Arysta LifeScience Corporation to acquire Grupo Bioquimico Mexicano

""GBM has focused on innovative high-value products in the growing horticulture market segment," said Chris Richards, president and CEO, Arysta LifeScience. "By combining the global strength of Arysta LifeScience with GBM's outstanding product line and marketing expertise,...

City Farmer:The Demonstration Garden

" Map showing the location of our garden at 2150 Maple Street. Staff take care of our 2500 square foot "demo" garden tucked away behind an environmental education centre owned by the City of Vancouver. Protected by a wooden fence surrounded by thick blackberry bushes, our...

Floods drive up broccoli, carrot and potato prices

"Fresh British-grown vegetables will be in short supply this summer and shoppers can expect hefty price increases, horticulture experts have predicted. The recent floods have damaged thousands of acres of broccoli, cabbage, cauliflowers,potatoes, onions and carrots. Last week...

Gardening with Kids is Fun - Start with these Simple Kids Gardening Teaching ...

Gardening with Kids is a life long adventure and opens a whole new world of learning. Consider all of the aspects of gardening that kids can learn: planning, material choices, weather considerations and environmental concerns. Break all of the complexities down to the simple...

How to Make and Grow a Topiary

Topiaries are easy to make and fun to grow. Starting a topiary and then maintaining it is also a great way of exposing kids of all ages to the wonders of gardening and horticulture. If you do not know what a topiary is, see our post on "What is a Topiary?" for additional...

What is a Topiary?

What is a Topiary? A topiary is defined as the art of creating sculptures in the medium of clipped shrubs or common plants where the pruned and trimmed branches yield dense leaves that cover the topiary frame (if one is used) to achieve a recognizable shape. Topiaries can be...

Plant a mini garden with an Eggling

Want to create a mini garden and have some fun at the same time? Get an Eggling! A who you ask? An Eggling. The Eggling looks and feels like a real egg but the Eggling is stuffed with fortified peat, a growing medium that provides the substrate necessary to grow a flower or...

Plant Me Pets are great for teaching Kids How to Garden

The Plant Me Pet is so cute! It stands on its own two feet and just looks at me with a smile! The big decision I have to make is whether to stick this nutrient filled, bio-degradable, mini garden plant me pet in the ground or in a pot and let it grow, or just place it on a...

Nyokki Means Grow Grow Grow your Mini Garden

The Plant Me Pet is so cute! It stands on its own two feet and just looks at me with a smile! The big decision I have to make is whether to stick this nutrient filled, bio-degradable, mini garden plant me pet in the ground or in a pot and let it grow, or just place it on a...

LA Exhibit Features Artists Yards and Visionary Outdoor Spaces

NewTown PresentsMy Own Slice of The State: Outsider Garden TourWhose/Who’s California?, Part 1 Date: Saturday, July 23, 2005Time: Maps Distributed from 10: 00 AM to 5:00 PM  (allow a minimum of 2 hours to complete the tour)Where to Start: Armory Center for the Arts,...