Living Legacy Gardens at Central Lakes Agricultural Center in Staples will host a Horticulture Evening on Aug. 13.
Garden-related workshops and walking tours are offered and vendors will be on hand to display and discuss products and services. There will be a silent auction. A meal will be served at 4:45 p.m.Educational workshops offered from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Scott Arboretum project at Swarthmore snags firm green building nod
By GRETCHEN METZ, Special to the Times
WEST CHESTER — Archer & Buchanan Architecture's design of the Wister Education Center and Greenhouse for The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College has been selected as a Green Building of America award-winning project.
As a project winner, the Wister center will be spotlighted in a special Real Estate & Construction Review-Northeast Green Success Stories edition in 2010. The special edition will feature in-depth interviews with the West Chester firm's owner, architect and contractor.
An editorial advisory board reviews and chooses what projects will be in the annual publication, said Lance Kamin, publisher.
The board looks for projects that are "unique and challenging," projects other architects could "learn from," with advanced "design, construction and technology" and a project the board feels is "cutting edge," Kamin said.
The 5,200-square-foot building with a $3.8 million budget is under construction and is expected to be finished in late September.
The new center will showcase Scott Arboretum's horticultural displays, plant evaluations, and public education and volunteer support operations. It will replace a 1,000-square-foot structure that is more than 25 years old.
The Wister center was selected from more than 2,500 nominated projects.Daniel Russoniello, a principal at Archer & Buchanan and responsible for the Wister center, said though he was surprised the project was chosen since it is still under construction, it is one that is worthy of being considered.
The Wister project is anticipated to earn at minimum a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, Russoniello said.
The LEED rating system is a third-party certification program and a nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of environmentally friendly buildings.
"We're doing rainwater management, capturing rainwater to be used for irrigating plants, and a heating-air conditioning system that captures expelled heat or cooling from other parts of the campus," Russoniello said. "The building will have large windows to let light in.
"Construction waste is being sent to a third party to be sorted, records kept and then recycled, Russoniello said. The building will also have a green roof, like some of the other buildings on campus.Scott Arboretum was founded in 1929 by the Scott Family, who wanted to establish a college campus as an arboretum to educate home gardeners about plants and landscaping, to put on lectures, workshops and guided tours, said Clair Sawyers, arboretum director.
Since that time, Swarthmore's 399-acre campus has been a designated arboretum, complete with rolling lawns, creeks, wooded hills and hiking trails. The college was founded in 1864.
The Wister Education Center and Greenhouse will help the organization's outreach programs, Sawyers said.In the building, there will be a classroom where people can work with plants and soil, a "head house" with benches and potting area so people can pot plants and two greenhouses for plant propagation and other growing activities, she said.
In addition, there will be a corridor where the arboretum's team of 120 volunteers will have a place for their tools and other supplies. Volunteers are trained and commit to work a half a day twice a month. They weed, mulch, do planting and pot up plants, Sawyers explained.
The arboretum broke ground in 2008 with advance financing from Swarthmore College. It is committed to paying back the loan by 2014, officials said.
"It's been a long fundraising effort, a decade long," Sawyers said, adding that when the arboretum began the project, costs were expected to be $1.4 million. But over time, prices for materials soared, more than doubling the original estimate. Eventually, the decision was made to push ahead before prices shot higher, Sawyers said.
Like Russoniello, Sawyers is particularly proud of the sustainable component of the project.Wood from redwood trees cut down on campus in order to build a new residential hall was used for the shingles on the side of the new education center, Sawyers said. The education center is being built next to the arboretum's office building, once the home of an astronomy professor.
W.S. Comvy of Springfield, Delaware County, is the construction company working on the project.
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WEST CHESTER — Archer & Buchanan Architecture's design of the Wister Education Center and Greenhouse for The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College has been selected as a Green Building of America award-winning project.
As a project winner, the Wister center will be spotlighted in a special Real Estate & Construction Review-Northeast Green Success Stories edition in 2010. The special edition will feature in-depth interviews with the West Chester firm's owner, architect and contractor.
