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ANNOUNCING:
A new, free, supplemental marketing avenue for independently owned garden centers and retail greenhouses.
The UW-Madison Department of Horticulture and UW Extension have developed a web-based map dedicated to showing the plant buying public the locations and a summary of contact and product information for each participating retail garden center and greenhouse. The address for this website is http://wrgc.horticulture.wisc.edu.
Information on participating via a list of Frequently Asked Questions can be found here.
The existence of this map will be publicized through popular press, garden clubs, master gardeners, extension channels, travel and tourism links and any other method that will reach the gardening public.
Feedback can be provided via the website or directly to the Department of Horticulture. |
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FALL CONFERENCE - Commercial Flower Growers | |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011 is the date for this year's Fall Greenhouse Conference sponsored by the Commercial Flower Growers of Wisconsin.
Speakers include Dr. Allan Armitage of the University of Georgia and Mike Gooder of the Plant Peddler.
For the complete program, costs and directions, access the information here. |
| Garden Center Symposium | |
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Mark your January calendar for the 2012 Garden Center Symposium featuring Ian Baldwin and Bob Negen there to ramp up your retail business.
Link to the Program Here.
Link to Registration Information Here. |
| New Plant Supplement | |
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Garden Center Magazine has posted their New Plants Supplement providing a glimpse of new plants that will be rolling into the market for 2012. |
| Theme Crops for 2012 - National Garden Bureau | |
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National Garden Bureau, the non-profit organization promoting gardening on behalf of the horticulture industry, just announced its picks for the "Year of the" program in 2012. For the first time ever NGB has added a perennial class to the program, so there are three crops to announce for 2012:
- Year of the Herbs (presented in cooperation with the Herb Society of America)
- Year of the Geranium
- Year of the Heuchera
The National Garden Bureau website features full-length fact sheets for each crop. These fact sheets are provided as a service from the National Garden Bureau. The use of these articles is unrestricted; simply credit National Garden Bureau as the source.
Additionally, for any group or garden center that needs just a portion of these fact sheets in printable format, there are full color tri-fold flyers available in the Downloads section of the NGB website. The organization has also created both 5x7 and 8x10 signs for easy printing as additional ways to help promote these three "Year of the" crops.
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Mixed Container Solutions |
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Source: Ball Hort
Ball Horticulture has posted an interactive web tool that provides tips and inspiration for successful mixed containers. There are more than 70 arranged "recipes". All combos have been trialed and tested in various locations to perform for growers, retailers and home gardeners. Check this resource at http://www.ballhort.com/Retailers/MixedContainerSolutions.aspx
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| Beneficial Nematodes | |
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If you are interested in learning more about beneficial nematodes, check out the two new educational videos produced by Becker Underwood.
- How to Make a Bubbler
- Pest Monitoring in Greenhouses
These as well as other educational videos can be found at Becker Underwood's You Tube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/beckerunderwood
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