Rodger Tschanz (pronounced Shantz) has worked in the field of horticulture at the University of Guelph since graduating in 1989. For the last 10 years he has been supervising the Ornamental Trial Garden program at the university. Since its humble beginnings in Guelph, the trial program has expanded its trial grounds to include the Landscape Ontario Office in Milton, the Vineland Research Station and the Royal Botanical Gardens. Breeders from all over the world send new cultivars of annuals, perennials and vegetables to be evaluated in Guelph and elsewhere.
