The United States environmental horticulture industry, or green industry, comprises wholesale nursery, greenhouse, and turfgrass sod producers; landscape design, installation and maintenance firms; as well as wholesale and retail distribution firms
As the human footprint continues to expand at the expense of the natural capital that sustains us, there is a growing need and increasing demand for residential, corporate, urban, and suburban landscapes that generate natural resources rather than
32 ORAL SESSION 1 (Abstr. 387–391) Crop Protection & Weed Control–Woody Ornamentals/Landscape/Turf
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Crepe myrtle ( Lagerstroemia indica ) is an important shrub and small tree in Texas landscapes and across the southern United States. In 2014, wholesale sales of crepe myrtle exceeded $65 million, and there are a wide variety of cultivars, differing
different from the focus of many horticulture extension professionals who work directly on enhancing production or lowering crop or animal loss for agricultural business, including farms, nurseries, landscapers, and service industries. Extension
Poster Session 47—Ornamental/Landscape and Turf 2 21 July 2005, 12:00–12:45 p.m. Poster Hall–Ballroom E/F
drought and is comparable to the cool humid Mediterranean climate characteristic of southern France ( Nahal, 1981 ). Nevertheless, few rockroses are grown or used extensively in landscapes in western Oregon or Washington. The most commonly grown are
The landscaping design and services industry is the leading economic contributor within the U.S. environmental horticulture industry, with estimated contributions reaching 1.5 million (M) jobs, $221.89 billion (B) in sales revenue, $79.6 B labor
Utah's nursery, greenhouse, and sod industries comprise only 8% of total state crop sales ( U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2002 ), the green industry in Utah (including retail, landscape, design, and irrigation) is among the fastest growing and most