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Super Regional Registrants Entered to Win!
Everyone who signs up for the GardenComm Super Regional meeting in Columbus, prior to Culviate’22, is automatically entered to win TWO COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS to the attend the AmericanHort Women in Horticulture luncheon program! The luncheon is happening on Monday, July 18 from 12-1:30. Tickets are normally $65 with part of the proceeds going to the Horticultural Research Institute. Thank you to luncheon program sponsor and GardenComm Allied Member Spring Meadow Nursery and Proven Winners® ColorChoice(R) Flowering Shrubs for donating the pair of tickets.
Click on this link to learn more about the luncheon program including speaker Jean Steel. https://www.cultivateevent.org/experiences#WomenInHorticulture
To learn more about the Horticultural Research Institute, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary, click here:
Horticultural Research Institute | The AmericanHort Foundation (hriresearch.org)
Click to see a preview video of the GardenComm Super Regional Meeting in conjunction with Cultivate'22 in Columbus
With unique sites, plentiful networking, national speakers, and plant raffles, GardenComm debuts a new summer gathering to coincide with Cultivate2022.
For A LOT more details Click Here.
Greater Columbus—Friday/Saturday, July 15/16, 2022
Member or Spouse—both days $95.00, either day only $60.00
Non-Member—both days $150.00, either day only $100.00
You must sign-up for Cultivate’22 separately as well as to get your hotel space. Details below!
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If you plan on attending the GardenComm super regional in Columbus, Ohio in July, then plan now to attend Cultivate'22 by AmericanHort.
Cultivate’22 is the largest green industry trade show in North America! It is happening July 16-19, 2022 at the Columbus Convention Center.
Thanks to AmericanHort, GardenComm members are eligible to receive the AmericanHort member discount pricing when registering for Cultivate’22. GardenComm members who are current with their 2022 membership can request the Cultivate’22 discount code by filing out a request form. Please contact the GardenComm office at info@gardencomm.org for any questions.
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Follow GardenComm on Social Media
Another way to not only be in the know about all things GardenComm, but also to connect and network with colleagues, is to follow GardenComm on our social media sites.
Facebook – we have both a private group for GardenComm members and a Facebook page which is open to anyone. If you are in the group but are not a member, we encourage you to join and continue to post, share and comment. The Facebook Page is @gardencommunicatorsinternational and the group can be found here
Additionally, we’re on:
LinkedIn - GardenComm
Instagram – @gardencomms
Twitter - @GardenComms
YouTube - @GardenComm
The Marketing Committee and staff are currently working behind the scenes on a new, comprehensive and cohesive social media plan for the GardenComm brand. If you love social media and would consider volunteering to help develop or institute our plan, reach out to info@gardencomm.org. We appreciate any time members are willing to offer up and that fit your schedule, be it short or long term or a one-off project.
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Still Time to Participate in the May Garden Bloggers Challenge
GardenComm members on the Monetize-My-Blog Power Circle have created a free #GardenBloggersChallenge for fellow members and anyone else who would like to participate. The goal is to raise the profile of garden writing in general and GardenComm members' work in particular. It will run for the month of May and you can participate as much or as little as you want. There are 31 daily blog topics (and some bonus topics too!) that you can create a blog post, IG story, YouTube story, etc. about. Then, at the bottom of your post, you include the hashtag #GardenBloggersChallenge, some boilerplate language, and the challenge's logo art. For details, including a list of topics and bottom-of-post materials can be found on the GardenComm website here. Questions? Contact KathyJentz@gmail.com.
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RBG Welcomes GardenComm in Region 7
The Royal Botanical Garden is excited to host GardenComm amidst the roses in bloom on Wed., June 15, 10:30 am–2:30 pm (time approx.).
Did you think nothing was fussier than roses? Well, in 2018, the RBG changed that perception when it reopened its redesigned, revitalized, sustainable Rose Garden. Next month for the first in-person Connect in Region 7 in two years, they'd love to tell us about their progress growing roses with fewer inputs and greater ecological benefit. They made similar changes to their Rock Garden in 2015, and would also love to share updates on that, too.
The Rose Garden Tent in Hendrie Park will be reserved for us to enjoy a lunch, and Alex Henderson (Curator of Collections), Jon Peter (Curator of Plant Records and Rock Garden expert) as well as RBG's Heads of Horticulture and Education are all keen to be involved.
Details will follow as they are worked out. While this is a Region 7 Connect, GardenComm members from other regions are welcome. If you know a garden communicator who might be interested in joining GardenComm, feel free to invite them, too.
If interested, Region 7 National Director Helen Battersby needs you to do three things:
- SAVE THE DATE, which was chosen for peak blooms and RBG availability.
