Gold Collection® Cinnamon Snow
• Winter blooming
• Ivory blossoms, suffused with rose and cinnamon
• Beautiful choice for entryway gardens
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Apple to launch new self-publishing program
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Apple is going to be holding an exclusive event in New York City to possibly launch a new program for their iBooks and Publishing platform. Sources close to the matter said they intend on launching a new digital self-publishing platform to get peoples content into the iBookstore. This is a huge step forward for Apple to compete with Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
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Region I meeting deadline approaches
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Early registration discounts for the Region I meeting at New England Grows ends Jan. 13. Final registration deadline ends Jan. 20. Join us for Mary-Kate Mackey's step-by-step workshop on how to move from an abstract idea to a marketable presentation. This interactive seminar includes exercises that give you a specific method and the thinking tools you need for every pitch. Bring your inspirations into focus with this three-hour workshop.
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Indies battle Amazon — by becoming publishers
Salon
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Mitchell Kaplan published "Blue Christmas." More precisely, his new imprint, B&B Press, released the book. It thus represents a heartening trend in the brave new world of publishing. Rather than trimming their sails, a number of independent booksellers are taking a page from Amazon by producing titles themselves.
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Sun Gro Horticulture, the supplier trusted by more professional growers, proudly introduces Black Gold Garden Products, a new line of natural and organic potting soils and fertilizers exclusively for IGCs nation-wide, featuring a broad selection of OMRI listings available in turn-key indoor sets and high volume outdoor soils and amendments. more
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GWAF awards $7,000 in student scholarship grants
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The GWAF Scholarship Committee awarded $6,500 in general student grants and a $500 grant from the Kathleen Fisher Memorial Scholarship in December for the spring 2012 academic year. Look for information on grant recipients in the February Q&T.
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Books that are never done being written
The Wall Street Journal
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An e-book is far different from an old-fashioned printed one. The words in the latter stay put. In the former, the words can keep changing, at the whim of the author or anyone else with access to the source file. The endless malleability of digital writing promises to overturn a whole lot of our assumptions about publishing.
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Just like a work of art by the great Dutch Masters.
Amsterdam is sure to wow you with its sweet flavor.
In our trials this year, Amsterdam had one of the highest
brix levels of all tomato varieties. Brix levels are indicators
of sugar levels in produce. If you like a sweet tasting grape
tomato then you should try Amsterdam. more
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GWA Foundation Board Meeting on Jan. 10
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The next meeting of the GWA Foundation Board of Directors will be Jan. 10. Any members with proposals you wish the Board to consider should contact Executive Director Bob LaGasse at execdir@gardenwriters.org.
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5 things we learned about publishing in 2011
O'Reilly Radar (blog)
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Many of publishing's big developments from 2011 will continue to shape the industry in 2012. So with that in mind, here's a look at five of the most important lessons from last 12 months. No. 1: Amazon is, indeed, a disruptive publishing competitor.
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The talk of the industry, The IGC Show continues on into its record 6th year! Make your plans now. August 21-23, 2012. more
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GWA Board to meet Jan. 21
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The Garden Writers Association Board of Directors will meet Jan. 21-22. Any members with topics they wish GWA to consider should contact their National Director by Jan. 10.
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Will someone besides Amazon release the next Kindle tablet?
CNET
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Amazon sold millions of Kindles this holiday season, led by the company's first-ever tablet, the Kindle Fire, leaving some analysts wondering if other Android tablets might soon be flavored with Amazon's secret sauce. After a full year of dozens of Android tablets from numerous manufacturers, none — excepting the discontinued and momentarily deeply discounted HP TouchPad — made more than the slightest dent in the iPad's dominance in the slate market.
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This handsome Verbena is smothered with clusters of lavender flowers with a darker lavender eye. Very floriferous and long flowering, June until late September. Its low growing and spreading habit makes it ideal for borders or patio pots. It also stands up under drought conditions. A tender perennial (Zones 8 to 10.) Lovely grown or mixed with Verbena ‘Homestead Purple’. From Blooms of Bressingham®.
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2012 publishing predictions
Dear Author (blog)
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The following are some bold and not so bold predictions for publishing in 2012. The boldest prediction will be that Amazon will buy Goodreads in 2012. The most unlikely to happen prediction is Number 10. What are your predictions for 2012?
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Spoiler alert! What makes a great ending?
Salon
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The endings of novels are, in their own way, as crucial as the endings of years, but they are much less discussed. Any bibliophile can rattle off at least a handful of famous first lines ("It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ... ;" "It is a truth universally acknowledged ... ;" "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen," and so on), but ask someone to quote a memorable closer and the task is much tougher.
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AzaMax is a concentrated all natural broad spectrum pest control, antifeedant and insect growth regulator, controls pests through starvation and growth disruption for a broad variety of plant applications. Effectively controls spider mites, thrips, fungus gnats, aphids, whiteflies, leaf miners, worms, beetles, leafhoppers, scales, mealy bugs, nematodes and other soil borne pests. Can be applied up to the time or day of harvest. more
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Hachette reports a 'blockbuster' Christmas for e-book sales
The Book Seller
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Hachette has reported a "blockbuster Christmas for e-books," selling more than 100,000 e-books in the U.K. on Christmas Day, and "many more" in international markets. The figure echoes that of HarperCollins, which reported selling more than 100,000 e-books in the U.K. as well as international territories such as Australia and New Zealand.
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Mapping giant reed infestations along Texas-Mexico portion of Rio Grande
Weed Science Society of America
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Giant reed is an invasive weed throughout the southern half of the United States, with the densest stands growing along the coastal rivers of southern California and the Rio Grande in Texas. The objective of this study was to use aerial photography to map giant reed infestations and to estimate infested areas along the Texas–Mexico portion of the Rio Grande.
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Planting pride, promoting prosperity
Green Profit
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For 10 years, independent garden retailers have been revitalizing their markets by planting America in Bloom in their towns. Sandi McDonald, owner of Hillermann Nursery & Florist, had been thinking about this national beautification program for five years, but needed the right champion in local government to get Washington, Mo., involved.
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