Author: Christina Kohler
Project Puts Collaboration First in Answering, “What’s Invasive?”
February 20, 201811 minute read | by J. Merryweather & C. Kohler Introduction The “invasive” status of some widely produced plants has become a serious marketing barrier to nurseries nationwide. At the same time, the horticultural industry has a key role to play in preventing new invasive plants from…Read more
Interview with Emily Russell, Chicago Botanic Garden’s Assistant Curator of Woody Ornamental Plants
February 20, 2018We sat down with Emily Russell, PRE screener and Chicago Botanic Garden’s Assistant Curator of Woody Ornamental Plants, to talk about her work with PRE and the 2017 Farm Bill. PlantRight: What would you like the regional horticulture community to know about your PRE work, and why is this important? Emily Russell: After using PRE in beta for…Read more
Interview with Kim Taylor, Botanical Research Institute of Texas’ Research Botanist
February 20, 2018The Botanical Research Institute of Texas paired up with the Fort Worth Botanic Garden to evaluate 50 contentious landscape plants as part of a Farm Bill project. We sat down with Kim Taylor, PRE screener and Botanical Research Institute of Texas’ Research Botanist , to talk about her work with PRE and the 2017 Farm Bill….Read more
Interview with Kylie Bucalo, Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Research Assistant
February 20, 2018We sat down with Kylie Bucalo, PRE screener and Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Research Assistant, to talk about her work with PRE and the 2017 Farm Bill. PlantRight: What would you like the regional horticulture community to know about your PRE work, and why is this important? Kylie Bucalo: That PRE can be a tool to…Read more
Mini Interview with Mike Monterusso, Former Minnesota Landscape Arboretum PRE Screener
February 20, 2018During the time of our interviews, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s Mike Monterusso was in the process of assuming the Executive Director role at the Alaska Botanical Garden. For this reason, our interview with Mike is brief, though we are pleased to share. PlantRight: What would you like the regional horticulture community to know about your PRE…Read more