California
Yamagami Nursery in Cupertino is helping local gardeners cope with a cold snap, MercuryNews.com reported. “People are in denial,” said Carolyn Villa-Scott of Yamagami Nursery. “Californians get lulled into this false sense of security that, 'Oh, I don't get frost!’” The 61-year-old family-run nursery fielded calls from customers wondering if hibiscus plants and lemon trees would survive, since they failed to protect them from frost.
Compton Nursery in Los Angles has gained a following for its flocked Christmas trees in unusual hues: yellow, orange and pink—among other offerings. The Los Angeles Times reported that the wide color selection began to evolve seven years ago based on a request from a customer.
Massachusetts
Walpole Floral & Garden Center, Walpole, Mass., hosted a ribbon cutting on Dec. 4, WickedLocal reported. Bill Glaropoulos along with this brother Chris bought Walpole Floral on July 1. While they kept the name of the business and all of the staff, the building underwent a huge renovation project.
Nevada
Moana Nursery in Reno recently donated over $3,900 in trees and shrubs to the Washoe County Parks and Recreation Department. The donation benefitted Rancho San Rafael Park and included 27 trees and 6 shrubs.
New Jersey
Last week, a wall under construction fell over and shattered a greenhouse at John's Home and Garden Center Inc., Newfoundland, N.J. NorthJersey.com reported that the wall belonged to Sheik's Family Fitness and Zodiac Danzin, next door, which is expanding its business.
North Carolina
Homewood Nursery and Garden Center in North Raleigh grows 30,000 poinsettias each year. “That's as much as my greenhouse will hold,” greenhouse manager Denise Etheridge said in a report on NewsObserver.com. Although Homewood will have poinsettias available for sale through Christmas, the meat of the selling season starts Thanksgiving week and goes through the first two weeks of December.
Texas
Calloway’s Nursery, with KTXA 21 News, donated a total of 1,471 pounds of fresh, organically-grown vegetables to the Denton Community Food Bank throughout the summer and fall of 2009. The last harvest took place the week of Nov. 30 just before the first freeze in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
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