[pbs] NY Botanical Garden Art Display -&- Sourcing Seeds from Small Specialty Growers
Lee Poulsen
wpoulsen at pacbell.net
Mon Dec 4 12:31:12 EST 2006
A couple of things that are pertinent to previous threads on the list
showed up in a couple of newsletters I received in the past couple of
days.
--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena, California, USDA Zone 10a
From the newsletter from Old House Gardens
<http://www.oldhousegardens.com/>
Bulbs in Art at the NYBG
If you like bulbs, art, and history, here's a December treat
you won't want to miss. Thanks to our friends Deirdre Larkin and Bevan
Davies for the tip. Bevan writes:
"I have to tell you about this exhibit I saw yesterday: 'Buried
Treasures: The Art and Nature of Bulbs.' Like so many good things in
New York, it's hidden in an out-of-the-way place, the Mertz Library at
the New York Botanical Garden. It consists of dozens of stunning images
of tulips, lilies, gladiolus, and other bulbs selected from three
centuries of the library's rare books and artwork. My favorite print
depicted 'broken' tulips of an unimaginable beauty, and I came home
inspired to grow some of your true broken tulips in my own garden."
From the newsletter from Nichols Garden Nursery
<www.nicholsgardennursery.com>
Catalogs are being mailed. We have over 60 new seed varieties for 2007,
an all time record. It is our eclectic blend of new and unusual,
heirlooms and the best of modern breeding. ...Because of so many
mergers in the seed industry, we are growing much of our own seed and
relying on small local growers more than ever. We think it is good for
our business, and good for our customers because it allows access to
wonderful varieties that are not in the seed industry.
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