Summer 2008

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From the President
Dave Dowling

Flowers Are Good For You
Carol Caggiano AIFD, PFCI

Culture Profile  Commercial Outdoor Cut Flower Roses: A Brief Introduction, Part 1 of 2
Gary Pellett

Small Things Considered  Wag More, Bark Less
Gay Smith

Cornell-copia  Pinching Sunflowers
Chris Wien

IPM Update  Wet, Wet, Wet: Enough with the Rain!
Stanton Gill

Research Updates 
The Effect of Water Stress on Big Bend Bluebonnet
Chlorine Activity in Vase Solutions
Postharves Life of Bird-of-Paradise
Megan Bame

Grower Profile  Judy Lessler, Harland’s Creek Farm
Megan Bame

Back to Basics  Why Businesses Fail
Geoff Butler

Regional Reports
Northeast
Polly Hutchison
Mid-Atlantic
Andrea Gagnon
Southeast
Susan Wright
Midwest
Suzy Neessen
South and Central
Vicki Stamback
West
Brenda Smith
Northwest
Jeriann Sabin

ASCFG News

From the Director
Judy M. Laushman