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The right rake, shovel or trimmer will make your favorite gardener's work easier. CAES News
Gloves, tools and planters top UGA gardeners wish lists this holiday season 12/13/13 Mary Carol Sheffield, Merritt Melancon
Gardeners are easy to please. Give them a sunny afternoon in the garden and a wheelbarrow of good compost, and they are set. Unfortunately, their easy-to-please nature sometimes make them awfully hard to shop for at the holidays. While it’s impossible to gift wrap compost, University of Georgia Extension’s gardening community has a few good gift suggestions for green-thumbed Georgians.
Yuletide Camellias bloomed early this year. CAES News
Yuletide camellias getting a jump on the holidays, too 11/27/13 Norman Winter
Thanks to retailers the Christmas season started sooner than ever, and as if wanting to be in sequence, it happened in the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, too! The Yuletide camellias started blooming earlier than ever giving a clear signal of the holiday season.
Rosemary plants are popping up in nurseries during the holidays among the mini-Christmas tree alternatives. CAES News
Rosemary shrubs make their debut as tiny Christmas trees 11/21/13 Louise Estabrook
Rosemary plants are gaining popularity as a holiday gift and miniature, living Christmas tree. After the holidays, you can use it as an indoor houseplant. With a little care, holiday rosemary plants can be added to the landscape in the spring.
Variegated poinsettia CAES News
Poinsettias and Christmas cacti shine even after the tinsel and lights come down 11/20/13 Heather Kolich
There’s no better holiday décor than classic holiday house plants like poinsettia, cyclamen and Christmas cacti. Not only do they bring a touch of tropical cheer during dreary Georgia winters, they can last for years with a little extra care.
J. Scott Angle, dean and director, UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. CAES News
Innovation-driven economy is key to economic development 10/17/13 J. Scott Angle
With Georgia’s economy still recovering from the downturn and unemployment rates still hovering above 8 percent, the university’s programs are desperately needed to help launch an innovation-driven economy.
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UGA to host International Plant Propagators' Society Meeting Nov. 2-6 10/08/13 Merritt Melancon
The University of Georgia Department of Horticulture will host hundreds of nursery operators, ornamental plant breeders, landscape designers and plant scientists Nov. 2-6 at the International Plant Propagators’ Society Southern Region of North America Annual Meeting.