Month: April 2011

Plant Delights Nursery Announces The Introduction Of A New Toad Lily

April 1, 2011 Plant Delights Nursery

Tricyrtis ravenii was discovered in the high mountains of Taiwan and published by Ching-I Peng, published as a new species in 2006. The plant was named after the internationally renowned conservationist Dr. Peter Raven, the recently retired 39-year director of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nursery traveled to Taiwan in 2008 where he located the plant and took cuttings of outstanding forms. The plants were subsequently tested at Plant Delights and then propagated by seed for public release. …

U.S.s Only Organic Tulip Festival Springs Into Color April 2-17 In VA

April 1, 2011 EcoTulips

Brightwood, VA-based EcoTulips, the only supplier of organic tulips in the U.S., is hosting its second annual Organic Tulip Festival April 2-17, 2011 in partnership with DuCard Vineyard and Brightwood Vineyard and Farm. …

Goldsmith Family Honored For 50 Years Of Service

April 1, 2011 Leigh Lawson, Gilroy Dispatch

Now retired, founder Glenn recalled stories of his early plant breeding days at a Saturday tribute at Syngenta Flowers in Gilroy. The tribute commemorated 50 years of Goldsmith Seeds and the family’s commitment to the Rotary Club of Gilroy’s Service Above Self Award. …

Vintage Grand Ewe

April 1, 2011 Best Cheese Corporation/ Coach Farm

The use of sheeps milk is extremely rare among traditional Dutch cheeses making Vintage Grand Ewe one of the most unique cheeses to come from Holland. The natural ripening of Vintage Grand Ewe makes it comparable to the Ossau-Iraty cheeses found on the French side of the Pyrenees Mountains. …

“Join the Take ‘N’ Bake Revolution” Proclaims Papa Murphy’s Pizza

April 1, 2011 Papa Murphy's

Fifty million people did it over the past year, and today Papa Murphy’s International is challenging everyone to “Join the Take ‘N’ Bake Revolution” with the launch of its 2011 marketing initiative. The new campaign was created in large part by Papa Murphy’s agency of record Minneapolis-based Periscope and consists of print, television, radio, online and in-store elements. …