Conspiracy theories sprout Jun 26, 2009
It looks like the White House vegetable garden is infested with a pest previously unknown to horticulture. It's the boll weevil of the blogosphere: the conspiracy theorist. (Montana Standard, MT)
4-H static exhibit winners are named Jun 26, 2009
Horticulture: Grand champion Sydnee Fjelstad; reserve Emily Lynne. Garden produce and crop production: Grand champion Brooke Alton; reserve Emily Alton. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
New entity for Timbercorp projects Jun 25, 2009
The group operated 33 managed investment schemes (MIS) and three private offer schemes in relation to forestry and horticulture assets, including about 100 million bluegum eucalyptus trees, nearly three million almond trees and more than two million olive trees ... The administrators said Timbercorp's horticulture operations - which involved the planting, maintenance and harvesting of almond, olive, mango, avocado, citrus and table grape plantations by third-party managers or project partners -... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
A Serene Garden Master Gardeners will hold their annual tour Saturday with seven gardens open for viewing Jun 24, 2009
He majored in horticulture, worked in design and landscaping, and has always had a garden. One of the keys to a successful garden, he said, is keeping things under control. (OregonLive, OR -- Living)
'Venus' & 'Hartlage Wine' Calycanth... Jun 22, 2009
Hartlage Wine' & 'Venus' Calycanthus hybrids are relative newcomers to horticulture and landscape gardens ... Flowers maroon to wine-colored, slight fragrance, about 3" wide, with off-white tipped stamens;Bloom period from spring through early summer;Flowers being sterile, the plant does not produce seed;Leaves glossy, bright green, opposite, simple, 4 1/2" to 7" long;Sun or part shade habitat;Hardy to USDA Zone 5 to 6.Parentage incorporated a series of double crosses between Calycanthus... (Suite101.com)
* Penghu County to protect cacti amid tourist boom Jun 22, 2009
The good news is that the growing popularity of prickly pears has created a new industry in Penghu, with the county government planning to create cactus farms and encourage cactus horticulture. However, the bad news is that inappropriate practices in picking the fruit are threatening wild cacti in the county, Cheng said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
War being waged against destructive foreign plants Jun 22, 2009
"The dilemma with the horticulture trade is that they want plants that are tough and that will grow anywhere," she said - just the kind of plant that could become a pest. Volunteers and workers at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia have made headway against some of their invasive plants, Alley said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Community gardens grow more than food Jun 21, 2009
Fruit trees are already on site, thanks to Jeff Mitchell s Philomath High School horticulture students. To reserve a plot or for information, contact Chris Shonnard at or 929-3524. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Bagworms, beetles and bugs Jun 21, 2009
Annette MaCoy is the consumer horticulture extension educator and master gardener coordinator for Penn State Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County. If you have garden questions, contact Annette at 240-6500 or by e-mail at. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Battle with cancer inspires Winthrop benefit game Jun 21, 2009
Posipanko is a horticulture teacher at the Applied Technology Center in Rock Hill, but even with cancer treatments every Wednesday, she hasn't missed a day of work other than a treatment day. She has continued working and going to the barn where she gives horse riding lessons and cleans stalls. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
D-S Middle School hosts its first Flower Show Jun 21, 2009
Over the past five years, the sixth-graders have successfully grown plants with the guidance of members of the Powisset Garden Club of Dover and entered them into the Junior Amateur Division of the Mass Horticulture s Flower Show. When the Flower Show was canceled this year, the program was in jeopardy. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Minuteman holds commencement exercises on June 7 Jun 21, 2009
Arlington residents who graduated from Minuteman Peter Afouxenides Plumbing Matthew Archer Carpentry Matthew Aupperlee Biotech Martin Barry Environment Zachary Bartlett Metal Fab Taylor Brennan Carpentry Erik Capoccia Auto Tech Michael Costa Electricity Jake Costello Early Education Ashley Daley Cosmetology Juanita Estrada Graphic Communications Patrick Femia Plumbing William Ferola Plumbing Katheryn Fontaine Graphic Communications Kristin Gray Environment Leanne Guarino Early Education Chelsea... (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Development Council Selects Growth Through Agriculture Projects (3) Jun 21, 2009
