solutions at ASLA 2007 Annual Meeting Plant Development Services Inc. (PDSI) is gearing up for the fall show season, including a stop in San Francisco for the American Society of Landscape Architects 2007 Annual Meeting, this October 5-9. Landscape architects who attend the Annual Meeting are … Read more
News Release PDSI Names New Director of Plant Innovations Part of the Southern Living® Expansion LOXLEY, Ala. March 9, 2007— Plant Development Services Inc. (PDSI) today named Robert E. “Buddy” Lee as Director of Plant Innovations. Lee is an internationally known plant breeder and the creator of Encore Azalea®. He is … Read more
News Release Southern Living® and PDSI will Partner in Exclusive Live Goods Licensing Deal: To Develop and Market Plant Collection under Southern Living Brand (Loxley, AL) — Southern Living magazine and Alabama-based Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI) have entered into an exclusive Live Goods Licensing Agreement to develop and market a collection of … Read more
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, … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more