- RSVP ASAP to helenebattersby@icloud.com to confirm you'll be there. Let's reciprocate the RBG's enthusiasm and generosity with a good turnout.
- Dust off your camera, your curiosity, and your in-person social skills.
If you're an out-of-towner, let me know if you need info about accommodations in nearby Hamilton. If we have sufficient numbers, I might even be able to organize a group rate.
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Honors Awards Nominations Are Open!
Each year, GardenComm recognizes industry excellence and service to the association with its Honors program. We hope you will take the time to submit a nomination on behalf of a deserving nominee. Self-nominations are welcome. Sitting officers and directors are not eligible for Honors recognition, because all awards forwarded by the Honors Committee are approved by the Board of Directors.
Click here for a list of awards and their criteria as well as past winners. Please email your nomination, with supporting information to: debwiley@hotmail.com. If you don’t receive an acknowledgement of your nomination, please call Deb at 515.255.4280.
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300 Years of Gardening in Philadelphia — GardenComm Super Regional Meeting Announcement
With unique sites, plentiful networking, national speakers, and plant raffles, GardenComm debuts a new two-day summer gathering. This meeting is planned to coincide with people traveling to the area to attend the Perennial Plant Conference. For A LOT more details Click Here.
Greater Philadelphia—Saturday/Sunday, August 6/7, 2022
Member or Spouse—both days $95.00, either day only $60.00
Non-Member—both days $150.00, either day only $100.00
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Registration Launching June 1st!
Have you heard? The dates of the GardenComm Annual Conference and Expo is slated for this fall. The winning combination of educational programs, organizational meetings, meet-the-editor appointments, story slam and more will be held in the afternoons and evenings of October 12 through 15 so mark your calendars to save those dates.
We will be launching registration on June 1st. A few highlights include more educational events – from 12 education sessions in 2021 to 18 in 2022. That doesn’t even count the new plants and products presentation by Diane Blazek of The National Garden Bureau! And we will have 3 additional panel discussion on marketing, social media influencers and pitching to editors/publishers.
We will be utilizing the OrderEase platform once again and they have made upgrades to the show since last year. Mark 3-6 on September 29th for a preview day AND a kick-off speaker!
That’s just a small taste of what you can expect. Just know that the conference and education committees, along with OrderEase are kicking it up a notch and more for 2022.
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.HORTICULTURE
The campaign for 'bird-friendly beef'
The Counter
The National Audubon Society’s new certification program measures eco-benefits using a single, simple metric: birds. It’s a quietly radical approach that’s upending conventional wisdom about both cattle ranching and conservation.
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How to grow an edible flower garden
Lifehacker
Planning your garden can be a challenge when it comes to weighing both form and function, but you don’t have to choose between a flower garden and an edible one. You can get the best of both worlds by planting an edible flower garden, which is perfect for adding a splash of color to your plate, as well as your yard.
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My design tips for a cut flower garden
Treehugger
When you think of a cut flower garden, you may immediately picture flowers grown in monocultures in orderly rows. However, a cut flower garden certainly does not have to take this form.
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.JOURNALISM
Freelancer travel guide: How to stay on top of tasks
Travel Daily News
Millions of people worldwide have begun embracing freelancing and the opportunities and freedom it brings. A freelancer is a person who doesn't work for the company directly and doesn't attend the office. Many might see them as free birds, working anywhere they like and for as long as they like.
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Controlled-environment agriculture: Where horticulture and technology meet
Greenhouse Grower
Controlled-environment agriculture means different things to different people. It’s a wide umbrella that covers hoop houses and wind tunnels with low technology, greenhouses with medium technology, and vertical farms (e.g., hydroponics, aquaponics, etc.) and other types of indoor growing with high technology and full control.
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.SOCIAL MEDIA
5 key roles of social media in brand establishment
News 5 Cleveland
The key role of social media in the brand establishment is well documented by now. The type and volume of information available online about a brand or product have no rival that can compare. Not only is it possible to get a sense of how the world views your company, but it’s also possible to find potential leads on how you can update your company’s social media marketing strategies, which might help boost their sales.
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6 tips for social media imperfection
SmartBrief
Meta says brands can undermine their social media marketing strategy when they aim for perfection. Instead, be unpolished. Forget “dress to impress.” When it comes to social media marketing, Meta says nobody should be caught wearing a suit to a house party.
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.BUSINESS
10 tips to preserve places from the recent past
Saving Places
In the preservation world, the term “recent past” most commonly refers to historic places younger than 50 years old. Modernism, which is another term often associated with the recent past, is generally defined as a style that began to flourish in the United States in the 1930s. Both describe places and cultural resources that are among the most under-appreciated and vulnerable aspects of our nation’s heritage.
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