Longwood Gardens released‘ Longwood Sunset’ clivia this spring.
Longwood Releases New Clivia
Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, has introduced‘ Longwood Sunset’( Clivia miniata), the newest clivia from its respected breeding program. This is the fifth named clivia to be released from Longwood’ s breeding program, which began in 1976.
A flower color breakthrough in Longwood’ s 40-year long breeding program,‘ Longwood Sunset’ was selected for its unusual pastel flowers of soft apricot tones with a contrasting butter yellow-and-white throat. The large individual flowers exhibit overlapping tepals with slightly reflexed tips, and feature a unique, darker orange, picoteed edge.‘ Longwood Sunset’ blooms in February through March and has a pleasant, light fragrance. This previously unnamed seedling was an award winner at past Clivia Society shows and will be available for purchase through an exclusive partnership with White Flower Farm.
The National Garden Bureau Launches New Website
National Garden Bureau announces a new and much improved website to serve garden communicators, consumers and members. Featuring a new look as well as much better navigation and up-to-date content, the relaunched site also places an emphasis on inspiration and community. As always, the content found on the National Garden Bureau site is free for garden communicators to use, in whole or excerpted, but please give proper credit.
© PHOTO COURTESY BILL THOMAS / LONGWOOD GARDENS
America’ s Best Gardener Contest Will Be Judged by 24 GWA members
This spring, America’ s Best Gardener Contest announced it would open the nationwide search for America’ s Best Gardener with more than $ 50,000 in cash and prizes to be awarded. In an effort to extend participation in this contest to all levels of the gardening community, organizers are excited to announce that garden writers from across the country will judge finalists in all three categories and vote for the winners.
The contest, sponsored by Seedlingers, runs through October of 2017.“ From the beginning, we were asked how we would judge this contest and keep it fair. With the help of some of the best garden writers in America, I am proud to say that those decisions will be in great hands,” said James Messina, vice president of Messinas and marketing manager of Seedlingers.“ We are thrilled to see so many writers on board, and we couldn’ t be any more excited to sponsor this contest.”
The judges are: Debbie Arrington- award-winning garden writer at the Sacramento Bee, representing California Cynthia Brian- avid gardener, media personality and writer, representing California Karla Dalley- lecturer, writer and horticulturist, representing Connecticut Jennifer Ebeling- writer, blogger and podcaster, representing Minnesota Christine Froehlich- professional garden designer and author, representing New York Phyllis Gricus- horticulturalist and landscape architect, representing Pennsylvania Peggy Hill- writer, blogger and garden enthusiast, representing Alabama Gina Iliopoulos- gardening show host, writer and horticulturist, representing Illinois Noelle Johnson- horticulturist, arborist and garden writer, representing Arizona Helen Newling Lawson- magazine contributor, writer and gardener, representing Georgia Arlene Marturano- educator, consultant and writer, representing South Carolina Mary Ann Newcomer- garden writer and horticulturalist, representing Idaho Charlie Nardozzi- garden writer and horticulturalist, representing Vermont Doug Oster- garden writer, radio show host and Emmy award winner, representing Pennsylvania Tiger Palafox- horticulturalist, garden center manager and radio host, representing California Denise Pugh- garden writer and horticulturalist, representing Mississippi Glen Rieker- landscape architect and avid gardener, representing Wisconsin Felder Rushing- columnist, radio host, lecturer and author, representing Mississippi Denise Schreiber- writer, radio personality and professional horticulturist, representing Pennsylvania
Lisa Steele- author, Master Gardener and fifth generation chicken keeper, representing Maine
Jodi Torpey- garden writer and horticulturist, representing Colorado Carolyn Ulrich- editor of Chicagoland Gardening magazine, representing Illinois Benjamin Vogt- writer and landscape garden consultant, representing Nebraska Lynette L. Walther- writer, columnist and horticulturist, representing Florida Christy Wilhelmi- writer, author and gardening personality, representing California Marianne Willburn- author, columnist and blogger, representing Virginia Doreen Wynja- photographer and garden enthusiast, representing Oregon Helen Yoest- garden writer and apiculturist, representing North Carolina Ellen Zachos- writer, lecturer and teacher, representing New Mexico
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