Good morning and happy Thursday!
- Interested to see what Ithaca area nurseries are up to? Check out Saturday’s Gardener’s Trail, a special event that showcases eight of them, quite a few of whom are our good friends. There’s even a Google Map. (Gotta love Google Maps.)
- This story has turned out to be a real conversation starter. I’d love to hear any opinions YOU may have on the topic. From Today’s Garden Center: The Top 10 Most Influential Plant Varieties.
- Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’ will be the Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year for 2014. According to the article, it appeared in a batch of seedlings collected by some railroad tracks in Illinois. Which means we should always keep our eyes open.
- The Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens has announced two new staff position openings.
- A good retail tip from Green Profit: Consumers Cuckoo for Cocoa.
- Rochester-area landscapers Zaretsky & Associates were given props in the Rochester Business Journal last week. Congratulations! “Six show ethics and business mix, vie for award.“
- If you’re a western New York company looking to get your name out there, other than advertising in the Upstate Gardeners’ Journal OF COURSE, sponsor Garden Walk Buffalo. Why, you ask? Best sponsor wrap party ever. This year’s was at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fontana Boathouse. Wicked cool.
- Working on a story about winter berries ‘n’ things for (585) magazine, I stumbled upon this — great ideas from Nan Ondra The Fall Color Project. You could get lost for hours. Be warned.
- Marla Palmiter, Girl Genius, correctly identified last week’s mystery plant: Leptodermis oblonga.
That’s it! See you next time, or, it is hoped, tomorrow at the Genesee-Finger Lakes Nursery & Landscape Association’s annual picnic, if you’re in the area.
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