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Botanical Gardens News

Edgerton woman wins bag-design contest for fundraiser

It’s all in the bag for Shannyn Wellnitz of Edgerton. The 20-year-old created the winning design in a market bag competition sponsored by Rotary Botanical Gardens and the Alzheimer’s Support Center of Rock County. The contest was held in conjunction with the Garden Memories Walk fundraiser set for May 20.

Cubans get 8-10 years in prison for cutting mahogany trees in botanical gardens

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba convicted six people of cutting down African mahogany trees in the National Botanical Gardens and sentenced them to eight and 10 years in prison, Communist Party newspaper Granma said Friday.

Cuba: Tough prison terms for mahogany tree thefts

Cuba convicted six people of cutting down African mahogany trees in the National Botanical Gardens and sentenced them to eight and 10 years in prison, the Communist Party newspaper Granma said Friday.

Ballarat Botanical Gardens to host last Summer Sundays

The final of the successful Summer Sundays events will be held this weekend at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, with a special twilight screening of the 1941 classic Citizen Kane.

Night Lights At The Buffalo Botanical Gardens

Awesome lighting displays aren’t just for Christmas any more. Steve French with Volt Vision has teamed up with SitlerHQ to create an awesome interactive lighting display at the Buffalo Botanical Gardens. The goal is to enhance the natural beauty of the plants with a large artistic networked lighting display. Last year they augmented the display [...]

Summer Sundays a hit in Ballarat's Botanical Gardens

A BALMY Ballarat evening brought out a huge crowd to the third Summer Sundays event in the Botanical Gardens last night.

Kanapaha holds annual bamboo sale

The cold weather hasn't been kind to all of the greens at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens.Landscape plants like leather-leaf ferns and lady palms, considered "hardy" in their ability to withstand the winter chill, aren't at their finest, most lush, during this season.

San Antonio Botanical Gardens' Butterfly Exhibit

Come and get "up close and personal" with these colorful creatures before Spring officially hits South Texas!

Be selective in your winter pruning

The Botanical Gardens at Asheville is offing a pruning workshop, 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 11. Led by master gardener volunteer Glenn Palmer, the focus will be on using nature as a guide in pruning ornamental trees and shrubs. $10 for Botanical Gardensmembers, $15 nonmembers.

Gardens get a little help from a friend

The Western Colorado Botanical Gardens, which has struggled financially for several years, is receiving some assistance from a fellow nonprofit organization and could enter into a long-term operational partnership with that agency.