Home > Crops & Livestock > Crops > Nursery Crops > Nursery Crop Outlook - 2011 In 2010, the economy grew at a healthy rate in the first quarter mainly from refilling inventories. During the mid part of the year, that pace wasn’t sustained due to the lingering effects of the recession and the end of the stimulus. It appeared that consumers and businesses might have become more conservative. Here is a review of the national and Louisiana situation outlook for nursery crops for 2011. People's Choice Awards from the Landscape Horticulture Field Day - Spring 2010 [Image: carefree marvel] Green industry professionals, home gardeners and Louisiana Master Gardeners participated in the People’s Choice plant award selections at the LSU AgCenter’s Hammond Research Station in May 2010. Razzle Dazzle Crape Myrtles - Introduction / Landscape Performance in 2007 and 2008 [Image: cherry dazzle ] The newest series of crape myrtles are the 'Razzle Dazzle' series. There are hybrids and are dwarf in form. Landscape performance evaluations are underway at the LSU AgCenter. Nursery and Landscape News [Image: Nursery Notes header] Nursery and Landscape Notes is a quarterly newsletter for Louisiana's green industry professionals. It includes production information for nursery growers and cultural practice recommendations for landscape contractors. New plant information is also included.  more articles... Pot-in-pot Nursery Production [Image: pot in pot - owings.jpg] Traditional pot-in-pot production in a nursery attempts to combine field and container-growing techniques and offers advantages over both production systems. Plant Disease Management Guide [Image: plant disease guide] This guide for 2010 contains suggestions for management of the most important or more prevalent diseases of Louisiana plants. It includes information on fungicides, bactericides and nematicides, as well as safety precautions for using them. Fertigation Uniformity from Sprinklers in a Nursery Studies of water distribution uniformity and fertigation uniformity with sprinkler irrigation were conducted in a commercial container nursery. The first phase of the study consisted of determining water uniformity for two sprinkler heights. The second phase consisted of determining fertilizer application uniformity. New Landscape Plant Feature: Son Series Lantanas [Image: lantana] The relatively new Son series of lantanas from Jim Covington at Clinton Nursery in Clinton, Miss., have been very impressive in Louisiana and Mississippi plant trials the last few years. Camellia Garden at the Hammond Research Station [Image: Group photo of people in front of large camellia] A two-acre camellia garden at the LSU AgCenter’s Hammond Research Station is now open again, thanks to the efforts of the Tangipahoa Parish Master Gardeners. Louisiana's Green Industry: Evaluation of its Economic Contribution (September 2003) [Image: Louisiana's Green Industry: Evaluation of its Economic Contribution (September 2003)] The green industry is the production, sale and maintenance of ornamental plants and related products. The purpose of this study was to estimate the impact of the green industry on Louisiana’s economy. (PDF format only) Technology, Mass Merchandisers Bring Dynamic Change to Nursery Industry [Image: Camellia] Market channels used by wholesale nursery growers in Louisiana have changed. Traditionally, growers sold their products to garden centers, hardware stores, feed and seed stores, landscapers and re-wholesalers. Although landscapers and re-wholesalers continue to be important sales outlets, retailers are the market component where dynamic change has occurred. Mass merchandisers (either general merchandise or home center) have replaced garden centers as the dominant type of retailer. Overall, this Study Shows ‘Green Industry’ Major Economic Contributor (Distributed 11/07/03) Louisiana’s "green industry" continues to be one of the leading economic contributors among the state’s agricultural commodities, according to a study completed recently by the LSU AgCenter.