Robert, I know that the Brookfield Zoo used artificial plants at one time in the 'Tropical World' where they display their primates. You may want to check...
I remember a recent thread about this product. I need to find an herbicide that we can apply to hardy weeds that are growing in the rocks along a river....
http://www.cce.cornell.edu/rensselaer/Horticulture/acetic_acid_as_herb icide.htm The acetic acid concentration is MUCH higher than found as "vinegar". Tom...
Hello! I am new to this group and very happy this resource is available - I am the horticulturist at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, and am also...
Melanie,,, try Baisch and Skinner. They're located in St. Louis and other cities around the country. They handle a lot of horticultural and florist supplies...
Here at Buffalo I am continuing to fight the browse or lack of it issue. If any of you folks have a formal browse feeding policy I would appreciate receiving...
At Atlanta, the only formal browse program is for the Pandas. We have a bamboo department that handles only this. We have some bamboo growing on grounds, but...
Steve This policy sounds good and can raise the moral of the horticulture staff but I can't say it ever resolved any strife. Mark Fleming Horticulture's Browse...
In response to Steve's browse question: Mill Mountain Zoo is a small zoo. Our browse is cut from on site and fed immediately. We don't use pesticides so...
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Hello All, We also have issues with the browse availability in the winter months. In particular, we are trying to provide browse for our giraffes in order to ...
Winter browse - two ideas come to mind. One: some of the willows whose green twigs/branches remain useful in the winter. Another is the method the Cincinnati...
It is with sadness that I announce I am no longer with the Indianapolis Zoo and White River Gardens. My current email is zoohort@.... I have valued the...
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It is that time again. This is just a reminder that the deadline for the November/December AZH Newsletter is November 1. Please forward any articles, updates,...
David,,, It has been great having visited you at the Indy' Zoo and having conversed and networked with you in the past. Good luck on your next endeavor and do...
Ron, I know have a new PO Box address for new and renewl of Memberships. Please print this in the next news letter. Cheryl Garing Membership Chair PO Box 10122...
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Anyone tell me if hibiscus can be or should be brought indoors for the winter (New York)(these are container plants)? What care would they need to get them...
Is it the tropical,,, Hibiscus sinensis or the hardy, H. syriacus or H. lasiocarpos. gary. Gary Wangler, Horticulturist / Supervisor St. Louis Children's...
I'm guessing the hardy since it was outside all summer. It probably was purchased locally. Not sure how common the different species are in shops. Steve ... ...
Steve, The weather in New York is as cold or even colder than here in Denmark, we take allways our planters in around this time of the year including Hibiscus...
I would bet the bank roll that it is the tropical one. Flowers about 5" across? The hardy one has what we call 'dinner plate' size flowers. That is, they're...
We are planning our African expansion at the El Paso Zoo. Does anyone out there have mixed African animal exhibits? What are the favorite African Animals...
Thanks everyone. Steve ... about 5" across? ... is, they're about 9"-10" across. ... during the day for 5-7 days to acclimate it to the indoors. ... 50% of its...
... giraffe, zebra. It can be difficult to mix any animals together but I've worked and seen mostly giraffe, zebra and ostrich. Others have had tommies and...
Greetings everyone; We have a couple of large Ricinus comunis, who are about to flower, on our America rainforest exhibit (I know it comes originaly from...
Extremely poisonous!!! Paul __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com...
Sergio, Ricinus communis is such a beautiful plant with very attractive seeds and many important economic benefits, but like many members of the Euphorbiacea...
Hi All, In response to Steve's browse question: Here at Zoo New England- (Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo) we have been working on trying to complete a...
The Woodland Park Zoo's African Savanna exhibit complex has an area that has mixed animal species in the same space as well as some that appear to be in the...
Greetings, Here at Randers Rainforest in Denmark have a big problem with cockroaches, and wonder if any of you have a similar problem and what kind of control...
