TRIAL GARDEN GUIDELINES 2022
Who We Are The Smith Gardens Trial Site was established in 2013. Located at our Marysville, Washington facility, its primary focus is to trial new and old genetics to determine how they thrive in the Pacific Northwest climate. The site consists of 22 raised beds 6 feet wide by 51 feet long, 6 hanging basket racks, and 0.25 acre of field space utilized to trial product in various containers. In 2015, we launched our first annual Smith Gardens New Variety Showcase. We invite fellow members of the Horticulture industry to spend the day touring the gardens, meeting with breeders, discovering what is new and not yet to market and see how the product actually performs in the PNW climate. Not only is this trial space beneficial to the SGI team and other members in the Horticulture industry it is also a space for our customers to come and see how varieties would perform, both in a retail setting as well as in a homeowners landscape.
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Overview
Ways to Trial
Paid-In Trial Program Showcased at the Trial Garden Event. Focused on landscape look. Not focused on pot data. Breeder Trials Specific to what the breeders request to be trialed Data will be taken based on what is requested. SGI Retail Trial Reporting
Varieties are chosen by Smith Gardens and are priced per variety. Trials include timed data collection from planting to finish. Progression photos, height graphs, grower information, and data points are all included in the documentation.
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Paid In Trials
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS Local Growers, teachers, retailers, brokers and most importantly customers walk the trial gardens to see the magnificent display each year. Not only do they get to see the plants at peak performance, they also have an opportunity to see the overall longevity of the crop for the consumer. WHAT IT IS Our Paid In Trial program allows breeders to be a part of our annual garden event. They decide what varieties will be grown and showcased in the raised beds, landscape beds, planters and hanging baskets. There are 22 raised beds (305SF each), 2 landscape beds (510SF each), 200 hanging baskets and 500 planters available to purchase for trials.
COST
Raised Beds
Hanging Baskets
$72 for 2 - 12” Hanging Baskets
Full Bed: $7,200 per season
Minimum 2 baskets per mix/variety
75 varieties maximum for Annuals 37 varieties maximum for Perennials 37 varieties maximum for Annuals 18 varieties maximum for Perennials
Half Bed: $4,320 per season
Landscape Beds
Planters
Single Bed: $4,320 per season Annuals only Quantity dependent on varieties chosen
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Paid in Trials
DEADLINES
November 15th, 2021 All varieties for paid in trials submitted via email to: Melissa.Maguire@smithgardens.com January 1st, 2022 Shipping confirmations stating seed/URC/Liner/Plug arrival dates. Emailed to: Melissa.Maguire@smithgardens.com Disclaimer: In order for the gardens to be in peak condition for the showcase we need to adhere to a strict planting schedule. Product arrival deadlines and planting dates will not be adjusted under any circumstances to ensure quality. Smith Gardens is not responsible for plant material that does not arrive on the specified week to ensure proper planting timing. Participating companies will be billed for 30% down at the beginning of the trial and then invoiced the remaining fee prior to week 20, (30 days net) unless otherwise requested from the participant.
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DEADLINES Please submit requested variety list to Denise.Mullins@smithgardens.com Planting Seasons for Perennials Early Season Trials (spring flowering) January –March Planting will take place weeks 35-39 (2022) Spring Trials (late spring flowering; no vernalization) April-June Planting will take place weeks 5-13 Summer Trials (summer flowering) July –August Planting will take place weeks 13-22 Fall Trials (fall flowering) September – October Planting will take place weeks 26-33 Planting Seasons for Annuals Seasonality and site placement is dependent on Genus and program. Product Arrival Deadline Product must arrive no later than 2 weeks prior to planting. Planting dates will be scheduled with Denise Mullins and the SGI Trials team. Breeder Trials Disclaimer All trial material must be submitted and approved by Denise Mullins prior to arrival at the Marysville facility. Any unapproved product will not be inlcluded in the trial program.
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SGI Retail Trials WHAT IT IS Trials based on items already available on the market. Varieties are chosen by customer request and/or Smith Gardens. Reports created consist of progression photos of each variety as well as crop times, progressional height graphs and an overall data point graph. Regular data related to how each variety performs throughout its life cycle are also noted. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS This report will give an overall view of how each variety performed in its chosen season in the pacific northwest. This information is relayed back to our customers, sales and production teams and is utilized in future planning.
COST $30 per variety reported No minimum on quantity of how many varieties breeders request data on
DEADLINES Sring trial reports will be disseminated in July/August.
Summer trial reports will be disseminated in August/September. Breeders will have an option to buy data once reports are finalized. Please email Denise Mullins (denise.mullins@smithgardens.com) by May 15th with request to purchase reports.
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Contact & Shipping
CONTACTS
Melissa Maguire, Trials Manager P: 360-653-8045 E: Melissa.Maguire@smithgardens.com
Denise Mullins , Trials Director P: 360-685-5279 E: Denise.Mullins@smithgardens.com 4164 Meridian Street, Suite 400 Bellingham, WA 98226
6410 132nd Street N.E Marysville, WA 98271
Propagation Facility Information Pacific Plug & Liner 750 Casserly Road Watsonville, CA 95076 831-768-6300
Trial Facility Information Smith Gardens Inc. 6410- 132nd Street N.E Marysville, WA 98271 360-653-8045
Please Note: All product, upon approval from Denise Mullins, should be shipped to the trial facility in Marysville as ATTN: TRIALS.
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