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LYCHNIS flos-cuculi ‘Petite Jenny’

This compact version of the common ragged robin is ideal for today’s small garden and containers.

Produces a stunning display of shaggy soft pink double flowers on slender wiry stems above narrow green clumping foliage.

Very free flowering will attract butterflies from May through to July, it is perfect for adding colour  to the front of a border.

Also good for pots on the patio, try it with other perennials and annuals in a mixed container.

Height 45cm

Spread 30cm

It was selected by Paul Gooderham from plants of Lychnis flos-cuculi ‘Jenny’ which is from UK Plant Breeder – Rainer Kretz.

I trialed the plant prior to it being introduced it and has US Plant Patent.

It shows the importance of looking out for new plants – sports or mutations amongst existing cultivars, you need to check though that its not protected in the EU as it could be an EDV – Essentially Derived Variety.

Now is the time to be busy with seed sowing of seed from your plant breeding projects, and pricking out those seedlings for trials later.

As you can see from the picture above new cultivars can be found from mutations and sports.

Keep records of what you sow and where its from. If you a making a new crossing check to see that there is not a similar one already in cultivation.

Get the camera ready to take photos to record your work.

For developing your new plant breeding selection or new plant discovery I can offer full trialling and new plant development service. You can find more details on my website.

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3 Key Steps to Consider before Filing for a Plant Patent

Gardening is a passion and many gardening enthusiasts work very hard to take their passion to the next level. There’s nothing absurd for a zealous gardener or a plant breeder to develop a new plant variety that no one has seen earlier. So if your years of experiment and perseverance have helped in developing a new plant variety, consider filing a plant patent. The following steps will help you to file a plant patent successfully-

Determine Ownership:

The first step that you must consider if you are preparing to file a plant patent is to identify the actual person who has invented the new plant variety. If you are a particular person, you must have substantial proofs that will support your claiming ownership. Don’t forget to mention the name or names of the person/persons who have assisted you to come up with this novel plant type.

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Follow the Necessary Guidelines to Start Your Plant Nursery

Do you have an interest in setting up a new nursery? Then, taking suggestions from a plant developer will be a wise decision. The small backyard of your home can be easily transformed into a nursery. Moreover, it is considered to be the most efficient solution to bootstrap a few dollars into your income.

While launching a nursery, the first target customers come into mind is those who own local gardens. They often visit plant nurseries to purchase a different variety of plants. Also, if you are a newbie in this section, then you can take help from experts who offer genuine plant development services.

However, let's check some of the essentials for building a plant nursery -

Land:

It is one of the most important things that primarily come into mind before launching a nursery. No matter whether your backyard is small or large, you can always make it eligible for planting trees. If you are planning to plant two or more woody plants, then you must gain knowledge on the variety of the soil. Supply adequate water to keep your nursery lively.

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GERANIUM ‘Azure Rush’

This Geranium is a mutation from Geranium Rozanne found by Jan Schuiver at Jeddeloh Nurseries in Germany because Geranium Rozanne has EU PBR. Azure Rush is considered an EDV of Rozanne.

Geranium ‘Azure Rush’ has a lighter flower colour compared to Rozanne and is more of a compact plant, it retains though, the same flowering period as Rozanne.

Azure Rush is good in borders and patio pots so are just as versatile as Rozanne.

I trialled the plant in the trial garden and my own patio area prior to it being introduced.

So now is the time to be busy looking at your flowering plants and those that are flowering from your selections and breeding work and making further crosses and selections.

As you can see from the picture above that new cultivars can also be found in the garden and growing areas. You need to check though if you find one if it is from a protected plant the rights to the new cultivar may belong to the breeder of the original plant.

Trialling plants can be a long process but its all part of the new plant development and plant breeding process.

It is good to look at plants in your own garden, looking for improvements that may be possible.

You see with the Geranium, by getting a compact flowering plant it makes the plant more fitting for today’s market and for growers more plants can be transported on a lorry in flower as its shorter so it’s a good grower’s plant. Sometimes as with Geranium ‘Azure Rush’ it’s a lucky find!

