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Rainwater Harvesting for Landscapes and Gardens

Posted by Chris Sabbarese on Wed, Feb, 25, 2015 @ 12:02 PM

Ewing-RainwaterSaving-2-25-2015Rainwater harvesting refers to the reuse of rainwater on-site, rather than allowing it to be lost through run-off. Join Ewing Irrigation to chat about capture and storage systems for rainwater. New trends in catchment reduce the chance of contamination, while detention systems ranging from rain barrels to cistern will be reviewed. Ewing Irrigation will share information about supplementing irrigation with rainwater and regional rainfall collection regulations and restrictions.

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Join @CoronaTools and partner Ewing Irrigation with Social Media & Digital Strategist Laurie Ory tweeting as @EwingIrrigation  for #Landscapechat on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 11 a.m. P.T.or 2 p.m. ET. This is the Twitter chat where we come together with green industry experts and fellow landscape tweeps, each week to discuss all things related to landscape, since 2011.

Discussion Overview

On the live Twitter #Landscapechat find out more answers to these 5 key takeaways for Rain Water Harvesting: 

Parts of a rainwater harvesting system

Calculations - calculating rainwater harvesting potential

Supplementing irrigation - Add rainwater to the irrigation mix

What's New - Rainwater harvesting innovations and products.

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Corona Tools Landscapechat

Don’t miss out on this exciting topic and join the conversation via Twitter. Just sign into #landscapechat with your Twitter ID and you can follow the conversation and share with the community. Be sure to add the hashtag to all your tweets or join us in the landscapechat room on Tweetchat.  They will automatically add it for you and it's easy to watch the conversation as it happens!

If you do miss the live event, you can still access the Storify recap, accessible 24/7 that will be posted following the live chat. The transcript includes all the information and links shared during the discussion. 

About Landscapechat

Connect and share with the green industry leaders live on Twitter and 24/7 to learn and share about hot topics in the green industry. Now landscapechat is part of the Green Industry Leaders Network (GILN) presented by Corona and its partners.  We are an alliance of professional organizations who are advancing the horticulture, tree care, and landscaping industries. 

Photo courtesy of Ewing Irrigation 

Topics: Corona Tools, #Landscapechat, Ewing's Water Wednesdays, Rainwater Harvesting

The Lure of Flower Shows

Posted by Chris Sabbarese on Mon, Feb, 23, 2015 @ 12:02 PM

phsWalk through the doors of your regional Flower Show, and Winter turns to Spring! Extraordinary plant material, gardens forced into bloom, and hardscaping to die for - built and on display for just one week -  bring a rush of ideas into the fore. Floral designs, Horticulture, Youth, and Landscape Design categories compete for Blue Ribbons and the acclaim of the Judges. Sometimes specialty categories like Bonsai or Photography are added to the mix. And don't forget the Sales Expo with tempting garden tools and hard-to-live-without garden gadgets.  Each year, Flower and Garden Shows around the country feature the latest gardening trends, new plants, and up to the minute lectures by professionals in the know.

This week #Plantchat's Young Emergents discussion led by Brienne Arthur discusses the value of the latest batch of Spring Flower and Garden Shows to newbies in the field and experienced gardeners.  Join the young Emergents this week to chat about the value of professional organizations on #Plantchat!

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Join @CoronaTools and #Plantchat co-partner, Brienne Gluvna Arthur @EmergentPro for this week's topic, discussing The Lure of Flower Shows.  The live chat begins Monday, February 23, 2015 at 11 a.m. PST / 2 p.m. EST, were we come together with green industry experts and fellow horticultural tweeps each week to discuss all things related to plants and horticulture, since 2011.

Discussion Overview 

5 Top Reasons to attend your regional Flower Show:

Trending - What are some of the new trends in the flower show circuit of 2015?
What's the Connection? - How are flower shows connecting to young professionals? And the general public?
Educational Opportunities - What opportunities are available for young professionals through the educational elements of the show?
Favorite Moments - What are your favorite aspects of a flower show?
Location, Location, Location - Which shows in which regions are at the top of your list?

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Don’t miss out on this exciting topic and join the conversation via Twitter. Just sign into #plantchat with your Twitter ID and you can follow the conversation and share with the community. Be sure to add the hashtag to all your tweets or join us in the plantchat room on Tweetchat.  They will automatically add it for you and it's easy to watch the conversation as it happens!

If you do miss the live event, you can still access the Storify recap, accessible 24/7 that will be posted following the live chat. The transcript includes all the information and links shared during the discussion. 

