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Members in the News
April 2010
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McComb Gardens in Sequim 70% powered by sunshine.
McComb Gardens debuts grid-tied solar electric system this Earth Day. McComb Gardens proudly displays its commitment to environmental sustainability on the roof of its storefront. This spring the nursery threw the switch on a 4.23-kW grid-tied solar electric power system and now 70 percent of the business is powered by the sun, as reflected by reduced electric bills. <more> |
February 2010
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Sunnyside Nursery Awarded for Container Display.
The Marysville nursery received top honors by being awarded as People's Choice and Best Use of Recycled Materials Awards at 2010 Northwest Flower & Garden Show. For more info on Sunnyside Nursery, visit www.sunnysidenursery.net. |
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NW Bloom EcoLogical Landscape & Seattle Tilth Display Garden Leads Special Awards Category at 2010 Northwest Flower & Garden Show.
Judges were particularly delighted by the powerful simplicity of the ecological, functional design collaboration of Seattle Tilth and NW Bloom EcoLogical Landscapes, owned by Jessica Bloom. Bloom's eight-year old son Noah was a co-designer of the "urban homestead," which demonstrates how an entire family can live sustainably in the city, regardless of their income.
In this garden, titled "A Family's Little Farm in the City," raised beds and containers grow organic produce, two friendly goats nibble weeds and produce daily milk, and chickens aerate and enrich the soil as their mobile "tractor coop" is moved around the homestead. The whimsical garden demonstrates a closed loop system in which every resource is put to maximum use and nothing is wasted, and "rain wise" principles, composting and solar power are part of daily life. Along with its Gold Award, the garden received the American Horticultural Society Environment Award, the Pacific Horticultural Society Award, the Sunset Western Living Award and the 425 Magazine Award. For more info on NW Bloom, visit www.nwbloom.com. |
Archives
WSNLA Member Irene Mills of The Plant Mommy, LLC, Backyard Garden Is Featured In This Fall’s Issue of South Sound Magazine. October 2008 - The article, titled "Maple Paradise: Creating Year Round Drama in a Bonney Lake Backyard," covers her 2-year backyard transformation from ‘nonexistent’ to ‘dotted with friendly, golden-edged, fiery orange maples and robust native cedars, her backyard delights and entertains the eye.’
Eastern Washington's Job's Nursery Sells Roses to the Growing Tri-Cities Area
June 2008 - Pacific Coast Nurseryman. by Kathleen Pyle, Managing Editor. <read>
Cracking the code to 'the perfect plant' opens a path to saving the planet.
Sunday, April 20, 2008 - The Seattle Times. by Paula Bock. <read>
Camano Oasis: Stone by stone, island homeowner creates a tranquil wonderland
Friday, April 11, 2008 - The Everett Herald. by By RaeJean Hasenoehrl. <read>
Pacific Stone Company Awarded For Harvest Themed Garden "Crush!" A huge congratulations to Pacfic Stone Company (Everett, WA) for their award winning garden at this year's Northwest Flower & Garden Show. The Fall Harvest themed garden received the Ethel Moss People's Choice Award for favorite garden, as well as a Silver Medal from the international judging panel.
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