Regretfully, Cornell’s Annual Trials Program has been discontinued as of Fall 2022. We deeply appreciate the participation of breeding companies, our collaborative work with the Cornell Botanic Gardens staff, and the thousands of visitors who took the time to stroll through our garden beds. While the trials are a thing of the past, the grounds of the beautiful Cornell Botanic Gardens remain open to the public and admission is free. Please visit the Cornell Botanic Garden’s website for details and updates to visitor policies and parking and visitor information.
2022 Trials Team Trial Manager Kendra Hutchins (center), with interns Isabel Padilla Bonelli and Sangita BhattacharjeeTrial program manager Kendra Hutchins (center) with 2021 helpers Michael Carni and Danielle DelConte.The 2020 planting crew included Melissa Cox, Gardener for the Cornell Botanic Gardens; Hannah Rasmussen, Summer Field Technician; Nick Kaczmar, Research Support Specialist in the Mattson lab; and Kendra Hutchins (not pictured), Annual Trials Program Manager.
The 2019 trial garden planting crew transplanting trial beds outside Nevin Welcome Center. Cornell Botanic Gardens intern Lily-Anne Trainor, summer field technician Phil Larson, Annual Trials Program manager Kendra Hutchins, and Cornell Botanic Gardens horticulturalist Melissa Cox.