for horticulture classes. Milford Colony, Wolf Creek, 9,400 loan for the purchase of a. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Devils Lake declared ‘Tree City USA’ for the 29th time Jun 20, 2009
Last week three Devils Lake residents traveled to Carrington for the annual Tree City USA Recognition Program and Horticulture Tour. Mark Olson, Eva Olson and Cory Meyer stepped forward to accept the Tree City USA Award for Devils Lake. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Master Gardener Jun 20, 2009
Ever since recently (1970) earning my BS in horticulture at ISU I have wanted a greenhouse. Now I have one and it has been a real learning experience. (Sioux City Journal)
How to grow an herb garden Jun 20, 2009
And according to Michigan State University Extension horticulture educator Mary Wilson, the payoffs go beyond your pocketbook. "It's fun," Wilson said. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Yard and Garden: Time to relax and just smell the roses Jun 20, 2009
If you have any horticulture questions, call the U of I Extension office at 345-7034. Volunteer master gardeners are in the office from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday and 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday and Friday. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Displacement of FFA teacher upsets students, parents Jun 19, 2009
Students and parents disagreed on the basis that Uchibu s specialty is in horticulture while Algood s is animal science. Uchibu s lack of experience in raising, maintaining and taking livestock to the county fair was alarming to West Orange FFA members, who argued that Uchibu is not qualified to handle the school s program that is responsible for 48 animals. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Master gardeners offer course Jun 19, 2009
residents who are interested in learning more about horticulture and who are willing to share their time and knowledge with others in the county ... They aid the Extension Service by conducting activities such as community and school gardening programs; answering telephone requests for horticultural information; establishing and maintaining gardens, working with special groups in the community; designing and implementing a horticulture newsletter and calendar; as well as coordinating Master... (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Joseph Alan Rauch Jun 18, 2009
Mr. Rauch attended Boise State University, earning an associate in applied science (horticulture) in 1982 and a bachelor of science in criminal justice in 1990. He worked in the horticulture industry for many years. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Solving tomato problems Jun 18, 2009
Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable grown in the U.S., said a University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator. "They are probably one of the easiest vegetables to grow, but no vegetable is problem proof, said Ron Wolford. Here are some of the common tomato problems you may encounter during the growing season. Fluctuating spring temperatures can be a problem for newly planted tomato transplants. To help get your tomatoes off to a good start, mulch tomato transplants with black plastic.... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Vancouver's Sun Yat-sen Classical G... Jun 17, 2009
An often hidden, unnoticed jewel of not only Chinatown, but ultimately of North American horticulture and gardening, the Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden is a not-for-profit organization that aspires to preserve and enhance understanding and appreciation of culture between Chinese and Western cultures. Modelling Vancouver s Garden after Suzhou, China Gardens. (Suite101.com)
St. Patrick Center gets $550,000 grant for green jobs Jun 17, 2009
City Seeds Urban Farm trains the agency s homeless clients in green horticulture, working with Gateway Greening in St. Louis. These clients are prepared for jobs in landscaping, nurseries, gardening retailers and other green-care jobs. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
College club to host horticulture sale Jun 17, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Campus Greenhouse, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Boks Century Plant Nears Peak Bloom Jun 17, 2009
It s all up to Mother Nature, explains Nick Baker, Gardens director of horticulture. The plant determines when the conditions are ideal for the best seed dispersal and we expect it to reach full bloom in the next few weeks. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
KNUST, external bodies spend GH390,000 on research Jun 17, 2009
Adarkwa said that the College in collaboration with the FInatrade Group of Companies secured GH50,000 for the establishment of a model farm that benefited the Animal Science, Rock and Soil Sciences and Horticulture Departments of KNUST.. He said this enabled students of these departments to improve their capacity in practical training as well as enhancing the College's income generating potentials. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
