Many greenhouse operators and landscapers in Eastern Canada tend to be cautious when introducing industry trends. Lloyd Mapplebeck of the Department of Environmental Science at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, addressing the New Brunswick Horticultural Congress, said gardening trends in the region tend to lag a few years behind rest of the continent. But growers shouldn't see this as a disadvantage, he added. Instead, they should incorporate new products into display gardens, an added draw to the garden centre. These gardens show customers how well plants perform in local conditions and how they can be used; in short, they can influence shoppers not quite confident with new introductions.
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