An editorial advisory board reviews and chooses what projects will be in the annual publication, said Lance Kamin, publisher.
The board looks for projects that are "unique and challenging," projects other architects could "learn from," with advanced "design, construction and technology" and a project the board feels is "cutting edge," Kamin said.
The 5,200-square-foot building with a $3.8 million budget is under construction and is expected to be finished in late September.
The new center will showcase Scott Arboretum's horticultural displays, plant evaluations, and public education and volunteer support operations. It will replace a 1,000-square-foot structure that is more than 25 years old.
The Wister center was selected from more than 2,500 nominated projects.Daniel Russoniello, a principal at Archer & Buchanan and responsible for the Wister center, said though he was surprised the project was chosen since it is still under construction, it is one that is worthy of being considered.
The Wister project is anticipated to earn at minimum a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, Russoniello said.
The LEED rating system is a third-party certification program and a nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of environmentally friendly buildings.
"We're doing rainwater management, capturing rainwater to be used for irrigating plants, and a heating-air conditioning system that captures expelled heat or cooling from other parts of the campus," Russoniello said. "The building will have large windows to let light in.
"Construction waste is being sent to a third party to be sorted, records kept and then recycled, Russoniello said. The building will also have a green roof, like some of the other buildings on campus.Scott Arboretum was founded in 1929 by the Scott Family, who wanted to establish a college campus as an arboretum to educate home gardeners about plants and landscaping, to put on lectures, workshops and guided tours, said Clair Sawyers, arboretum director.
Since that time, Swarthmore's 399-acre campus has been a designated arboretum, complete with rolling lawns, creeks, wooded hills and hiking trails. The college was founded in 1864.
The Wister Education Center and Greenhouse will help the organization's outreach programs, Sawyers said.In the building, there will be a classroom where people can work with plants and soil, a "head house" with benches and potting area so people can pot plants and two greenhouses for plant propagation and other growing activities, she said.
In addition, there will be a corridor where the arboretum's team of 120 volunteers will have a place for their tools and other supplies. Volunteers are trained and commit to work a half a day twice a month. They weed, mulch, do planting and pot up plants, Sawyers explained.
The arboretum broke ground in 2008 with advance financing from Swarthmore College. It is committed to paying back the loan by 2014, officials said.
"It's been a long fundraising effort, a decade long," Sawyers said, adding that when the arboretum began the project, costs were expected to be $1.4 million. But over time, prices for materials soared, more than doubling the original estimate. Eventually, the decision was made to push ahead before prices shot higher, Sawyers said.
Like Russoniello, Sawyers is particularly proud of the sustainable component of the project.Wood from redwood trees cut down on campus in order to build a new residential hall was used for the shingles on the side of the new education center, Sawyers said. The education center is being built next to the arboretum's office building, once the home of an astronomy professor.
W.S. Comvy of Springfield, Delaware County, is the construction company working on the project.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Verbakel-Bomkas realises big scale horticultural project in Antalya, Turkije
In Antalya a big scale horticultural project has recently started for 3S Tarim. Verbakel-Bomkas as head contractor has the whole region in it's hands. The company from De Lier, Holland is responsible for the realisation of the 3 hectare (7.4 acre) complex. The greenhouse has a height of almost 6.50 meters and the complete metal frame is covered in a white powder coating. Read more>
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Avocado tree finally bears fruit after 19 years
(AP) HOUMA, La. — After 19 years just looking pretty, the avocado tree near Geneva Moore's house trailer is bearing fruit. "It's got a bunch of them," said Moore, 74. "I couldn't even believe it at first," said her son Jay, who planted the seed that grew into his mother's tree.Barton Joffrion, a horticultural agent at the LSU Ag Center in Houma, said it's unusual for avocado plants to bear more than leaves in south Louisiana. Read more>
Victory garden planting planned for fair
SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco Botanical Garden Society will plant its own Victory Garden on Aug. 1 as part of its annual Summer Gardening Fair. All materials and labor for the two raised beds of edibles have been donated by local organizations and businesses. The Summer Gardening Fair is an annual community event that teaches about plants and gardening. Representatives of local horticultural clubs and conservation organizations will be on hand to provide information, give demonstrations and sell plants, growing materials, gardening gadgets and goodies. The event is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 1 at the garden, located in Golden Gate Park at the corner of 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way in San Francisco. Admission is free. For information, contact (415) 661-1316 or sfbotanicalgarden.org.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Horticulture centre gets $10,000 upgrade
The Horticulture Centre of the Pacific at Glendale Gardens wants to better connect with youth in the community. To help them do so, and in honour of the garden centre's 30th anniversary, Telus and TD Bank have donated $10K to go towards the most advanced urban garden in the capital region. Students of the college will create the garden as a class project.
