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New USDA hardiness zones map

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Good to see a "porper" garden win best in show - no gimmicks, good design, real plants, totally achievable in the real world.

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Val is an excellent writer who understands plants. She was telling me today that she will only write about plants that she has grown herself, so you can be sure she truly understands the subject of her articles.

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Impressive by UK standards - but for anyone who (like me) spends a lot of time in glasshouses around Maasdijk and Naaldwijk in the Netherlands, it's not really that unusual.

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Polythene covered tunnel structures for the trade. Might need one of these.

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Hmm. This could have implications for horticulture.

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via Gordon. Colour me sceptical. Research has shown that *any* plant will improve air quality in an office and the most recent research has suggested that Spathiphyllum (Peace Lily to you) is the most effective of all. Mind you, I think the research was f

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Marketing puff, err, sorry, serious scientific research about the benefits of plants in the office. (Actually, there really are benefits, not just in terms of air quality).

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Pot sleeves and flower sleeves for horticulture.

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This is absolutely right. The Dutch have excellent training courses at Wageningen, but there is no equivalent here. At least one of the good colleges here must start some serious courses on breeding - otherwise, we will not compete with our overseas compe

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The second of two major new horticulture events in Europe this year. As it coincides with the FloraHolland Market (and is only 15km away), I may well attend.

IFTF horticulture exhibtion Netherlands

On my shopping list of events to attend in 2010. Still haven't decided what the impact will be on GLEE yet (one hopes, the final nail in the coffin - GLEE has been feeble for too long).

horticulture exhibition HTA

Hmm. Well, my comments on this article say it all.

PVR plants CPVO horticulture news law

This rather strengthens the CPVO's hand or at least should give it greater confidence. I know both the plaintiff and his lawyer quite well, but must admit I always thought that they were on sticky ground.

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Advice for forcing Leucanthemum

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Fun information for plant health geeks. This is the plant health equivalent of ambulance chasing or using a police scanner.

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It would be good, in my view, for local authorities to use perennials for planting more widely. But I'm not holding my breath for sudden change.

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Dutch horticultural trade magazine.

Netherlands horticulture magazine

Huge Indian TC lab. This is the way that tissue culture is going - I know of very few European labs that still carry out production in Europe. Clean stock, protocol development and initiation in Europe, perhaps, but volume production is almost always carr

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Horticulture jobs. 2011 could mean a change of direction, which I'll confess to finding somewhat daunting.

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