Happy Thursday! Thanks for reading.
—Jane
New IPM blog
Brian Eshenaur and Elizabeth Lamb, Cornell/NYS IMP educators, have started a new blog described as “A Problem Solving Site for Tree Producers.” The content is produced/posted in response to real-world inquiries, so ask away.
Rochester Roots, Inc. Seeks Garden-based Educator
Details here, via Upstate NY Permaculture Network.
Garden Writers Association late summer trends report released
Interesting results: • Lawns and turf continue to dominate spending priorities among households that have yards and/or gardens, but vegetables are in second place. • Mass merchants are the #1 retail destination, while garden centers are #2. • Most (71%) spent less than $500 this year on their yards. • Not very many people are interested in smartphone apps (9%) or blogs (8%) for getting their garden information. • Gardening for food, Earth-friendly practices, natives and organic gardening all carry impressive levels of interest, from 59% down to 40% (in that order).
If you are a GWA member you can download the study gratis at the gardenwriters.org website. Non-members must pay a fee.
Trees of upstate New York video series
From Don Leopold (who needs no introduction) and SUNY ESF comes an ongoing series of short videos about common trees in our area. These little movies are great—lively and factual and short enough to hold the attention of the Internet generation. (Thanks for the heads up from Terry Ettinger.)
Why fall foliage is in danger
Here is a scary and depressing story from Slate about how our incredible northern autumnal colors are on their way out. A good follow up to the one last week about delayed colors. Have fun.
Movement to remove a parkway underway in WNY
This group would like to demolish the Robert Moses Parkway and create nature trails in its stead.
Landslide 2011 sites named
The Cultural Landscape Foundation, a national NFP that works to identify and preserve historically and culturally significant landscapes, has named its Landslide 2011 sites. There aren’t any in upstate New York (sometimes there are!) but the website is definitely worth checking out regardless. It’s an interesting organization, not unlike the Garden Conservancy but with a more public bent.
WNY CNLP in BHG
Loving those acronyms. East Concord Certified Nursery and Landscape Professional Joan
Mariea’s gardens, and several quotes, are featured in the current Better Homes and Gardens. Unfortunately there is no way to link to it, but it is on newsstands, and if you have an iPad you can download it for about six bucks to that device’s virtual newsstand. (WNYSNLA exec secretary Joyce Janson sent this in. Thank you and please, keep them coming.)
US National Bonsai Exhibition set for June 9-10 2012
Bill Valavanis reports that the event—in its third year—has gotten so big it will be overtaking Minette Hall, in the Dome Center at the Monroe County fairgrounds. (Imagine all that bonsai!) When Bill and I were in touch he was in Africa, en route to Australia and beyond, 31,000 miles in 19 days, stopping and teaching along the way. Pretty cool. Let’s hope Bill presents a travelouge about all of this in the near future.
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