Remembering a 'horticultural hero'
Essex County Chronicles
Jim McAllster
The recent tour of selected gardens in the McIntire Historic District sponsored by the Salem Garden Club brought to mind - however briefly - some of the "horticultural heroes" associated with that delightful neighborhood. Read more>
Jim McAllster
The recent tour of selected gardens in the McIntire Historic District sponsored by the Salem Garden Club brought to mind - however briefly - some of the "horticultural heroes" associated with that delightful neighborhood. Read more>
Australia: New technology measuring thirsty crops
Farmers will soon know exactly how much water they need to grow specific crops with the installation of underground machines called lysimeters.Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries (QPIF) scientists led by Trevor Harris are researching the water requirements of various agricultural and horticultural crops at a number of sites throughout South East Queensland.According to the QPI&F, a lysimeter is made up of two rectangular boxes, one made to fit inside the other, with the inner box attached to a data logger by sensors. Read more>
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Iraqi teens get up-close look at US
On Thursday, the two toured a youth horticulture program run by the University of Vermont Extension Service before being whisked to the Robb family dairy farm, for a tour of the cow barn and a dormant sugarhouse where maple syrup is made in the spring. During the horticulture program visit, a leader asked the participants to tell what they'd learned on the short tour. "This is a very nice place," the Baghdad girl said. "And I wish I was staying here for all my life." Read more:
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
How to get rid of scale insects on houseplants organically
| Scale insects on indoor plants present a tricky problem in many respects. They can be easily overlooked until the population builds up to a troublesome level. Once detected, repeated efforts are necessary to eradicate them. And now, horticultural experts are advising against the use of the most common ecologically-oriented home remedy, dish detergent. Read more: | |
| How to get rid of scale insects on houseplants organically Source: examiner.com | |
Panaji: 1426.59 Hectares Cultivated Expending Rs 618.84 lac under Horticulture Mission
| Panaji, Jul 18: An area of 1426.59 hectares of land covering different horticulture crops has been cultivated under National Horticulture Mission launched in the state during 2005-06, stated union minister of state for agriculture K V Thomas in a written reply to Goa member of parliament Shantaram Naik. Read more: | |
| D A I J I W O R L D Source: daijiworld.com | |
Horticultural haven saves on water bill | NevadaAppeal.com
| Everything's coming up roses — and lavender, daisies, yucca and more — in Debbie Dean's garden on Lee Street in Carson City. Dean said reasons for creating the horticultural haven were many. Read more: | |
| Horticultural haven saves on water bill NevadaAppeal.com Source: nevadaappeal.com | |
Monday, July 20, 2009
Canada: Hort growers' food safety audit fees to rise
The auditing body for the Canadian Horticultural Council's CanadaGAP on-farm food safety program plans to increase the fees it charges to growers.
QMI-SAI Global announced Wednesday it will increase its base audit rate to $525 from $420, starting Sept. 1. Its fee for audit report reviews in Quebec, where audits must be performed or supervised by a registered agronomist, will decrease to $70 from $175. Elsewhere, the report review fee will be included in the base rate.
