March 13th, 2008 The horticulture industry is going green by leaps and bounds. The greenhouse industry has traditionally been one of the largest users of chemicals. Surprising, isn’t it? Now, after decades of producing bedding plants and nursery stock with the use of growth regulators, herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, and, disinfectants, the industry is beginning to see the light! [...]
January 26th, 2008 If mealy bug, spider mite or scale have moved in on your plants, check out the article on Pest Control For Winter Herbs at Bert’s Herbs. Though written about herbs, the methods work for any indoor plant that is playing host to wee beasties. Click on the link to Bert’s Herbs at the left hand [...]
June 30th, 2007 I remember the uproar created in 1997 when I decided to break our greenhouse and garden centre of its chemical dependency. During my formal horticultural training I learned of the dangers of the greenhouse industry’s chemicals and of their residual effects. I knew immediately I could never knowingly subject anyone, customer or worker, to those [...]
