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I am looking at prices and quality of solar spotlights and also the "natural" looking rock-like walkway lights. There is quite a variety and so I wanted to...
Hi! Has anyone used the beneficial insect Aphidius sp. to control aphids? I would like to hear about your experience using them and if they were successful....
Hi Everyone, Does anyone out there use Talstar? Lucinda Lucinda Grover Lead Horticulturist Lena Meijer Conservatory Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park ...
Lucinda Grover
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Feb 9, 2006 7:48 pm
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Hi all- I wanted to pass on information about a symposium that is being held at Longwood Gardens. The title of the Symposium is Public Horticulture Matters....
I'd like to hear from zoos that are re-using water from animal pools in their landscapes. What kind of holding & treatment set-ups do you have in place, if...
Horticulture Staff
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Feb 21, 2006 6:28 pm
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We use water from our Tapir pool as fertiliser til our wall with orkids and bromeliads. We filter the water with big coffee filters and just spray on the wall....
Anyone have any idea what this plant is? <http://zoo-spare/Image%20Library/Photos/Zoo%20Hort/Deserts%20Plants/IMG _5196.JPG> Lori Johnson Roedell Curator of...
Lori Roedell
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Feb 22, 2006 7:59 pm
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Looks like an Aeonium, though I am not sure which species. Sarada Krishnan Director of Horticulture & Conservation Butterfly Pavilion 6252 W. 104th Ave. ...
(Sorry, meant Echeveria...) Apropos of nothing, I would like to thank AZH for all the support they gave to the El Cielo project over the past few years. There...
I was re-reading old threads just now because of a conversation I had today with a fertilizer dealer. I have used Milorganite in the past and not experienced...
Be concerned about heavy metals in Milorganite as well. It was a problem at one time, I don't know if it still is. Rob Zoo Horticulture Consulting & Design 19...
Does anyone know where I can find brass low-pop, or no-pop "mushroom" sprinkler heads. I am constantly replacing the pvc head and rotor in one enclosure on...
Does anyone have any experience with a natural substrate on a Caryra bara exhibit haul out area that will drain well and sustain plant life. On the same vein -...
hello, 1 have a couple of questions, if you don't mind. I am looking for a good list of non-toxic browse for primates, hoofstock, and rodents, as our list has ...
You are welcome to use our list. I have been comprising it for the last year. Please let me know what you think of it. I don't know about plectranthus...
Hello, Our Capybara exhibit is inside our rainforest exhibit. The substrate is dirt. I plant only trees such as ficus that I then surround with a lot of...
Hi! Does anyone have a rattan palm-Calamus australis, C. caryotoides or any other palm species that is native to New Guinea or North Queensland? Would you be...
Hello! I am writing articles for the AZH newsletter focusing on pest insects and the beneficial insects that help to control them. In addition to writing...
Has anyone used Merit (imidacloprid) for treating eastern hemlocks that are in animal exhibits? We have tufted deer beneath a beautiful hemlock but I...
I've added a "News" section to my website, www.zooplantman.com highlighting the wonder and value of landscapes and botany, so zoos and aquariums can strengthen...
Good Morning, Just wanted to pass this opportunity along to the group - Certificate Program in Applied Plant Conservation from June 6-16, 2006 at Denver...
We are wondering if anybody has released praying mantis into interior tropical exhibits for insect control? We are investigating the use of praying mantis to...
Hello All: The IPM committee of AZH needs your help. We need short (or long articles) on IPM for the newsletter. They can be personal experiences, on a...
Hi Everyone, The following are the thoughts of our invertebrate specialist. Hope they are useful. Cheers, Colin The mantids will have no effect on any of the...
Those of you with fishing cat exhibits, would you share your plant lists with me? We are re-doing our fishing cat exhibit and I need some fresh ideas. Our...
Does anyone have seeds of Impatiens balfouriana formerly I. glandulifera that they can send to me? If not, do you know of a source for this plant? Bluebird...
May is here! And it's hard to ignore the Plant World in May. This month's Zoo Botanical News (at www.zooplantman.com) features links on new developments in the...
Celebrating Plants and the Planet: The June focus at the News page of www.zooplantman.com is on pollinators and the incredible survival strategies of invasive...
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