About Plantchat

Connect and share with the green industry leaders live on Twitter and 24/7 to learn and share about hot topics in the green industry. Now plantchat is part of the Green Industry Leaders Network (GILN) presented by Corona and its partners.  We are an alliance of professional organizations who are advancing the horticulture, tree care, and landscaping industries. 

Topics: Corona Tools, #Plantchat, Young Emergents, Flower and Garden Shows

Showing the Love for Lawn in Your Landscape

Posted by Chris Sabbarese on Tue, Feb, 17, 2015 @ 11:02 AM

PLANET-Feb182015What is National Lawn Care Month? This year Professional Landcare Network, (PLANET) is partnering with Turfgrass Producers International (TPI)  and The Lawn Institute to promote National Lawn Care Month. April is targeted for the maximum consumer interest, and a webpage features consumer education, facts, resources, an infographic, photos, and a logo to support professional organizations in their lawn care outreach. Learn about National Lawn Care Month and how PLANET and partners can help you with your client education program on Wednesday on Twitter for #Landscapechat.

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Join Corona Tools and PLANET's Marketing and Communications Manager Maureen Acquino who will be tweeting as @PLANET2005 on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 2pm ET.  This is the Twitter chat where we come together with green industry experts and fellow landscape tweeps, each week to discuss all things related to landscape, since 2011.

Discussion Key Points: 

 April is National Lawn Care Month and PLANET has created a toolkit with infographics, photos, facts, blogs and press release material to help professionals in the industry promote NLCM to their clients. #lawncaremonth. We teamed with TPI/Lawn Care Institute to promote facts and research about the health benefits of grass. We’ll be sharing lots of facts and stats about the science of grass.

Facts and Figures   According to the Lawn Institute, it is estimated that a 50 by 50 foot lawn (2,500 square feet), releases enough oxygen for a family of four, while absorbing carbon dioxide, hydrogen fluoride, and perosyacetyle nitrate. According to NASA, one person consumes 0.84 kg of oxygen each day. This means that one square foot of grass will produce approximately half a kilogram of oxygen a day. 


R and R - Research has found that people find stress relief and healing when interacting with nature or even when just viewing nature on a computer screen or through a window. (Nature Sacred.org)

Website Support PLANET’s consumer site, LoveYourLandscape.com, has a web page dedicated to National Lawn Care Month which will share facts, statistics, and lawn care tips with homeowners.

Benefits Turfgrass, like that found in our lawns, is much cooler than asphalt or cement.  It acts as an “air conditioner” for the surrounding area (lawns can be 22 degrees cooler than urban asphalt "heat islands").

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Corona Tools LandscapechatDon’t miss out on this exciting topic and join the conversation via Twitter. Just sign into #landscapechat with your Twitter ID and you can follow the conversation and share with the community. Be sure to add the hashtag to all your tweets or join us in the landscapechat room on Tweetchat.  They will automatically add it for you and it's easy to watch the conversation as it happens!

If you do miss the live event, you can still access the Storify recap, accessible 24/7 that will be posted following the live chat. The transcript includes all the information and links shared during the discussion. 

About Landscapechat

Connect and share with the green industry leaders live on Twitter and 24/7 to learn and share about hot topics in the green industry. Now landscapechat is part of the Green Industry Leaders Network (GILN) presented by Corona and its partners.  We are an alliance of professional organizations who are advancing the horticulture, tree care, and landscaping industries. 

(Photo credit PLANET)

Topics: Corona Tools, #Landscapechat, PLANET, National Lawn Care Month

Growing Medicinal Plants in the Garden

Posted by Chris Sabbarese on Sun, Feb, 15, 2015 @ 22:02 PM

RI-MedicinalPlantsWorkshop-2-16-2015Gardening season is revving up, and Rodale Institute suggests a garden of medicinal herbs as a new focus.  A botanical pharmacy in your backyard is accessible, economical and ready at hand. Get a burn? Grab some Aloe vera. Stressed? Breathe fragrant fresh (or dried) lavender. Beset by mosquitoes? Lemon Balm helps confuse them.

Rodale Institute's new Plant Production Specialist will participate in #Plantchat on Twitter to answer questions and provide helpful hints and advice for medicinal herb gardens new and old. It's another great topic and discussion in store on #plantchat! 

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Join @CoronaTools and #plantchat co-partner, Aaron Kinsman of Rodale Institute @RodaleInstitute and Maggie Saska, RI's new Plant Production Specialist will be joining the chat as the seed starting expert.  The live chat begins Monday, February 16, 2015 at 11 a.m. PST / 2 p.m. EST, were we come together with green industry experts and fellow horticultural tweeps each week to discuss all things related to plants and horticulture, since 2014.

