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HORTICULTURE NEWS: MARCH 2018

3/13/2018

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ICONIC STYLE
The 2018 Zone II Annual Flower Show is in New Canaan, CT this 
June 13 & 14th. Always fun and educational, this year Nancy 
Compton and Alice Nichols will be attending the show and Alice 
will be designing for the floral requirement. Our Club horticulture 
requirement is for one gavel challenge Asclepia plant 
(Common Milkweed) grown from seed; 2 cut specimens 
(choices from current flowering species); and one mixed 
container for class 13, EARTH. Earth is a monochromatic
 pot-et-fleurs design in a container no larger than 24". If anyone 
wishes to assist or would like more information on designing
and submitting this display please contact Kathleen Leddy! 
Love to hear from you!!
 
 
SOW & GROW
The GCA Basic Plant Propagation Handbook (2012) is a small 
16 page booklet that covers the basics of how to sow and grow. 
It has recently been republished and is now available to GCA 
members. I have 2 free copies if anyone would like them, 
otherwise they can be ordered at $3 each form GCA Headquarters. 
Reply to Kathleen Leddy if interested.
 
 
GREEN MINUTE
Link To Native Plant Information at Cornell University
Growing Native Plants from Seed by Cornell Plantations and the
Finger Lakes Native Plant Society
http://www.cornellbotanicgardens.org/sites/default/files/Native.p
lants.Seed_.workshop_0.pdf
 
 
HORTICULTURE
"The Gardener" Celebrates Life and Work of Frank Cabot
 
The Gardeneris a wonderful documentary about the life, work, and private garden,Les Jardins de Quatre-Vents, of Frank Cabot, recipient of the 2006 GCA Achievement Medal, founder of the Garden Conservancy, and friend to many GCA Horticulture Committee members. The film opens March 28th in Boston.
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