On the QT | The Official Newsletter of GWA October-November 2016 | Page 14
Green Industry News
New Product Guide to Launch
Worried that you might forget who gave you what plant at #GWA2016? Who talked to
you about what service? Fear no more….In December, we will launch a Guide for New
Plants, Products or Services for our sponsors to showcase their wares and provide you
with an ongoing resource. Contact Ashley Hodak Sullivan, [email protected]
or 212-297-2198.
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Ohio Arboretum and
Botanical Garden
Form
Alliance
The Holden
Arboretum and
Cleveland Botanical
Garden have formed
a new organization
—Holden Forests &
Gardens. The name is an outgrowth of the organizations’ recently completed strategic plan,
which lays out a vision for the future to more
deeply engage visitors to the two campuses,
and use combined resources to have a greater
impact in the community.
“The new name encompasses both the
breadth of what we do—from horticulture
to conservation—and where we do it—from
urban areas to home gardens and natural
forests,” said Clem Hamilton, president and chief
executive officer of Holden Forests & Gardens.
“On our campuses, we strive to engage and
inspire guests to develop a lifelong love for
the environment. And in the community, we
look for the best ways to share our expertise to
improve our natural environments.”
The alliance has launched a website and
video to share more information about Holden
Forests & Gardens. The beloved institutions
that make up Holden Forests & Gardens, the
Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, and Cleveland
Botanical Garden in Cleveland, will continue to
operate under those names and maintain their
own websites.
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Michelle Obama, students and NASA representatives plant the White House Kitchen Garden to celebrate
community and school gardens in April, 2016.
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PHOTO COURTESY THE WHITE HOUSE
Burpee
Funds Permanent White House Kitchen Garden
A $2.5 million gift has been announced to establish a permanent White House Kitchen
Garden to maintain and further develop an initiative started by First Lady Michelle Obama. The
donation will be made by the home gardening company, W. Atlee Burpee, and the Burpee
Foundation.
“Establishment of a formal vegetable garden at The White House resurrects a tradition that
goes back to John Adams and Thomas Jefferson,” said George Ball, chairman and chief executive
officer of the 140-year-old, Pennsylvania-based Burpee company. “As America’s leading home
gardening company, we recognize the importance of continuing The White House Kitchen
Garden and developing its educational activities in support of The White House initiative.”
The gift will be made to the National Park Foundation, which is responsible for the garden,
and will be made over a 17-year period to cover direct costs for expansion and maintenance.
The donation will come from W. Atlee Burpee Company, a privately owned home gardening
company in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and The Burpee Foundation, which was established
in 2003. The Burpee company breeds, produces and distributes seeds and plants of vegetables
and flowers both nationally and internationally. The donation was announced Oct. 5, 2016.
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Gardeners Supply Company
Awards Grant
Claudia Marshall of Gardeners Supply
Company, announces that the company has
awarded a $10,000 grant to SeedMoney.org,
formerly Kitchen Gardeners International.
The Maine-based nonprofit offers grants,
crowd-funding tools and technical assistance
to food garden projects across the country.
For more information: Gardener’s Supply
Company.
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Plantsmap is looking for “Plants Mappers”
to assist individuals and organizations with
creating profiles, plant lists, and collections.
If you are interested, please attend one of the
live, online demos at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays. Or
arrange for a one-on-one training session.
Please contact [email protected] for
more information.