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News ArchivesYEAR2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 MONTH Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec HEADLINES Kwantlen hort students give shelter to needy  Dec.
30, 2009, Langley, B.C. – Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s School of
Horticulture contributed to a community building initiative as 30
students, joined by staff and faculty, worked over 300 hours to install
a
green roof for Salvation Army’s “Gate Way of Hope” building in Langley.
Award-winning floral decorating displays Dec. 29, 2009, San Francisco – The Building Owners and Managers Association of San Francisco (BOMA SF) recognized the festive holiday plant displays of Ambius with two awards that recognize the company's innovative and merry greenery installed at two major San Francisco landmark buildings. Blazek now heading AAS and NGB December 28, 2009 – Diane Blazek has been hired as the new executive director of All-America Selections® (AAS) and the National Garden Bureau Inc. (NGB). Killing poinsettias with kindness  Dec. 23, 2009, Overton, Texas – After East Texas growers take great pains
to produce beautiful poinsettias, plants free of diseases and pests that could
live for years, most consumers will take the plants home and kill them within a
couple of weeks due to improper care, according to Texas
AgriLife Extension Service experts.
Emerald Coast Growers welcomes Friel Dec. 23, 2009, Pensacola, Fla – Emerald Coast Growers has hired John Friel as its marketing manager. Friel brings over 30 years’ experience in the greenhouse industry to his new position. VRIC, U of G working to improve the petunia  Dec. 23, 2009, Vineland, Ont. – Dr. Daryl Somers, research
director of applied genomics at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (VRIC),
is working with colleagues Dr. Theo Blom from the University of Guelph and
Wayne Brown from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on
the development of new traits for one of Ontario’s major ornamental species,
the petunia.
Partners gearing up for Congress 2010 Dec. 22, 2009, Toronto – The landscaping industry has experienced tremendous growth for many years, providing several economic benefits to society, especially with regards to employment. Metrolina Greenhouses founder dies  Dec. 21, 2009 – Tom Van Wingerden, a Dutch immigrant's son who founded one of the
nation's largest greenhouses in Huntersville and was a regular on the
Legends racing series, died in an incident involving his utility
vehicle early Saturday.
Bronze Age mourners left flowers at grave  Dec. 21, 2009 – Archaeologists from the Universities of
Glasgow and Aberdeen have found proof that pre-historic people laid flowers at
the graves of their dead.
Berger Peat Moss appointment Dec. 18, 2009 – Berger Peat Moss CEO Claudin Berger has announced the appointment of Valérie Berger as corporate sales director. |
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