Welcome!
Welcome to the Michigan Garden Plant Tour, which is an annual, coordinated open house of leading young plant producers of ornamentals and Michigan State University. Greenhouse growers, landscapers, garden center operators, and nurserymen are invited to visit each of these participating Tour sites during the two-week period, from July 30 to August 10, 2012. Please check back for more information on our 2012 Tour, including highlights of each site, hours, location, and contact information.
Expect to see impressive displays of flowering plant material, including all of the commercial brands of annuals, perennials, and shrubs. This is a terrific way to observe plant performance at different locations and grown under various conditions, both in the ground and in containers.
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Take a day trip to visit a couple of sites, or complete the entire loop for the full tour. The Michigan Garden Plant Tour is completely free, but growers would appreciate a call ahead to know you'll be coming. Use the map above to help locate the sites and plan your route.
You are also invited to participate in the MSU Plant Trial Field Day in the Horticulture Gardens on Tuesday, August 7th, 2012. You'll hear the latest on new annuals and perennials, see unbiased garden performance of ornamentals, and hear directly from many of the breeding companies about their favorite plants. Dr. Art Cameron (MSU Gardens Director) and Katie McCarver (MSU Trials Manager) will present the top-performing plants in this year's MSU trials.
Also this year, the All-America Selections Summer Summit is being held in Michigan during the 2012 Garden Plant Tour, on August 7-9.
For more information on the Michigan Garden Plant Tour, please contact Tour coordinators Jennifer Sweet (phone 517-355-5191 x1339) or Erik Runkle (phone 517-355-5191 x1350).
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