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for us over the last 20 years or so, "
Castorani said. " So, when you are
looking at larger landscapes or
landscapes that are engineered, you
can plant more plants per square foot
at a smaller size. This becomes more
economical in plant cost and labor to
populate landscapes. "
Today, North Creek Nurseries
is comprised of the 17-acre
Landenberg Nursery, which boasts
38 greenhouses, 111,408 square
feet of production space, a GGS
greenhouse, a Visser boom
irrigation system and three acres
of trial and demonstration gardens;
and the 28-acre Oxford Nursery,
which features 32 greenhouses
and cold frames, 200,668 square
feet of growing space, with a GGS
greenhouse and Zwart Perfect Rain
boom with a Zwart control system.
The latter has recently been
expanded by two acres of
greenhouses and there's room for
future growth. The Landenberg home
also outfits North Creek Nurseries
offices and has a pretty extensive
trial garden.
" We introduce plants into the
landscape market. We do a lot of
testing of plants to see how they
perform and function, " Castorani
said. " As part of our marketing and
plant trials department, we manage
about four acres of trials and
planted landscapes. "
Some of the plant material is used
for engineered landscape systems,
native plant re-establishment and
natural landscape design installations.
The company offers a lot of plant
solutions for stormwater remediation.
" We have plants that benefit
The gardens team evaluates plants over a three-year period, and for most
new products its team works with a network of plant introducers, both
domestically and internationally. Additionally, North Creek collaborates
with local institutions such as Mt. Cuba Center, a native plant botanical
garden in Delaware.
pollinators, " Castorani said. " Wildlife
habitat is one of our key focuses,
so many of the plants that are
in the trial gardens here are in
functional landscapes. So, when
people come to visit, they can see
the trial gardens to view the different
flowers, grasses and ground covers.
We then tour them through some of
these engineered landscapes where
we have rain gardens, bioswales,
constructed wetlands and
green-roof structures. We educate
them as to how we mitigate
stormwater here at the nursery. This
can translate to how our customers
might do those same things at their
nursery, in urban environments or
suburban landscapes. "
A TEAM APPROACH
North Creek Nurseries employs
roughly 90 people full-time and
operates on two farms.
" Our greatest assets are the
employees that make North Creek
what you see today, " Castorani said.
The key members of the North
Creek team include each person
employed by the company, including
those involved in propagation and
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of January 2024

Table of Contents
Editor's Report | Guess Who's Back?!
AmericanHort | Resolve to Drive Your Business Forward in 2024
Forty Under 40 Perspectives | Invest in the Community
Dr. Bugs | Can Plants Influence Susceptibility to Insecticides?
SGAFT | Energy Curtain Performance
Varieties | Winners' Circle
Technology | Shaping the Future
Intern of the Year | Ian Kelly
PGRs | Annuals and Perennials — Part 2
Big Grower | North Creek Nurseries
Big Grower | Product Showcase
Culture Report | Centaurea 'Silver Swirl'
Research | Thrips & Botrytis Online Resource Library
Product Marketplace
Classifieds/Ad Index
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January 2024 - 2
January 2024 - Table of Contents
January 2024 - Editor's Report | Guess Who's Back?!
January 2024 - 5
January 2024 - AmericanHort | Resolve to Drive Your Business Forward in 2024
January 2024 - 7
January 2024 - Forty Under 40 Perspectives | Invest in the Community
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January 2024 - Dr. Bugs | Can Plants Influence Susceptibility to Insecticides?
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January 2024 - SGAFT | Energy Curtain Performance
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January 2024 - Varieties | Winners' Circle
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January 2024 - Technology | Shaping the Future
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January 2024 - Intern of the Year | Ian Kelly
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January 2024 - PGRs | Annuals and Perennials — Part 2
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January 2024 - Big Grower | North Creek Nurseries
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January 2024 - Big Grower | Product Showcase
January 2024 - Culture Report | Centaurea 'Silver Swirl'
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January 2024 - Research | Thrips & Botrytis Online Resource Library
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January 2024 - Product Marketplace
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