Articles

Progress and Future of the Landscape Plant Development Center

The Landscape Plant Development Center has made great progress since its beginning back in 1990 when it started with no funds, no facilities, no staff and no money. (click here to read article) | PDF

Minnesota State Horticultural Society Award

Dr. Harold Pellett receives Bronze Award from the Minnesota State Horticultural Society (click here to read article)

American Horticultural Society Award

AHS awards Dr. Harold Pellett with Lifetime Achievement Award (click here to read entire article - PDF file)

B & B Magazine Article

Review of Cool Splash Diervilla Introduction
by Rita L. Hummel, Washington State University Puyallup Research and Extension (click here to read entire article - PDF file)

Program Seeking Durable Pyrus for Small Sites

Article posted on GreenBeam Pro Website
A cooperative project with the Landscape Plant Development Center (LPDC) is underway at Washington State University Puyallup targeting the development of durable new varieties of small-statured Pyrus (pear) trees. Durable plants tolerate difficult environmental and biological conditions like disease, drought, poor soil, extreme temperatures and pests. At the same time these new plants must have improved form, aesthetic qualities and landscape function. (click here to read entire article)

KARE 11 Features 'Center Glow'

Beautiful, but hardy, shrubs can replace trees
Bobby Jensen teams up with reporter Allen Costantini who has a yard problem he needs help with. Allen lost a big tree from his front year during one of the summer storms. He's decided to fill the space with shrubs and asked Bobby for some help. They chose a shrub that was hybridized right here in Minnesota at the Landscape Plant Development Center run by Dr. Harold Pellett in Mound. Center Glow Ninebark is one of the growing number of shrubs and trees being developed to not only flower but give a longer season of interest.

"Tough (Plant) Guy" Northern Gardener Fall 2007

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Some plants in Pellett's garden clearly won't make it to the next stage—they are drooping or tiny or just stressed looking. But others are thriving and may become the next big thing in landscape plants.
By Mary Lahr Schier

2007 Plant Picks

Under "2007 Plant Picks" the LPDC's 'Silver Ball' Pear was featured in the Iowa Gardening magazine.

'Center Glow' featured in Northern Gardener

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Give your garden a new sparkle with gold-foliage plants.
By Susan Davis Price

'Center Glow' featured on "Up-and-Comers" page in Fine Gardening magazine

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Three cheers for the Landscape Plant Development Center in Mound, Minnesota, for introducing a promising cultivar of an already-stellar species.

"Breeding Durable Plants for the Future" article from Public Garden

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By Harold Pellett

"Good Breeding" article from The Oregonian

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A network of scientists aims to develop better-adapted landscape plants.
By Kym Pokorny