The Grower’s Portal

To demonstrate added value to our customers, we have committed our time and knowledge of horticulture, plant breeding, growth, propagation, and nurseries to produce our Grower’s Portal.

It is designed as an area which helps our customers and prospects find what they’re looking for and expand their own knowledge of the commercial growing market as well as help individuals with private gardening interests discover more about horticulture and the world of gardening.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions about this section of the site.

Resources, Academia , Institutes, & Societies

CHA – Commercial Horticultural Association

The CHA is the Trade Association for manufacturers and suppliers of plants, products and services to commercial horticultural growers throughout the world: http://www.cha-hort.com/

RHS: Royal Horticultural Society

http://www.rhs.org.uk/index.htm

The Plant Press

Publishers of gardening books, CDs, & databases: http://www.plantpress.com/ Plant Finder (A-Z of plants): http://www.plantpress.com/plant-encyclopedia/

AHS: American Horticultural Society

http://www.ahs.org/

AIS: Australian Institute of Horticulture

The Australian incorporated association of professional horticulturalists Resource links to: Landscape Design & Construction, AU Botanic Gardens, Education/Training/Books, Environment & Conservations. http://www.aih.org.au/ - http://www.aih.org.au/links.html

AUSHS: Australian Society of Horticultural Science

http://www.aushs.org.au/

ASHS: American Society of Horticultural Science

Plant Identification http://www.ashs.org/

Sydney Postharvest Labs

Horticultural crop names and alternate names http://www.postharvest.com.au/

HORTIVAR

The FAO Horticulture Cultivars Performance Database http://www.fao.org/hortivar/

ISHS - International Society for Horticultural Science

http://www.ishs.org/

Ohio State WebGarden

Horticulture resources: Crop Science, Landscape Horticulture, Genetics & Molecular Biology, Turfgrass Science, & Online Journal Searches. http://hcs.osu.edu/resources/

Dept. of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Purdue University (IN)

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/hort/

The English Garden Magazine

Brilliant photography, plant profiles, planting ideas, and practical gardening advice http://www.theenglishgarden.co.uk/index

The Journal of Applied Horticulture

Official publication of the Society for the Advancement of Horticulture, founded in 1999. http://www.horticultureresearch.net/

Horticulture Magazine

A trusted source for growing plants and creating gardens http://www.hortmag.com/

Horticulture.com

An information gateway for horticulture, gardening, with a plant library and further resources http://www.horticulture.com/

Horticulture1.com

Portal for all things horticulture, products, companies, books, magazines, and general resources http://www.horticulture1.com

List of Horticultural Magazines

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_horticultural_magazines

Equipment, Specialists, & Industry

Flowering Plants

http://www.fpl-irrigation.com/ Irrigation and horticultural products. Specialist suppliers of custom systems and the capillary matting technology (Florimat™). Also, see here for a useful short paper on mist propagation

Speciality Cut Flowers: A Commercial Growers Guide

From KSU: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/mf1034.pdf

The Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland (NGIQ)

http://www.ngiq.asn.au/

NGI: Nursery & Garden Industry Australia

http://www.ngia.com.au/

HAL: Horticulture Australia

Knowhow for horticulture in Australia: http://www.horticulture.com.au/

Sage Horticultural - Australia

Global specialists in the supply of quality horticultural products http://www.sagehort.com.au

GROW.co.uk

Listings for UK based nurseries http://www.grow.co.uk/horticulture/nurseries.htm