Gulf Coast and Florida gardens begin recovery

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Relief workers, police, volunteers and citizens of Florida are working to aid and restore vital services in battered cities, and clean up tons of debris after Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma successively ravaged the Gulf Coast and Florida regions. Several efforts taken by state for cleaning and restoring botanical gardens in states such as New Orleans and South Florida are presented.

Florida, East South Central States, West South Central States, Environmental aspects, Design and construction, Hurricanes, Botanical gardens, Southern United States, Gulf Coast (United States), Restoration ecology, Hurricane Katrina, 2005, Hurricane Rita, 2005, Post-disaster reconstruction

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Monrovia nursery: A passion for plants

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Rosedale in 1920 aims to nurture healthy plants and develop innovative techniques for producing and marketing them. Monrovia, a plant industry leader virtually invented the containerized plant, pioneered the shipment of plants, created state-of-the-art mixes, practiced water recycling, and led the way in coding its plants with both USDA hardiness zones and AHS heat zones.

Management, Horticultural industry, Monrovia Nursery Co.

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Gardeners can aid bees and other pollinators

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Pollinators such as bees and other insects help to fertilize plants that would otherwise not be able to set fruits and bear seeds as worldwide insects pollinate around 80 percent of the flowers growing outdoors, including crop plants. Bees are threatened by habitat loss and the use of pesticides, inspite their significant roles in the ecosystem.

Research, Plant growth, Insect pollination, Pollinators (Animals)

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