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