Minnesota state tree nurseries phase out historic seedling program

Willow River, Minn. — Minnesota's two tree nurseries are preparing to phase out much of their seedling production, work they've been doing since the Great Depression.

Although the state nurseries run by the Department of Natural Resources recently celebrated their billionth tree planted, the Legislature directed them to stop selling to private buyers. That worries customers, who fear that private nurseries may not step up to fill the void.

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Michigan: St. Clair County Community College is offering a new horticulture/landscape certificate.

The program will allow students to enhance their immediate and long-term goals in horticulture and landscape careers.

Completing this certificate will prepare students for jobs such as landscaper, nursery technician, greenhouse technician, groundskeeper and garden center technician.

The certificate incorporates newer landscape courses such as soil management, landscape plant identification and selection, greenhouse management, nursery management and turf management.

Classes in the program also will transfer into SC4’s landscape design, turf and greenhouse management associate in applied arts and science degree.

Registration is open for fall semester classes that begin the week of Aug. 24. To register for classes, visit www.sc4.edu/wave or call (810) 989-5500.

Planting seeds of growth | Stuff.co.nz

Southern Woods Tree Nursery expects a return to revenue growth of 15 per cent to 20 per cent this year after a flatter 2008. Its seed-sourcing-to-plant business is in demand despite the recession. Under the ownership of Murray and Susy Mannall since 1997, the Templeton nursery is a $3 million-a-year company with growth helped by staff ideas and a new marketing emphasis. Read more>
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Sri Lanka: New rubber project in Monaragala taking shape

By Steve A. Morrell
Minister of Plantation Industries D.M.Jayaratne visited the Monaragala District recently to assess action initiated on the new Rubber planting project planned some three to four years ago. He also visited the Government plant propagation nursery in Kumbukkana, and the privately managed nursery in Wellassa. He said the Monaragala District should be converted to a center for production of high quality latex . Read more>

Branching out from banking to landscape : Business : Naples Daily News

Landscapes Depot By BRENDA HAWKINS (Contact) 12:37 p.m., Wednesday, July 8, 2009 The title of branch manager takes on a whole new meaning for George Hernandez, of Landscapes Depot, a banker turned horticulturist. The former senior executive may not have an extensive background in horticulture, but he is banking on plenty of family-grown plant stock and generations of nursery experience to help him crest a new learning curve. "I'm a salesman," he explains. "It doesn't matter whether it's a plant or a house." Read more:
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A Day in the Life of the Main Street Van Wert Program Manager

By ED GEBERT
Times Bulletin news writer
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When Seth Baker moved away from the family farm west of Ohio City, he didn't think he would be back to stay. After graduating from Crestview High School, then leaving for Ohio State University to study horticulture, he discovered the interaction between plants and communities.

Main Street Van Wert's new Program Manager took a winding road to get back home. Baker remembered, "I was in horticulture, which is the study of plants. Originally I just wanted to own my own nursery and landscaping business. But then when I was in school I discovered something called landscape architecture, which I had never heard of. That really focuses on the broader picture.

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Horticulture Week to co-sponsor Glee Nursery

By Mary Clarke

17 Jun 2009

Horticulture Week will join the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) as a key sponsor of the Nursery Section at Glee in September.

Emap Connect, which organises the trade show, said the partnership would bring a wealth of experience to the show and help build a higher profile for nursery exhibitors.

Glee show director Daniel Thurlow said: "We are really pleased that Horticulture Week is to take an active role in Glee Nursery. This partnership is a valuable endorsement for Glee, and will undoubtedly create a real buzz around the section and the exhibitors taking part."

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Ohio.com - Traveler writes guide to plants

Daniel J. Hinkley isn't content to fill his garden with common plants. That's why he's traveled the world in search of the unusual.

Hinkley, founder of Heronswood Nursery in Warminster, Pa., chronicles some of those adventures and shares his finds in The Explorer's Garden: Shrubs and Vines from the Four Corners of the World.

The book is part plant guide, part travelogue. Chapters focus on specific plants or plant groups and relay tales from his journeys, along with information on a plant's hardiness, cultivation and propagation.

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Ohio.com - Traveler writes guide to plants

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