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1. Melvin Waldron

   

   43 posts
   
   5/29/2013 1:05 PM

   Just wondering what you all use to id ornamental plants, flowers, shrubs, and the like.
   
   I always get asked about some ground cover we have and almost always forget what it is. While researching it, (Showy Primrose) I wondered how would I found out some other plant id's if I was starting with "NO" idea of what it was (at least with my showy Primrose, I remember the showy part)?
   
   Thanks!
   
   Mel

   
   Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO
   
   
2. Kenneth Ingram

   

   18 posts
   
   5/30/2013 8:05 AM

   Tough isn't it Mel! At least with grasses you can start with rolled or folded in the bud. This is my world now and I've been looking for a resource also. Best I've found is a Texas A&M site http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/picturepages. Searching pictures takes time but you always learn something. I'm no tech geek but our university has been one working on this Leafsnap app. Mostly trees now but it's a photo recognition type program. UGA has the world's best plantsman, Mike Dirr for Woodies and Alan Armitage for Herbaceous plants. Both are prolific authors, all their books are great. Nice to see a Supt that still cares about plants. All the young guys put fine fescue everywhere. Kenneth Ingram, UMD.

   
   
   
   
3. Larry Allan

   

   0 posts
   
   5/30/2013 8:05 AM

   I don't concern myself with anything over a 2 inch height of cut.

   
   
   
   
4. Michael Rogers

   

   2 posts
   
   5/30/2013 10:05 AM

   Hey Larry,
   
   And the ego and supeergo, tan poco?
   
   Regards Sigmund

   
   
   
   
5. Melvin Waldron

   

   43 posts
   
   5/31/2013 10:05 AM

   Kenneth Ingram, CGCS said: Tough isn't it Mel! At least with grasses you can start with rolled or folded in the bud. This is my world now and I've been looking for a resource also. Best I've found is a Texas A&M site http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/picturepages. Searching pictures takes time but you always learn something. I'm no tech geek but our university has been one working on this Leafsnap app. Mostly trees now but it's a photo recognition type program. UGA has the world's best plantsman, Mike Dirr for Woodies and Alan Armitage for Herbaceous plants. Both are prolific authors, all their books are great. Nice to see a Supt that still cares about plants. All the young guys put fine fescue everywhere. Kenneth Ingram, UMD.

   
   
   Thanks Kenneth,
   
   I have to admit I only care about them is to be able to answer some questions of the golfers and also the person that has done my landscaping beds for the last 10 years plus (before I got here) decided not to come back, so I would like to know what some of these plants are when we go in and start redoing some of our 80+ beds. I do think most of our plant material is native so it's easy to care for except for the weeds in the beds.
   
   Thanks! Mel

   
   Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO
   
   
6. James Schmid

   

   1 posts
   
   6/1/2013 12:06 AM

   Melvin Waldron, CGCS said:

   Kenneth Ingram, CGCS said: Tough isn't it Mel! At least with grasses you can start with rolled or folded in the bud. This is my world now and I've been looking for a resource also. Best I've found is a Texas A&M site http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/picturepages. Searching pictures takes time but you always learn something. I'm no tech geek but our university has been one working on this Leafsnap app. Mostly trees now but it's a photo recognition type program. UGA has the world's best plantsman, Mike Dirr for Woodies and Alan Armitage for Herbaceous plants. Both are prolific authors, all their books are great. Nice to see a Supt that still cares about plants. All the young guys put fine fescue everywhere. Kenneth Ingram, UMD.

   
   
   Thanks Kenneth,
   
   I have to admit I only care about them is to be able to answer some questions of the golfers and also the person that has done my landscaping beds for the last 10 years plus (before I got here) decided not to come back, so I would like to know what some of these plants are when we go in and start redoing some of our 80+ beds. I do think most of our plant material is native so it's easy to care for except for the weeds in the beds.
   
   Thanks! Mel

   
   
   My best resource is the salesman at the local nursery that I buy plants from. If you need plant advice, drag them out to your course and make them ride around with you and look at the plants. Thats what works for me