BEHIND OUR STONE WALLS: Only by listening can we solve lifes problems Jun 16, 2009
I give slide lectures about gardens, garden design and horticulture using photographs I have taken. I use pictures to entice people to listen to me. (Bolton Common, MA)
Letter: Garden Club ends successful year Jun 16, 2009
The officers for the year 2009-10 are: president, Ann Eastman; first vice president, Jane Trenholm; Program Committee and second vice presidents, Jean Murphy and Virginia Whooley; treasurer, Sylvia Lynch; recording secretary, Helen Gregoire; corresponding secretary, Frances Akell; press correspondent, Linda Corapi; Exhibit Committee chairman, Bernadine DiLuzio; horticulture chairman, Carole Goldfarb; and membership co-chairmen, Alice Viola and Beatrice Griffin. We conclude another successful... (Stoneham Sun, MA)
Local Industry News & Notes Jun 6, 2009
A fruit tasting sponsored by Cal Poly s horticulture and crop science department, the California Rare Fruit Growers organization and the Dave Wilson Nursery is set for 1 to 3 p.m. today at the Cal Poly Crops Unit. The public is invited to the free tasting that will feature 30 to 35 fresh fruits, including cherries, blueberries, apricots, peaches, nectarines and plums. (Santa Maria Times)
June: A celebration of your perennial green thumb Jun 4, 2009
Matthew Stevens is the horticulture extension agent for Halifax County Cooperative Extension. If you have any questions about this article or other aspects of your home gardening, please contact Matthew at 583-5161 or. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Yellow fever hits banana industry Jun 4, 2009
Horticulture Australia's David Chenu said the mass marketing scheme was aimed at renewing the country's love affair with bananas. "We're really focusing on the 18- to 39-year-old age bracket who are not consuming as much as the mums with kids and older people," he told AAP.. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Schemes face chop Jun 4, 2009
The move has no impact on Timbercorp's forestry and non-olive or almond horticulture projects. Source. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Request for automotive class approved by SEPS school board Jun 4, 2009
The other elective classes offered include a horticulture class, creative writing and trigonometry. Board members expressed their approval of the automotive class addition and its importance as an educational tool students could use into the future. (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch, MN)
Show features colorful flowers, quilts and art Jun 4, 2009
Entries will be judged, with prizes in two categories: Horticulture and artistic design. Horticulture entries must be grown by the exhibitor. (Lebanon Express, OR)
In the Garden: Growing Degree Days and pest management Jun 4, 2009
Catherine Felton is the National Garden Clubs, Inc. horticulture chairwoman, member of Hamilton-Wenham Garden Club, North Shore Garden Club, and North Shore Horticulture Society. Hamilton-Wenham Garden Club is a member of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. (a member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc.). (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Dateline: Historic Fort Meade Jun 3, 2009
While attending FSC, he was a member of the Citrus and Ornamental Horticulture Club, the Florida State Horticultural Society, remained on the Dean s List, and was recipient of the D. Glynn Davies National Juice Products Assn. Memorial Scholarship. Bell is a 1986 graduate of Fort Meade High School and is the son of Robert and Virginia Bell of Fort Meade. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
Cleanup project may go to vote Jun 2, 2009
Mr. Esposito, a 33-year-old attorney, wants to get into the golf gardens Saturday morning so he and a cadre of volunteers can start mowing and weed whacking at 8:15 a.m. He said he'll focus first on the area visible from Reynolds Street and the Marriott hotel parking lot, saving the once-opulent, now jungle-like area behind the serpentine brick wall for when he can enlist the help of horticulture experts. Last week he said if he didn't get permission before Saturday he might slip onto the... (The Augusta Chronicle)
ScottsMiracle-Gro to Participate in the William Blair Growth Stock Conference Jun 2, 2009
With nearly $3 billion in worldwide sales and more than 6,000 associates, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Scotts Company LLC, is the world's largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care, with products for professional horticulture as well. The Company's brands are the most recognized in the industry. (PR Newswire)
Horticulturist joins Extension staff Jun 1, 2009