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4 Vital Ways Why Plant Nurseries are Important in Agriculture

Plant nurseries are a constant need for both the advancement of agriculture and horticulture. Plant propagation methods and techniques play a key role in horticulture while the cultivation aspect of agriculture is highly dependent on the nurseries too. This is one of the reasons why plant nurseries in Norfolk, are growing every day to meet the needs of the ever-growing population.  The plant nurseries are divided into major segments each diverse from one another in terms of temperature and landscape.

It is the experimental ambience of the plant nurseries in the UK that allow a diverse range of plants to grow effortlessly. This is also one of the major reasons why nurseries are the best place to experiment with crossbreeds of plants. Plentiful programs are also conducted inside the nurseries to help farmers develop their efficiency resulting in better yields.  Here are a few reasons how nurseries are important:

Hereditarily Unadulterated stock

When it comes to the development of solid and fiery plant, Hereditarily Unadulterated plant material is a necessity. Both scion and stock are known to be genetically unadulterated. The planting substances should be palatable in quality and amount and easily available for future uses.

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4 Selective Benefits of Plant Breeding in Your Nursery

Are you running a farm and crops play a major role in your primary income? You must learn about plant breeding and its essentials. This updated process will immediately boost your efficiency and increase the count of your production level. Even people, who have built up a nursery, can take interest in this field. Plant breeding is nothing but altering the genetic pattern of the plants. It helps you to give birth to the desired plant type.

Knowing the process in a proper way can help a person to notice healthy cultivation in the land. It results in better yield at the end of the season. Moreover, the quality of the crop is improved and therefore you can easily draw more customers to your farm.

So, let's check different methods of plant breeding -

This creative scientific process helps you increase the tolerance level against insect pest. Well, here are the steps that are to be followed by a plant breeder while preparing for a breeding procedure:

1.    Collect a variety of species

2.    Evaluate and select the parental plants

3.    Go through the hybridization process

4.    Test the released product

5.    Commercialize it

What are the advantages?

There are many renowned organizations that work for social welfare and help the nursery owners in plant breeding services. The experts make you aware of its benefits and some of them are described below -

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ANTHEMIS ‘Susanna Michell’

This Anthemis was bred by Susanna Michell of the UK, it is a cross between Anthemis cupaniana and Anthemis tinctorial.

It has the silver-grey foliage of Anthemis cupaniana and the flowering habit of Anthemis tinctorial.

It makes a good compact plant, ideal in borders and patio planters. It flowers all summer.

Large creamy yellow daisies above silver gey fern like foliage.

Height 50cm Spread 90cm

This plant is also good for dry areas of the garden, it likes full sun.

This shows what can be created by plant breeding and simple selection and trialing.

I trialled the plant prior to it being introduced and it impressed during the trials.

So now is the time to be busy looking at your flowering plants and those that are flowering from your selections and breeding work and making further crosses and selections.

As you can see from the picture above new cultivars can be from plant breeding and crossing.

Keep records of any crossings you make.

Get the camera ready to take photos to record your work.

For developing your new plant breeding selection or new plant discovery I can offer full trialling and new plant development service more details available on my website.

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GERANIUM ‘ROZANNE’ ( GERWAT)

This hardy perennial Geranium is bred by Donald Waterer, and named for his wife Rozanne Waterer, Geranium Rozanne has won many awards including the RHS Plant of the Centenary award in 2013. Since its introduction in 2000, more than 10 million have been sold. Rozanne is protected by Plant Patents, Plant Breeders Rights and trademarks in many countries across the world. Today you find her all across the UK and from Europe to Australia the United States and many other locations.

Rozanne has her own personality on social media like facebook, twitter, etc. You can find out more at Rozanne’s Story.

One of the most versatile Geraniums, Rozanne will flower from late May/early June until the first frost. You can use her in containers, borders, and baskets wherever you need foliage and colour.

