Flowers After Hours, an evening tour of the Cornell Plantations, will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday and again on Wednesday, Aug. 19 starting from the patio by the Plantations gift shop.
Enjoy a relaxing stroll through the botanical garden and the quiet serenity of the garden at day’s end. Learn which flowers are at their best after hours, and why their color, foliage or fragrance makes them desirable for the evening garden.
Tours last approximately one hour. Dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. For more information call 607-255-2400.
Showing posts with label Plantation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Plantation. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Bandhara at Khadki affecting horticulture
By Rajendra P Kerkar , TNN
KERI: Farmers have raised fears that the incomplete vasant bandhara being constructed by the water resources department may pose a serious threat to the horticulture plantations in Khadki village of Sattari as it leads to flooding of river banks and also causes erosion. "The lack of understanding of the topography while building the bandhara has transformed it into an eye sore. It has been causing us losses for the last three years," says Baburao Anasaheb Rane, an aggrieved horticulturist from Khadki, explaining how the trees in his property have been affected by soil erosion. Read more>
KERI: Farmers have raised fears that the incomplete vasant bandhara being constructed by the water resources department may pose a serious threat to the horticulture plantations in Khadki village of Sattari as it leads to flooding of river banks and also causes erosion. "The lack of understanding of the topography while building the bandhara has transformed it into an eye sore. It has been causing us losses for the last three years," says Baburao Anasaheb Rane, an aggrieved horticulturist from Khadki, explaining how the trees in his property have been affected by soil erosion. Read more>
Sunday, July 26, 2009
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>
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>
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