Rick Abrahamson has joined the South Dakota State University Extension office in Pennington County as an Extension educator specializing in horticulture. Abrahamson holds a master of science degree in soil science and a bachelor of science degree in horticulture from North Dakota State University. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Tech Center graduates 175 Jun 1, 2009
Horticulture: Kristi Renee Beatty ... The awards and recipients included: Agriculture: Animal Science Kaitlyn Marie Taylor; Forestry Cory Mathew Alt; Horticulture Kristi Beatty; and Agriculture Mechanics Brent Ebert. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
School's out for … ever May 29, 2009
Roy Phemister, Horticulture (CVAE). William Skaggs, Science/IPC.. (Odessa American, TX)
Recovery 'right on track' at Cave Creek Complex Fire site May 29, 2009
Cesar Mazier, a former Desert Botanical Garden horticulture director, said the Grand One would have died within six months or a year from the fire. Andre Silva, a Forest Service wildlife biologist, took one of the last known photos of the five-story saguaro still standing in June 2007. (AZCentral -- News)
Recent college grad sinks roots into garden center May 29, 2009
The 22-year-old Wapello man graduated from Iowa State University on May 9 with a degree in horticulture and entrepreneurship. The next week he opened Mairet s Garden Center at the former Hoopes Melon Shed at 4701 Grandview Ave.. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
4 comment(s) May 28, 2009
linlohlan wrote on May 27, 2009 2:58 PM:" Dr. Weed was known for his love of horticulture which should be part of the continuing mission of Weed Park with its rose garden and variety of trees. As recently as the 1970's, some wooden markers still hung on trees and shrubs to identify them. The park was, in essence, Muscatine's first arboretum.Growing up near Lincoln School, I remember falling asleep to the sounds of lions roaring from Weed Park Zoo and cattle mooing from the slaughterhouse on Mad... (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Hundreds join Marie's fight for life May 27, 2009
"She came to me and said something like, 'Dad, I just threw up! You wanna see?'" said Joe Neal, a professor of horticulture at N.C. State. His first reaction: No thanks. (News & Observer)
Young Workers Learn Financial Tips in Game May 27, 2009
are involved in one of the Villa's training programs which include horticulture and culinary arts. In the games, students are assigned occupations and receive a monthly income, and then face stations that mimic real-life financial choices they will encounter using their classroom math, science and other concepts. (R News)
Faith wants to help community May 26, 2009
The course is offered to URI students in the horticulture program for college credit as well, but the majority of students are people in their older years. Always a gardener, taking the course made her eligible to volunteer through the Master Gardener s Association serving the public. (Westerly Sun, RI)
The greens fit him to a tee May 25, 2009
He received a bachelor s degree in marketing and general business from the University of Iowa in 1962, and a bachelor s degree in horticulture with a turfgrass specialty from Iowa State University in 1965. While attending Iowa State, Larry received a scholarship from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
In China's amazing pace, notes of grace May 25, 2009
If public horticulture expresses something about a people, what does this method say about the world's most populous nation. The trees' purpose, it seems, is inseparable from their sheer numbers. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Credit for Producers: It’s A Different World Today (4) May 24, 2009
Demand for horticulture products from flowers to shrubs, landscaping to sod farming are down. Biofuels are at the brink, he states, of an industry hoping President Obama and the federal government will be firmly behind renewable energy and farm-grown fuels. (Agri-View, WI)
Columbia County Jail implements inmate garden project May 24, 2009
This was all part of the new Inmate Horticulture Program at the Columbia County Jail, which includes gardening, composting and general horticultural lessons taught to the inmates by master gardener volunteers. Robert Ragaini/Hudson-Catskill Newspapers County Corrections Officer Michael Madison keeps watch in the background as county jail inmate Miguel Matta, under the direction of Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Donna Peterson, plants seeds in the jail's new garden Thursday. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Boone Garden Club membership continues to grow May 23, 2009
Peter said the Garden Club offers scholarships to students attending DMACC and Iowa State that are interested in pursuing a career in horticulture ... Finally, in August the group will head out to Ames to visit Skycrest Gardens to learn more about water gardening, as well as to visit the Iowa State Horticulture Farms. (Boone Today, IA)
