Growing for Large Jobs

Start Date

07/30/2019

End Date

07/30/2019

Description

Since 1978 Roy has grown over 7,000,000 perennials and native plants without heated greenhouses. His production style is based on purpose, costs, simplicity, effectiveness and the joy of doing. As creative plant design moves forward these projects require limited plant substitutions and economical strategies. Roy will share his basic practices and their relationship to the beneficial periods of seasonal project planting.

Location

Rosemont, IL

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Horticulture / Plants
Sustainable Development & Design

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.0

Learning Outcomes

1.) To discover and define the advantage to producing a variety of perennials with a low carbon footprint to enhance the diversity, economics and creativity of a small design/install landscape firm.
2.) Many perennials have the same propagation and growing strategies. Learn how to categorize groups of plants based on their production requirements to simplify the process to save time, money and resources.
3.) Apply your awareness of perennial groups to create dated plant needs and work backwards from those dates to create a perennial production plan calendar to meet your goals and objectives.

Instructors

Roy Diblik

Course Codes

Provider

Perennial Plant Association

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