September 21, 2012: Attendees at last summer's Floriculture Field Day placed flags to mark their favorite cultivars. Here are the results:

Favorite perennials:

• #1 Echinacea purpurea 'Sombrero Hot Coral'
• #2 Agapanthus 'Polar Ice'
• #3 Silphium terebinthinaceum
• #4 Heliopsis 'Asahi'

Favorite annuals:

• #1 Caladium Candyland from Classic Caldiums
• #2 Solenstemon (Coleus) Honeycrisp from Ball FloraPlant
• #3 Gazania Frosty Kiss Red from Syngenta Flowers

September 21, 2012: Where are they now? Some here's what's up with some recent Bluegrass Lane summer interns:

• Missy Call (2012) blogged about her internship experience this past summer.
• Ben Sellew (2011) spent this past summer as the trial garden intern at Ball Horticulture. Learn more about Ball's internships.
• Kerry Dillon (2010) works at Cayuga Landscape in several capacities.
• Lauren Seccurra (2010) works at a local garden center and florist.
• Bryan Denig (2010) is working on his MPS degree in Horticulture at Cornell University.
• Abby Nedrow (2007 - 2008) Intern Works at Prides Corner Farm as Senior Team Leader of perennials.
• Cheni Filios (2006-2008) received the Dreer Award and is a visiting scholar at Plant and Food Research in New Zealand. Follow her blog.
• Stephanie Whitehouse Barlow (2005-2006) is one of GPN's Top 40 under 40 Follow her blog.

December 22, 2010: Two former interns have created blogs focusing on the next generation of consumers and horticulture professionals. Visit them at: Generation X/Y Gardener and Future Generation Green.

October 5, 2010: Article in Greenhouse Management and Production reports field trial results from around the country.

February 13, 2010: Danziger joins trial in 2010! “Dan” Flower Farm, founded in 1953, is one of Israel’s leading floriculture companies. From a small family business, growing and selling cut flowers, the nursery developed into a company of 200 employees, with approximately 80,000 square meters of state-of-the-art greenhouses specializing in asexual reproduction of plants.

August 19, 2009: New flowers rated by industry, public - Posting on the Department of Horticulture blog.

July 31, 2009: Container contest, IPM award at Floriculture Field Day - Posting on the Department of Horticulture blog.

July 9, 2009: Bluegrass Lane Open Houses July 25 and 26 - Posting on the Department of Horticulture blog.

February 18, 2008: Burpee joins trials - We are very excited to announce that Burpee will be participating in our trials this season! They will be showcasing vegetables with ornamental qualities. Why just have pretty plants to look at...when you can have pretty plants that taste good too? Check out all that Burpee has to offer, and don't miss their Money Garden!