Landscape Ontario Congress Offering Member Rates to NYSNLA

December 26, 2013

Landscape Ontario Congress Offering Member Rates to NYSNLA Our Great Lakes Nursery Landscape Associations Leadership Council colleagues at Landscape Ontario have generously extended member-only rates for their 41st Landscape Ontario Congress, Canada’s premier green industry trade exhibition and conference, being held January 7-9 in Toronto. The Congress features over 600 leading manufacturers and suppliers, exhibiting […]

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RIP Ken Stoddard; Tree Bark Quiz; Employment Opportunities

December 21, 2013

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Australia: Katy Perry album a biohazard; Martha Stewart at IGC Chicago; Pruning for great evergreens

December 5, 2013

Hello friends! It’s been a few weeks. Some of you heard from me in the interim about a new format for the e-newsletter, and I appreciate all the feedback. I hope Ear to the Ground Pro is easier to read, easier to produce, and better than ever. If you have any comments, just hit “reply” […]

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Monrovia’s eCommerce Plan; Invasives Debate; Blue Strawberries?

November 15, 2013
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Hello! Been a couple of weeks and I have some fun reading for you today. Onward! A blue strawberry? Really? No. This rumor’s been floating around for a while. Scientists DID modify strawberries by altering them with a component of cold-water fish DNA that prevents freezing, but it didn’t make the fruit actually blue; “blue” […]

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NYSNLA: Proposed Legislation and List of Invasive Species Drafted

November 15, 2013

This is an email from NYSNLA. Proposed Legislation and List of Invasive Species Drafted. Hearings are Scheduled. Ensure the voice of our industry is heard! As you know, New York State Nursery and Landscape Association is a member of the Invasive Species Advisory Council and worked with them to provide input and make recommendations to […]

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RIP Bucky Bianco; Terry Tree #1; Paying for Apples

November 1, 2013

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Anthony “Bucky“ Bianco died Monday at his home in Florida.

November 1, 2013

To the members of CNYSNLA, Please see the following sad news, shared with us by Jim Sollecito (Sollecito Landscaping Nursery).  Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Bianco family at this sad time of loss. Attached are two pictures that were taken at the Pig Roast at Highland Forest in July 2005, when Bucky […]

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Tweeting at plants; Pantone Spring 2014; more

October 18, 2013

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Arborists Tree Hazard BMP Seminar 22 Oct 2013

October 4, 2013

From a Cornell Cooperative Extension press release. Arborists will gather Tuesday, October 22, 8:30 am – 2:30 pm at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 249 Highland Avenue in Rochester for seminars to understand the most recent Best Management Practices (BMPs) relating to ‘Risk Management.’  The event is co-sponsored by Western Finger Lakes ReLeaf, Cornell University Cooperative Extension […]

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RIP Bob Hoag & James Van Sweden; the Tomtato

October 4, 2013

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