Gardening: Be cautious when planting vegetables May 23, 2009
Contact Scalera, Brevard County's horticulture extension agent, at 3695 Lake Drive, Cocoa, FL 32926, or 633-1702, or sscalera @mail. ifas. (Florida Today)
YARD & GARDEN: Tips for new vegetable growers May 23, 2009
If you have any horticulture questions, call the U of I Extension office at 345-7034. Volunteer Master Gardeners are in the office from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday and from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday and Friday. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Toby Day bids a fond farewell (62) May 23, 2009
I have accepted the job as the Horticulture Specialist at Montana State University in Bozeman. My last day as the Extension agent in this, the best community in Montana, will be June 5. (Montana Standard, MT)
Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) Species... May 22, 2009
Introduced by French botanist Andre' Michaux in Charleston, South Carolina near the end of the 18th century, common crapemyrtles have been a mainstay of southern American horticulture ever since ... The role of crapemyrtles in American horticulture changed in the 1950s when John Creech, U.S. National Arboretum (U. S. N. A.), introduced Japanese crapemyrtles (L. fauriei). (Suite101.com)
Gardens bloom in muddy times May 21, 2009
"They're the best vegetables money can buy.''Chinery , the Cooperative Extension's gardening and horticulture expert, said there hasn't been a surge of gardeners like the current one since the oil crisis in the 1970s. For the last few years, Cooperative Extension gardening classes would attract 10 people. This spring, those sessions are drawing 80 people."People are really changing what they're doing. It's a cultural shift,'' Chinery said. (Albany Times Union)
Local farmers celebrate with sweet treats May 21, 2009
Though Newhill didn't stick around, he might have profited from the home garden seminar given by Matt Stevens, horticulture extension agent for Halifax County. Stevens ran through a list of recommendations for home growers, beginning with soil testing to determine the basic properties, such as nutrient content and ph level of the planting area, up through choosing the type of plant and maintaining the crop through its first two years of production. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Get ready for the Strawberry Festival (11) May 21, 2009
Entries will be judged in two categories: horticulture and artistic design, with several sections in each ... Horticulture specimens must be fresh grown by the exhibitor. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Community gardens grow more than food May 20, 2009
Fruit trees are already on site, thanks to Jeff Mitchell s Philomath High School horticulture students. To reserve a plot or for information, contact Chris Shonnard at or 929-3524. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Tanzania: Horticulture Industry on Verge of Collapse May 19, 2009
com: Tanzania: Horticulture Industry on Verge of Collapse (Page 1 of 1). Tanzania: Horticulture Industry on Verge of Collapse ... Arusha Some 20,000 workers in the horticulture industry face redundancy due to a decline in demand of horticultural products including cut flowers worldwide. (allAfrica.com)
Michael Winship: Whats so funny about Washington? May 19, 2009
The Huffington Post streamed live video and C-SPAN, which hadn t covered anything as funny since the last hearings on horticulture and organic food safety standards, videotaped the whole thing. Not that you saw all of it. (Medfield Press, MA)
FORWARD RACINE: New community garden continues to grow May 18, 2009
Patti Nagai is horticulture educator at Racine County UW-Extension. Dan Taivalkoski is executive director of the Racine County Food Bank. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Great Southern administrators eye wreckage May 18, 2009
"The administrators are working with the board and management to look at options for the restructure of the company and its financial position,'' Ferrier Hodgson said today in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange. Mr Jones said Great Southern was already well progressed with restructuring its business and executing an asset sales plan. Great Southern shares have been in a trading halt since May 7 pending the release of an announcement on the company's 2009 managed investment scheme... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Seeds of community: Public garden brings together all walks of life to grow friendship, their own food May 18, 2009
At the other end, Taun Beddes, a Utah State University Extension horticulture agent, planted fruit trees that will help local gardeners learn about pruning. And milling around in-between were members of the interfaith group Cache Community Connections. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
