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Selling flowers since 1886
We’re in the basement of the flagship Heights location of Tipton & Hurst at 1801 N. Grant St. in Little Rock, and it’s like an international bazaar. There are boxes from Colombia and Ecuador, and they’re filled with fresh flowers. I’m being...
Annuals: Go big or go perennial?
Photo © Dave | Adobe Stock Flowering annuals are the mainstay for many growers and landscapers in the industry. Yet, many of this year’s SOI survey participants are making a shift away from annuals. What accounts for your shift? You may have decided to grow more...
Hawke’s Bay orchid grower takes top honour at national event
HAWKE’S BAY TODAY Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand orchid grower takes top honour at national event Thomas Petrie, from Hastings, won best in show for his orchid at the New Zealand National Orchid Expo. Photo / Paul Taylor A ‘young’ Hawke’s Bay...
Culinary connection
From the street, the old strip mall in Arlington, Virginia, gives few clues that something fresh is going on inside. But around back and tucked underneath, the city’s only urban farm has hydroponic agriculture going full swing. Fresh Impact Farms Founder and Owner...
Champion grower Jim in seventh heaven (again)
CHAMPION grower Jim McCartney won seven cups at this year’s Caversham Allotment Holders and Gardens Association summer show. The 67-year-old, from Tilehurst, who is a show regular, took home half the trophies available as well as gold in the top tray and top vase. He...Latest News
