Shirley Bovshow at Burpee Home Gardens

“Plants, Plants, Plants!”

by / 4 Comments / 265 View / July 1, 2010

 

Featured on the Garden World Report Show

The latest "Garden World Report" show  is all about plants and  the good things that people are doing with them to enhance our communities and the lives of others.

It is our most ambitious Garden World Report show to date and includes reports from Denmark, Australia and the USA!

 

 

New in Plant Varieties!

 

Go behind the scenes to the annual "Spring Trials" tour, a garden industry event for "pros only" and preview the latest plant introductions from major plant brands.

See what new annual plant varieties are available through Burpee Home GardensWave Petunias and Simply Beautiful.

 

 

 

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Burpee Home Gardens display Wave Petunias

 

 

Simply Beautiful Plants

 

 

How to Select Wave Petunias for Your Garden

Are you a "raving fan" of Wave Petunias?

I'll show you how to select the perfect one for your garden!

Not all petunias are alike, you know.

 

 

The High-Tech Gardener

Also on the show, Hort Couture, a forward thinking plant brand, presents the  "virtual plant tag."

 

The new virtual plant tag by Hort Couture involves downloading a bar code reader app to your smart phone that directs you to a web page full of information.

Never lose your plant tag in the garden again!

 

 

 

Shirley and Jessie, of Burpee Home Gardens peruse Burpee's new line of ready-to-plant vegetables!

 

The Gardening News!

 

Catch up with the latest gardening news and find out what Paul James, the "Gardener Guy" from HGTV is doing with  famous singer- turned-urban farm director, Taja Sevelle in the garden!

 

 

Triscuit and Fiji Water are two major brands that are involved with improving communities through gardening.

Find out how.

 

 

Los Angeles Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa showed up to help plant trees at a local high school and deliver a special message to the community.

 

 

 

Learn To Speak Botanical Latin!

Nicholas Staddon of Monrovia Growers teaches us how to pronounce botanical plant names in our exclusive series, "Say it in Botanical Latin!"

 

 

Tour a Garden Center in Australia!

Welcome internationally-known garden retail guru, John Stanley as a "Professional Contributor" to the Garden World Report Show.

 

 

John will be taking us all over the world to destination garden centers that offer inspiration and education for the gardener.

On today's show, John will showcase gorgeous Australian plants from Zanthorrea Garden Center and explain how to get the most out of your local garden center.

 

 

Award-winning, Zanthorrea Garden Center in Western Australia

 

 

Plants from Denmark

 

Last, but not least, Kristian Madsen of FairyTale Flowers in Denmark demonstrates how they test their plants before shipping throughout Europe.

You have to see it to believe it!

 

I hope you enjoyed the "Plants, Plants, Plants" segment of the Garden World Report show!
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See you there!
Shirley

4 Comment

  1. I was particularly interested to hear about Triscuit’s community garden initiative and Taja’s connection with urban farming. I’m all in favor of more people getting their fingers in the dirt!

  2. Hi Patrick~
    I agree!

  3. Paul James is the man.

  4. Thanks for everything in this post; the video, the pictures, and your words. A perfect summer post!

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