Ever greener: gardening is big business in Canada
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Mass retailers such as Wal-Mart Canada and The Home Depot are competing with smaller businesses for Canada's annual $945-million horticulture and nursery market. Although the market is rapidly expanding, smaller nurseries and garden shops may have to specialize more to stay in business.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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Virtual spaces
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Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) is likely to transform images and interactions on the World Wide Web. VRML is used to construct 3-dimensional Web sites that a user can move through, much like real 3-D space. Applications and expected improvement of VRML are discussed.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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Wired for growth
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A wealth of gardening information can be obtained on Internet sites such as the Gardens+Gardening Web site on Nova Scotia's Chebucto Community Net. Gardening programs such as Books That Work's 3D landscape are also described.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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