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QMI-SAI Global announced Wednesday it will increase its base audit rate to $525 from $420, starting Sept. 1. Its fee for audit report reviews in Quebec, where audits must be performed or supervised by a registered agronomist, will decrease to $70 from $175. Elsewhere, the report review fee will be included in the base rate.
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Monday, July 13, 2009
SalisburyPost.com - Lifestyle - Blackwelder column: Get advice on the air, too
Effective communication is part of our everyday lives, driving everything from huge corporations to our personal relationships.
Communication is especially important to Cooperative Extension. whose main mission is to provide pertinent educational and research- based information to its citizens in a timely manner, especially time sensitive horticultural information.
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Communication is especially important to Cooperative Extension. whose main mission is to provide pertinent educational and research- based information to its citizens in a timely manner, especially time sensitive horticultural information.
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Newsnet - Horticultural sector productivity declines
| Productivity in the country's horticultural sector has declined by 30% in the past six months due to the world economic recession-induced decline in global demand. This was revealed by the Horticulture Promotions Council, Chief Executive Mr. Basilio Sandamu. Read more: | |
| Newsnet - Horticultural sector productivity declines Source: newsnet.co.zw | |
Trial and error can help garden provide information - Las Vegas Sun
| When horticultural scientists want to determine which plants among many will meet a particular need — cultural survival, flower color, fruit taste, or vegetable nutritional content, among other qualities — they often perform what are called "variety trials." These are usually carefully controlled studies that weigh the benefits and drawbacks of different plants grown under identical conditions. Read more: | |
| Trial and error can help garden provide information - Las Vegas Sun Source: lasvegassun.com | |
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Plant proteins block invading microbes
DAVIS, Calif., July 7 (UPI) -- U.S. and Danish scientists say they've identified proteins that prevent bacteria from infecting a plant's leaves.
The researchers at the University of Copenhagen, the University of California-Davis and UC-Berkeley said identifying the proteins will likely find application in better protecting agricultural crops and horticultural plants against diseases.
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The researchers at the University of Copenhagen, the University of California-Davis and UC-Berkeley said identifying the proteins will likely find application in better protecting agricultural crops and horticultural plants against diseases.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Plant protein 'doorkeepers' block invading microbes, study finds
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Contact: Patricia Bailey pjbailey@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-9843
University of California - Davis
A group of plant proteins that "shut the door" on bacteria that would otherwise infect the plant's leaves has been identified for the first time by a team of researchers in Denmark, at the
University of California, Davis, and at UC Berkeley.
Findings from the study, which will appear June 29 in the online journal Public Library of Science Biology, provide a better understanding of plants' immune systems and will likely find application in better protecting agricultural crops and horticultural plants against diseases.
"The ability of a plant's immune system to recognize disease-causing microorganisms is critical to the plant's survival and productivity," said Gitta Coaker, a UC Davis plant pathologist and lead author on the study.
"In this study, we identified a complex of proteins in the common research plant Arabidopsis that appear to play important roles in the biochemical mechanisms that enable plants to recognize and block out invading bacteria," Coaker said.
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Contact: Patricia Bailey pjbailey@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-9843
University of California - Davis
A group of plant proteins that "shut the door" on bacteria that would otherwise infect the plant's leaves has been identified for the first time by a team of researchers in Denmark, at the
University of California, Davis, and at UC Berkeley.
Findings from the study, which will appear June 29 in the online journal Public Library of Science Biology, provide a better understanding of plants' immune systems and will likely find application in better protecting agricultural crops and horticultural plants against diseases.
"The ability of a plant's immune system to recognize disease-causing microorganisms is critical to the plant's survival and productivity," said Gitta Coaker, a UC Davis plant pathologist and lead author on the study.
"In this study, we identified a complex of proteins in the common research plant Arabidopsis that appear to play important roles in the biochemical mechanisms that enable plants to recognize and block out invading bacteria," Coaker said.
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