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5/16/2013 - GCA calls for bathroom nominations

What do shoppers want? Quality, variety, value. And bathrooms. Garden Centers of America's (GCA) Best Garden Center Bathroom Awards, now in their third year, recognize IGC retailers whose restrooms contribute to the store's favorable shopping experience. Convenient and clean restrooms rank high in women's decisions on where to shop, according to retail visionary Paco Underhill, author of the...

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5/14/2013 - Bobcat breaks ground to expand facility

The Bobcat Company has broken ground on a $20 million expansion to create innovation, testing and technology facility, located in Bismarck, N.D. The company's new Acceleration Center will be high-tech home for advancing innovation, and designing and testing new Bobcat products; when complete, the Acceleration Center will be a modern complex for advancing innovation where professionals utilize technology...

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5/14/2013 - Burpee offers educational seed starter kits

The nation's leading home gardening company, W. Atlee Burpee & Co. has joined forces with the American Heart Association's Teaching Garden program by launching the Teaching Gardens At Home seed starter kit, aimed at promoting healthy behaviors among young people and their families. George Ball, chairman and CEO of Burpee explains, "Burpee is proud to join the American Heart Association's...

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5/6/2013 - Terra Nova and Blooms of Bressingham release heucherellas

As part of Terra Nova Nurseries and Blooms of Bressingham's existing licensing agreement, the companies are introducing two new heucherellas now available for growers to pre-order in the form of liners, including Heucherella 'Fire Frost' and Heucherella 'Honey Rose'. In June of 2012, Terra Nova Nurseries and Blooms of Bressingham entered into a licensing agreement to breed, grow and co-brand...

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5/2/2013 - Vote for Rozanne!

Geranium 'Rozanne' Nominated for RHS Plant of the Centenary The Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show celebrates its 100th birthday this year and is marking the occasion with a competition to determine the show's Plant of the Centenary. This will be decided by a public vote. Ten plants have been nominated by RHS experts for the public to choose between, one to represent each decade...

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4/30/2013 - EU votes to ban neonicotinoids

It's a first: The European Union has voted to implement a continent-wide ban on the use of neonicotinoids, alleged to harm bees. Of the 27 EU member states, 15 voted to suspend use of the insecticides --- which means the required majority was not met. The UK had previously abstained from voting, but changed its vote to no. Because a majority was not reached, the final decision on the ban will revert...

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4/29/2013 - May is Gardening for Wildlife Month!

Just in time for bountiful spring sales, The National Wildlife Federation announces that May is Gardening for Wildlife Momth: From bird watchers to butterfly lovers, people across the country are transforming their gardens into havens for wildlife in celebration of National Wildlife Federation's Garden for Wildlife Month and its Certified Wildlife HabitatT program. "May is a wonderful...

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4/26/2013 - MD launches sensitive crop mapping app

Own a nursery in the great state of Maryland? Now you can protect your crops from overdrift --- or protect others' crops from your spray regimen --- with the help of a new map application from the Maryland Department of Ag. Sensitive Crop Locator Launched to Help Pesticide Applicators Avoid Drift Information in Database Voluntarily Provided by Growers ANNAPOLIS, MD (April...

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4/18/2013 - OFA Short Course among top 200 shows

The OFA Short Course trade show has been named the 147th largest trade show among all industries by the annual edition of Trade Show News Network. The largest horticulture event in North America for garden center retailers, greenhouse and nursery growers, landscapers, florists, and interior plantscapers, the show debuted on the list seven years ago at #194. Other trade shows making the list include...

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4/16/2013 - ANLA and OFA applaud landmark immigration agreement

With action on historic immigration reform legislation expected this week, two powerhouse industry associations have voiced their support: The American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA) and its partner, OFA - The Association of Horticulture Professionals, applaud a landmark agreement in principle on the agricultural provisions of the Senate immigration reform bill. The agreement was reached...

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4/15/2013 - OFA prepares for continued growth with two new staff

OFA - The Association of Horticulture Professionals announces the hiring of Adriana Quiñones-Riccardi, M.S. as its Manager - Education & Events, and Jeff Heimberger as its Manager - Information Technology. Quiñones-Riccardi will help develop and implement online and in-person educational programs; Heimberger will manage the association's technology resources. "OFA is growing, and we want to...

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4/11/2013 - 'Pink Dawn' named Collector's Aquatic Plant of the Year

The International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society (IWGS) announces Nymphaea 'Pink Dawn' as the 2013 Collector's Aquatic Plant of the Year. This hardy waterlily boasts uniquely variegated blooms of pink and white held above leaves ranging from green to bronze in color. 'Pink Dawn' was introduced by Dustin Machinsky, a waterlily hybridizer and owner of Midway Water Gardens in Columbus, Texas....

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4/11/2013 - Maryland announces specialty crop grant program

The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) today announced a competitive grant program to fund projects that solely enhances the competitiveness of specialty crops. The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program was established by the 2008 Farm Bill. The grant application deadline is May 20; however, MDA will conduct a conference call on April 22 to go over details of the program for interested applicants....

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4/8/2013 - Archangel to announce restoration plans

The non-profit organization Archangel Ancient Tree Archive will announce plans to restore the global old growth forest starting with exact genetic duplicates of the largest champion redwood trees in the world during the annual Earth Day event at Northwestern Michigan College. David Milarch, co-founder of Archangel Ancient Tree Archive and the Champion Tree Project International, will speak about leading...

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4/5/2013 - Controlled Environment Ag School

Growers Supply will be hosting a Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) School June 18-20, 2013. Growers Supply's mission is to provide the highest quality products at affordable prices with excellent customer service. They have advanced their goal of serving the horticultural community by offering the chance to learn about some of the latest trends in horticulture and agriculture, such as year-round...

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