Robot farmers; help wanted; plant art

Good morning! I’m writing this from the lobby of the Hairport ‘Ilton in snowy, snowy Portland Maine. Why? Turns out it’s not all that easy to get work done while sitting on the Tarmac. Anyway, I am here for a few days to visit my folks, hopefully, presumably, at their house about an hour north of here. If I can get there. Wish me luck! —Jane

We were saddened to hear of another loss to the WNY nursery industry this month—Elizabeth Flett of Seneca Greenhouse. Our condolences go out to Rick and the entire family.

Via our buddy Ken Estes: This Robot Might Take the Dirty Work Out of Farming. “Some jobs are so mind-numbing and backbreaking that no one with other options wants to do them. Cue the robots.” (They are kind of cute.)

Found some beautiful garden-related art online this week that I’m super excited to share:

• Delicate Vessels Sculpted with Pressed Flowers by Ignacio Canales Aracil

• Mona Caron’s Murals of Weeds Slowly Overtake Walls and Buildings

• Iced Flowers: Exotic Floral Bouquets Locked in Blocks of Ice by Makoto Azuma

The Ithaca Native Landscape Symposium has added two speakers—Noah Demarest and Scott Whitham—and put a link up for CNLP and CEU credits. Don’t forget to use promo code ETTGP when registering for your $10 discount.

Published Grants Expert Jana Hexter has been named Grants and Partnerships Coordinator for the Northeastern IPM center.

Help Wanted:

• Oops. Re-post. I got the e-mail address wrong last week.  Cardinal Lawn & Landscape seeks landscape designer/salesperson. Email Mark Champlin at flightbird56 (gmail).
• Job openings at Regan Landscape, Kenmore

EVENTS ARE HERE

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