Rozanne grows to 50cm high and can grow up to 70cm  wide in any well-drained soil, full sun and also partial shade. It is fully hardy and can be enjoyed year after year.

For the breeder and his family, this had been a great success.

It shows what can be created by plant breeding and making selections from planned crosses.

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3 Vital Advantages of Hiring a Plant Breeding Expert for Your Garden

The importance of plant breeders is highly undermined when it comes to hiring them for plant breeding services across assorted platforms like the nurseries, experimental controlled environments or personal gardening for contemporary households. A plant Breeding Expert in addition to being a plant lover is educated with various roles of researching and infusion traditional techniques into helping a plant grow more effectively. They are well versed with diverse specifies takes particular precautions while nurturing each kind.

A gorgeous garden can beautify and enrich your home along with presenting the guests a taste of your personality as an individual. However, maintaining it is harder than it looks as with the changing seasons, the methods of preserving a garden significantly changes. It is not easy to take care of a garden without the help of a professional plant expert and therefore hiring a plant breeder becomes a must. Also if you desire to grow a new plant species in Norfolk a plant breeder can assist you. Here are a few advantages of hiring a plant breeder –

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Plant Nurseries – A Perfect Alternative for Your Holidays

If the holiday season is going on and you've absolutely nothing new to aspire for, then here is a great idea to embrace an interesting activity. Planting trees are no doubt a wonderful idea to make your environment refreshing. Also, some indoor trees bring in dimension to the interior of your home. You can select a plant that grows with sturdy branches where you can hang lights and ornaments. Some people in Norfolk have developed their interests in gardening and owning a nursery. But, when it comes to building up a nursery, you must gather knowledge on different plants and how they respond in the seasonal changes.

Contact a wholesale nursery owner!

Loads of plant nurseries in Norfolk have therefore taken an initiative to offer perks to your interest. These experts welcome you to a nursery where you can avail a variety of shrubs, ferns and trees. Herbaceous perennials, flowering and non-flowering plants, container plants - everything is now available under a single roof. Contacting a wholesale nursery will not only meet your growing plant needs but also the price they offer will save your money.

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3 Significant Ways How Plant Development Affects the Economy

Agriculture has always been considered significant in terms of environmental and social feasibility with its aims towards cultural upgradation. However, agriculture is not a secular part of the environment as plant development and growth are equally responsible, for it to be successful in the overall outcome. Plant growth is also vital for the aesthetic growth of the ecosystem. Often considered as the substitute for crop growth or development in scientific terms, plant growth becomes the sole earning method for the farmers across the globe.

The plant Nurseries in the UK with its skilled trainers are all familiar to the various stages involved in the development of plants. Each stage needs to be managed with precaution for the plant to grow and mature for which special gardening advice are provided by many plant specialists if you are keen on growing exotic breeds at home. Below written are certain ways how plant development or growth affects the economy:

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Simple Yet Effective Tips to Kickstart a Beautiful Backyard Nursery

Gardening is the way of life for most people. It is not just an activity rather motivates an enthusiast to build new dreams and look forward with great zeal and positivity. However, you can also turn your love for plants into earning by starting a plant nursery right at your backyard by following certain tips and tricks.

Owners of different plant nurseries in the UK suggest gardeners start from scratch and that place is right at the backyard of your home. Not only can you harvest plants of your choice, but can also experiment by executing new plant breeding techniques and come up with innovative varieties that will give you the opportunity to file for plant patents. To successfully nurture a nursery, you need to consider some factors in order to make sure the time and energy you are investing in bears valuable outcome. The following checklist will help you to start a cosy yet beautiful backyard nursery-

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4 Methods of Plant Protection to Make Your Garden Thrive

The importance of plant protection in keeping them free from pests, unwanted weeds and any other external manifestation that might inhibit its natural development is indispensable in maintaining the continuity of the collective, abundant growth. Plant protection does not only paves the way of high-quality plants but with increased productivity, the investments of its resources like labour, water, land, and fertilizers also decrease exponentially, thus contributing to the preservation of biodiversity. The yield at the end of a season with the help of a plant expert in the UK makes the results all the more sustainable and superior in terms of quality and quantity.

