Sentences with phrase «plant nursery on»

working in the native plant nursery on Anacapa Island; performing beach clean - ups on eastern Santa Cruz Island; providing outreach in the local community; and many others.

Leonard Litwin, a rental - property developer who began with his father's Depression - era plant nursery on Long Island, built a New York City residential real estate empire and paid millions to Republican and Democratic leaders to ensure tax breaks, government financing and favorable rent laws, died on Sunday at his home on Long Island, in Melville.

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The work is part of an effort to bring dying reefs back to life by growing tiny coral fragments in labs or nurseries — between four and 25 times as fast as they'd grow in the wild — and planting those fragments on reefs.

Serving diners a 100 percent plant - based and vegan culinary experience for breakfast, dinner, dessert, and lunch on the go, The Ravens» co-creative kitchen is led by Sid Garza - Hillman, author, certified nutritionist, and long - time vegan, who works in close contact with chef team Sadhana Berkow, Ubaldo Salazar, and Big River Nurseries gardener Clayton Houghland.

Plants must come from a licensed nursery that has been inspected and must be clearly labelled as plant material and have proof of their nursery certification, inspections and agricultural compliance agreements on the outside of the shipping boxes.

A couple weeks ago, my family paid a visit to the local nursery to pick up some herbs to plant in a container garden on our deck.

The plants, which were worth more than $ 350,000, came from a nursery located on land Sord owned along U.S. Route 6 in New Lenox.

Verderber's Nursery acquired 45 acres of land off Sound Avenue in Northville that will be used to plant nursery stock, including a variety of native plants that are already plentiful on the prNursery acquired 45 acres of land off Sound Avenue in Northville that will be used to plant nursery stock, including a variety of native plants that are already plentiful on the prnursery stock, including a variety of native plants that are already plentiful on the property.

Based on Long Island, Woodbourne Cultural Nurseries seems to have a specialty in deer - resistant plants.

The researchers found that these plant - eating animals feast on the nuisance algae that grow on seagrass, ultimately helping maintain the seagrass that provides nurseries for seafood.

The experimental results revealed that the effect of substrate volumetric water content threshold on dry weight, plant height, and compactness shows the potential for commercial nurseries to utilize sensor - controlled irrigation systems to control plant growth, and potentially to reduce the need for pruning.

I bought a tiny eucalyptus plant at a nursery last year and decided to plant it in the front yard on a whim.

Speaking of the wedding, I've been working on a craft for it that's brought me to every plant nursery in Southern California.

Don't hesitate to ask the nursery what insecticides they use on their plants, and then research the insecticide used to make sure it's not toxic to pets.

«The nursery grew plants not only for the Tennessee Valley Watershed but for sites worked on by the Habitat Restoration Team all over the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, ranging from Olema Valley in Marin to Sweeney Ridge in Pacifica,» says nursery manager Liz Ponzini.

After supplying more than 300,000 native plants to over 20 restoration sites across the Golden Gate National Parks, the Tennessee Valley Nursery closed its doors on May 1.

Meghan Steinharter (Fort Funston and Oceana Nurseries Manager) and Robin Binaoro (Marin Headlands Nursery Assistant) will discuss the science behind clonal propagation: what's going on inside the plant and how rooting hormones work.

«On bloom time, it seems to me that plants are mostly responding to temperature,» says Betty Young, director of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy's six native plant nurseries, which grow plants for restoration projects parkwide.

With nearly 18,000 plants and 3,000 grams of seed requested, Redwood Creek Nursery is on track to have another big growing season!

Because we rely on the park to provide our plant materials and seeds, the nursery staff has to be in tune with what's ripe and ready for collection in the field.

The nurseries can also propagate the plants from seed, but because humans are not the only creatures that enjoy snacking on these tasty fruits, they are often difficult to find when ripe.

Since we rely on the park itself for the seeds and plant material we propagate for restoration projects, the nurseries follow the natural cycle of the land.

For more information and to help give these plants a great start, come to the Marin Headlands Nursery on Saturdays from 9 am — noon or Wednesdays 1 — 4 pm, on your way to check out the evolving wetland... and, of course, the beach!

Hear from staff on the contributions of the Presidio Native Plant Nursery and watch progress on the Dragonfly Creek project.

She also manages a portfolio of park stewardship programs, focused on native plant nurseries, historic garden renewal, art in the parks, community - based habitat restoration, and conservation science.

Guests are welcome to visit the nursery and Rod is always pleased to show guests around and offer advice on plants and landscaping.

If energetic pastimes are not on your agenda just take a gentle walk and maybe visit the local native plant nurseries.

Richard Hassell speaks of this eco-friendly project...» We are very pleased that Alila Hotels have embraced the Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) principles, and we are using many ESD measures including local materials, water conservation with soaks and rain gardens and recycling with grey water systems, using local plants from the special Bali Savannah ecosystem on the Bukit, which are being raised in a nursery on site to encourage local bird and animal life, heat pumps for water heating, salt water pools — among many others.

When Chaney isn't working in the garden or the little plant nursery at the visitor center, she is involved with an inventory of plants on the islands.

WHITEWALLER: You were raised on the grounds of a plant nursery.

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A story on New Yorker's stubbornness to grow in the least traditional spaces, a special report on how to take care of a Staghorn Fern, and a tale of a trip to a mysterious nursery in Buenos Aires are some of the articles that you'll find at The Plant Journal: a new magazine coming from Barcelona that hopes to explore the bonds of creative people with plants.

We are constantly acquiring and studying new varieties of plants, and collaborate on green roof research projects at educational institutions and nurseries in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

GBM tree nursery groups grew indigenous trees and planted them in strategic areas that will in time increase tree cover, having a positive impact on ecosystem services like water volume and biodiversity.

Fancy nurseries may have prices on par with big box stores but «on the side of the road under electric lines» nurseries (the ones that are frequented by people in the lawn industry) have plants at half the cost.

Hence a Nursery Manager Resume Objective should emphasize on a candidate's interest and basic knowledge in plants and gardening and his communication skills to hire gardeners and staff to nurture the plants.

Nurseries often sell plants on retail and sometimes they just grow plants for the purpose of gardening and beautification.

Questions might get asked, and some local nursery might be convinced to donate tomato plants that tenants can put on their balconies.

Try including scented plants, seasonal flowers and bulbs, but talk to your local garden nursery about plants that will suit the aspect and microclimate of the wall on which they will be grown.

With perennials, if you can stand the wait, you can also always browse the «on sale» plants at your local nursery or home improvement store.

Once you've decided on the right shrub for your site, it's time to take a hard look at the plants for sale at the nursery.

Though we have many indoor garden ideas on our Pinterest, the simplest and most affordable ways to add greenery to your space are through setting flowers and plants from a local nursery on a windowsill, or ordering seeds online and growing them yourself.

I focused on natural wood, plenty of plants, navy / blush pink decor, and a few quirky elements to make the nursery an inviting place to bring our daughter home to for the first time.

Yes, it's just an annual that got really big and it's not meant to be an indoor plant — but it was $ 5 on deep discount clearance at the local nursery.