Extending plants' lives with a touch of glass
Seattle Times - Whidbey Island glass artist John de Wit holds a cloche (small greenhouse), which keeps plants warm during the winter, prompting growth and flower or fruit production earlier. Keeping plants warm means success for the winter or early-spring gardener
Bold beauty, full of surprises
Los Angeles Times - Some species and cultivars must flower before their identities can be confirmed. Most people are surprised to learn that sansevierias bloom, though they require good indirect light, as well as regular watering and diluted feedings during the warm
'Golden Flower' gets a lift
Variety - Zhang Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower" has reversed a string of disappointing bows for Chinese films in South Korea with a solid No. 2 opening. Pic, distributed by Cinema Service, grossed an estimated $3.2 million from Thursday to Sunday on 278
Frost bites flower growers
Half Moon Bay Review - On Thursday, there wasn't much growing outdoors at Repetto's Farm in San Gregorio. Two weeks ago, the South Coast ranch was brimming with sprouts of daffodils and narcissus reaching up for an early spring. Now they're all dead. "They were burned and
Christmastime in Chile
Lompoc Record - Lompoc still has more flower fields than the Capital of Flowers in Chile; southern hemisphere toilets do in fact drain backward; and, especially for Spaulding readers, the Panama Canal had a devastating impact on South America. At least two cities
Barbara W. Cahn
Baltimore Sun - Cahn was an accomplished flower arranger. Services will be held at 9 a.m. today at Sol Levinson & Bros., 8900 Reisterstown Road in Pikesville. In addition to her daughter and husband, survivors include two sons, David L. Cahn of Baltimore and Charles
Bettmann, Frost exchange vows
Madison Daily Leader - The flower girl was Zoey Hilmoe, and ringbearer was Brock Bettmann. Ushers were Jordan and Devin Bettmann, Tony Klein, Ryan Alhers and Justin Sangster. Following the ceremony, a dinner and dance were held at the Acoustic Hall in Dell Rapids. The bride
Sellers should be aware of new trends
Dublin Villager - The TND integrates different housing types, front porches, flower boxes, white-picket fences, hidden garages and pedestrian-friendly sidewalks and streets. The designs are also focused on creating jobs, and city establishments such as post offices
Orchid export to Australia
National - The company has engaged Lae-based Kunip Enterprises to act as agent for the local farmers in the Momase and Highlands regions to ensure adequate cut-flower supply. This was revealed last Friday by Bernard Magaru
Weird Winter may Mean Fewer Flowers
13 WHAM - George Good, a Cornell landscape plant expert, says some flower buds have probably been killed. That has commercial fruit growers concerned, as they will harvest less fruit if too many flower buds die. But for most of us, it just means we'll see