Discussion Overview  

5 Key Takeaways for Medicinal Herb Gardens: 

If you’re growing a garden for your health, organic is the only way to go.

If you prefer to know where your food comes from, here’s a great way to also control the ingredients in your health and beauty products.

Herbs and botanical products help treat and prevent disease and enhance quality of life.

For thousands of years, people have used herbal medicinal preparations made from their gardens or harvested from the wild.

A medicinal herb garden is far more economical than buying botanical supplements and medicine.

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Don’t miss out on this exciting topic and join the conversation via Twitter. Just sign into #plantchat with your Twitter ID and you can follow the conversation and share with the community. Be sure to add the hastag to all your tweets or join us in the plantchat room on Tweetchat.  They will automatically add it for you and it's easy to watch the conversation as it happens!

If you do miss the live event, you can still access the Storify recap, accessible 24/7 that will be posted following the live chat. The transcript includes all the information and links shared during the discussion. 

About Plantchat

Connect and share with the green industry leaders live on Twitter and 24/7 to learn and share about hot topics in the green industry. Now plantchat is part of the Green Industry Leaders Network (GILN) presented by Corona and its partners.  We are an alliance of professional organizations who are advancing the horticulture, tree care, and landscaping industries. 

photos courtesy of Rodale Institute

Topics: Corona Tools, #Plantchat, Rodale Institute, Medicinal Plant Herb Garden

Managing Stormwater Runoff with Trees

Posted by Chris Sabbarese on Fri, Feb, 06, 2015 @ 17:02 PM

ACTrees-2-11-2015 The ACTrees national network of greening organizations and municipalities is harnessing the power of trees to manage stormwater runoff in urban areas. Stormwater runoff is created when rain falls on roads, driveways, parking lots, rooftops and other paved surfaces that do not allow water to soak into the ground. These large volumes of water are swiftly carried to our local streams, lakes, wetlands and rivers and can cause flooding and erosion, and wash away important habitat for wildlife. Learn how the ACTrees network is strategically using urban trees to keep our waterways secure.

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Welcome!  @CoronaTools invites everyone with an interest in trees to enter the hashtag #Treechat on Twitter. Chat partner and ACTrees Program Manager Anthony Le will be tweeting as @alliancefortrees. The live chat begins Tuesday, February 11, 2015 at 11 a.m. PST / 2 p.m. EST. This is the Twitter chat were we come together with industry experts and fellow tree tweeps each week to discuss all things related to trees and tree care, since 2010!

Discussion Overview

Find out more on this week's #Treechat

  • What is stormwater runoff pollution?
  • What implications does stormwater runoff have for surrounding walkways and paving, landscapes and nearby bodies of water?
  • Compare and contrast stormwater falling in a forest with that falling on impervious surfaces
  • Discuss how best to employ trees to control and use stormwater runoff 

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Corona Tools Treechat

Join us for this information-rich topic live on Twitter! Just sign in, search for #treechat and tweet using the hashtag. You're tweets will appear in the live tweet stream and you will be part of the conversation.  Be sure to add the hastag to all your tweets or join us in the treechat room on Tweetchat.  They will automatically add it for you and it's easy to watch the conversation as it happens!

If you do miss the live chat, you can still access the complete Storify transcript, available 24/7 following the live chat.  It includes include all the information and links shared during the discussion.

About Treechat

Connect and share with the green industry leaders live on Twitter and 24/7 to learn and share about hot topics in the green industry. Now treechat is part of the Green Industry Leaders Network (GILN) presented by Corona and its partners.  We are an alliance of professional organizations who are advancing the horticulture, tree care, and landscaping industries.

 

Topics: #treechat, Corona Tools, ACTrees

Gardening Success with Seedlings

Posted by Chris Sabbarese on Fri, Feb, 06, 2015 @ 13:02 PM

SeedlingsInHeartMargaret Roach Shares Seed Starting Tips and How-Tos

The American Horticultural Society and Corona Tools are proud to have famed garden author Margaret Roach as their guest once again on #Plantchat.  

Starting seeds is an enticing and cost-effective way to expand your garden, but that particular garden path can be lined with lanky, drooping seedlings. Learn how to grow robust seedlings that will be prepared for the rough and ready world.

