- I visited Lamberton Conservatory last week and they had the teeniest tiniest quail running around…so cute! Ballantyne Gardens in Liverpool has chickens in the store, and at Palmiter’s in Avon they’re a little less obvious, but they’re around. There’s something charming and homey about loose fowl underfoot. Plus, according to Michael Warren Thomas, they eat Norway maple seedlings. (Image courtesy +David+.)
Button Quail, Lamberton Conservatory
- Speaking of Norway maples, I thought this was hilarious. Apparently Canada’s new 20 dollar bills have an outline of a Norway maple leaf on them, not the sugar maple that graces that country’s flag. Oops.
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- In my opinion the idea of plants forced out of season is underpromoted in our industry. You can get potted tulips, hyacinths, and daffs at Wegmans, sure, but what about the cool stuff? My column last week was about forcing hycinths in glass, the old-fashioned way. People are fascinated by that. And how many tens of thousands show up at our flower shows in spring to see the forced plants? Once, in the bathroom of a very wealthy couple in NYC, I found a little box filled with forced lilies of the valley (my favorite flower). Swoon! For garden centers that are open year ’round, wouldn’t plant forcing be a fun way to engage gardeners over the winter months? You could have displays of forsythia, witch hazel, and quince, too. Is anyone doing this already?
- Batavia Turf Gets some love here and here, though not by name.
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