There are various methods of plant protection that helps the nurturer in attaining the best qualitative and quantitative control and maintenance prerequisites for his flora.

Pesticides

One of the commonest approaches to restrict or destroy pest manifestation is pesticides. Damage causing external living agents like weeds, insects, and fungus are dealt with the various categorizations of pesticides namely herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides respectively.

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Know More about Plant Patents to Build a Healthy Nursery

People in the UK can easily avail a safe place for plant breeding and protecting. Here, every nursery owner can protect their plants under both the systems such as – plant variety protection and plant patent system. The Plant Patent Law has been introduced to encourage the development of new varieties of plants. Well, there are two types of plant breeding processes available and they are - one is the traditional method and the second is the modern procedure. According to the nursery owners, every individual must plant seeds at least one or two in order to maintain the greenery. And the plant breeding process is mainly introduced for the betterment of mankind.

Guidelines for plant patenting:

A plant breeder lets the plants undergo the breeding process for improving the quality and diversity of the crops. However, if you call yourself to be a true gardener who can breed plants successfully, then you can go for patenting your plants. Here, you can go through some of the important guidelines that a nursery owner must know before they opt for plant patents-

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3 Key Qualities That You Must Look For in a Professional Plant Expert

All plants are precious and very close to our hearts, especially if you are a gardening enthusiast or have the interest to grow a new plant in your garden or nursery in Norfolk. The main reason for concern is that just like human body plants also need good care and something more than water, air and sunlight. There will be some unfortunate moments where your favourite flowering plant will give some negative symptoms, dangerous enough that will give the vibes of its demise. Maybe it is not you who is responsible for this condition but some other reasons that can only be identified by a plant expert. If you are planning to hire a professional plant breeding expert, here are some qualities you should look for in the person-

Certification:

The field of Horticulture or arboriculture is very booming and many individuals have chosen to become a professional. However, it is very necessary that the expert you hire possessed experience and has some live projects for reference. You must also look at the certifications, revues and have a look at his/her track record before you hiring.

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Importance of Horticulture as an Environmental and Economic Revival

Agriculture is an endless spectrum of cultural up-gradation that aims at social and environmental feasibility with its significance as a sustainable reformation. Horticulture, on the other hand, may be categorized as a subset of agriculture’s boundless intensive that fares the lines along vegetables, flowers, fruits, and landscape plants. There is an aesthetic intricacy in horticulture that contributes directly to the global economic wealth as a recreational and environmental asset. Get the best gardening advice, plant promotion service and related knowledge to transform your venture into a tasteful one. 

Employment

Irrespective of whether it is for personal garden ornamentation or for large-scale culture of plants, horticulture makes for gainful labour employment thus, increasing the economic stability of the concerned business and of the state. Plant development in the UK is responsible for contributing to national wealth as one of the most sustainable and practical areas of reform.

·         As an Environmental Rehabilitator

As we move further towards environmental downfall, joining the global movement of the plantation as a humble extension of support makes all the difference. Even with a small backyard that produces substantial oxygen turnover, the whole purpose of horticulture before the degrading entrails of pollution is an incredible step towards attaining environmental rehabilitation.

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Key Factors to Remember Before Starting Your Plant Nursery

Have you planned to launch a nursery near your home? Then, it's likely you have already run good research on how to grow a successful plant nursery. However, a successful nursery refers to a wide variety of plants which are put together in a single place.

Here the seeds grow into small and healthy plants if they are properly treated by the experts. The nursery owners usually purchase bulk quantities of plants and take care of them. Well, if you are a newbie, then there are loads of plant expert available in the UK who can offer you with proper advice.

What will be the targeted market?

You may target the locale who excellently maintains the indoors and outdoors beauty of their home. Also, if you live in a suburban area, then you may invite some homeowners who wish to develop a small flowering landscape or a vegetable plot. These homeowners buy large amounts of seeds to create a simple yet useful kitchen garden in front of their house.

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