Integrated Pest Management in Action

Our approach to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) stands with the habitats our plants will eventually call home. Whether en route to a residential oasis, urban greenspace or landscape restoration project—however big or small—these sites work to enhance habitat for pollinator support and longevity. In keeping with our mission, every effort is made to grow plants in the safest and most sustainable manner possible. For our team, for our customers, for the planet. Every plant counts.

Sound IPM

The first step in our IPM program is our use of beneficial insects, serving as a frontline preventative in supporting the health of our plants. If the need to address a pest population arises, we act by these pillars of our IPM program.

Setting Action Thresholds

Treat only when populations cause economic damage

Scouting & Identification

• Identify the pest—proper ID is critical

• Determine and implement the best method of treatment

• Track pest and beneficial populations

• Gauge the effectiveness of treatments

Prevention & Control

• Identify the appropriate time to act

• Utilize earth-friendly methods such as nematodes, beneficial predatory insects, and soft chemistry

• Prevent populations from reaching action threshold

• Treat on a case-by-case basis and according to the specific issue

• Reach a preventable level to allow beneficials to catch up