The American Horticultural Society is honored to host Margaret Roach as a special guest on #plantchat this week. Margaret blogs at A Way to Garden, based on experiences in her Hudson Valley garden and her years as Garden Editor and Executive Vice President/Editorial Editor at Martha Stewart Omnimedia. Margaret is the author of three books on gardening and transformation

On the Chat, please share your own advice from your experience in starting seeds with the other Peeps. This week there are great prizes in store for tweeters during the #Plantchat hour.  Just show up and tweet with us and we'll have random winners throughout the chat. 

Check out the countdown calendar to Spring!

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Join @CoronaTools and #Plantchat co-partner, American Horticultural Society Digital Communications Manager, Charlotte Germane @AHS_Gardening, and guest host Margaret Roach @MargaretRoach to share seed starting tips. This week's topic is How to Succeed with Seedlings: Margaret Roach’s Seed Starting Tips. The live chat begins Monday, February 9, 2015 at 11 a.m. PST / 2 p.m. EST, where we come together with green industry experts and fellow horticultural tweeps each week to discuss all things related to plants and horticulture, since 2014.

Discussion Overview 

Share your thoughts and get information from Margaret and the American Horticultural Society about:

Starter homes - Choosing seed trays or soil blocks

Heating mats - When to turn them off

Lighting must-haves - You're not as bright as you think

Watering - How to avoid drowning

Almost grown up - Damping off is bad, hardening off is good

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Don’t miss out on this exciting topic and join the conversation via Twitter. Just sign into #plantchat with your Twitter ID and you can follow the conversation and share with the community. Be sure to add the hashtag to all your tweets or join us in the plantchat room on Tweetchat.  They will automatically add it for you and it's easy to watch the conversation as it happens!

If you do miss the live event, you can still access the Storify recap, accessible 24/7 that will be posted following the live chat. The transcript includes all the information and links shared during the discussion. 

About Plantchat

Connect and share with the green industry leaders live on Twitter and 24/7 to learn and share about hot topics in the green industry. Now plantchat is part of the Green Industry Leaders Network (GILN) presented by Corona and its partners.  We are an alliance of professional organizations who are advancing the horticulture, tree care, and landscaping industries. 

Topics: Corona Tools, #Plantchat, AHS, Margaret Roach's Tips, Success with Seeds!

Basic Botany Helps Gardeners with Proven Winners and Corona Tools

Posted by Chris Sabbarese on Mon, Feb, 02, 2015 @ 11:02 AM

PW-Botany-2-2-15An understanding of basic Botany is invaluable to gardeners because it provides the "why" behind many of the horticultural techniques used-- such as how to take stem and root cuttings, what happens and why when you make heading cuts when pruning, and all about plant breeding and seeds, to name a few. 

Perhaps the lingo seems strange or unfamiliar, and this Twitter chat is a way to unravel some of the finer points with Proven Winners Stacey Hirvala and the voice of Corona Tools USA, Chris Sabbarese.

This week on #Plantchat ask questions or share favorite stories about basic Botany with the team at Proven Winners!

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Join @CoronaTools and #plantchat co-partner, Stacey Hirvala, Jane Beggs-Joles and Shannon Springer representing Proven Winners @Proven_Winners on this week's topic, Prepping the Garden for Winter. The live chat begins Monday, February 2, 2015 at 11 a.m. PST / 2 p.m. EST, were we come together with green industry experts and fellow horticultural tweeps each week to discuss all things related to plants and horticulture, since 2014.

Discussion Overview 

Botanical Terms - unravel the mystery

Botany Makes You a Better Gardener  - learn the why behind your garden

Resources - Where to look and who to ask for the low down on the lingo 

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Don’t miss out on this exciting topic and join the conversation via Twitter. Just sign into #plantchat with your Twitter ID and you can follow the conversation and share with the community. Be sure to add the hastag to all your tweets or join us in the plantchat room on Tweetchat.  They will automatically add it for you and it's easy to watch the conversation as it happens!

If you do miss the live event, you can still access the Storify recap, accessible 24/7 that will be posted following the live chat. The transcript includes all the information and links shared during the discussion. 

About Plantchat

Connect and share with the green industry leaders live on Twitter and 24/7 to learn and share about hot topics in the green industry. Now plantchat is part of the Green Industry Leaders Network (GILN) presented by Corona and its partners.  We are an alliance of professional organizations who are advancing the horticulture, tree care, and landscaping industries.  Register now to get weekly updates of upcoming chats, links to transcripts, chat reminders and more!  Register now on the GILN website!

Topics: Corona Tools, #Plantchat, Proven Winners, Basic Botany for Gardeners

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