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<\/div>\n\nMaria Zampini<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
President, UpShoot LLC<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\nOn the Road Again<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\nMarch\u00a011, 2017<\/strong>
\nIn the Garden w\/
\nRon Wilson
\nListen Online<\/a><\/u>
\nMarch 18<\/strong>
\nChicago, IL
\nNavy Pier
\nChicago Flower &
\nGarden Show<\/a><\/u>
\nApril 1-6<\/strong>
\nCalifornia
\nCalifornia Spring Trials<\/a><\/u>
\nApril 19<\/strong>
\nFrankenmuth, MI
\nHerb Society of America
\nGardening Trends
\nFeaturing Foodscaping<\/u>
\n <\/p>\n\n\nMaria’s Work
\nin Words<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n![\"Licensed](\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/lgr.jpg\")
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\nLicensed Grower<\/strong><\/u><\/a>
\nFebruary 2017
\n“Let Your Fingers Do the Walking”<\/u><\/a>
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\nGrower Talks<\/strong><\/u><\/a>
\nDecember 2016
\n“Growing Chick Charms
\nHens & Chicks”<\/a><\/u>
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\nFollow Garden-pedia<\/em> on Facebook!<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n![\"Plants](\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/plantsmapillustration.jpg\")
<\/h2>\nConnecting People with Plants<\/h2>\n
I love profiling new plants and gardening related products. My\u00a0co-horts Tracy and Bill Blevins have a interactive gardening product worth knowing about.
\nPlantsmap.com<\/a>\u00a0hosts botanical collections with free tools that have gained wide appeal among a diverse user base\u00a0who want to document and share information about their plants.
\n![\"Plants](\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/plantsmaplogo.png\")
<\/a>What began as an easy to use digital plant journal for weekend gardeners and avid plant collectors has grown into an educational outreach and marketing tool to include those who manage public landscapes, community parks, school gardens, university campuses, arboreta, as well as professionals, businesses and brands.
\nThe website is mobile responsive, so users and visitors have the same experience on smart phones, tablets or computers without the need for an app.
\nLearn how to create your own digital plant lists with Plantsmap.com so you can engage and learn from\u00a0other plant minded people:<\/p>\n\n- What is\u00a0My Plants Map<\/a>?<\/li>\n
- Contact Tracy Blevins at\u00a0tracy@plantsmap.com<\/a><\/li>\n
- Attend a weekly demo<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesdays at 4pm ET<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Hens & Chicks in the Landscape
\nNot the ones that cluck<\/h2>\n
![\"Chick](\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/chick-charms-md.png\")
<\/a>I\u2019ll admit that over the years I\u2019ve killed my fair share of plants; it\u2019s called live and learn and it happens to the best of us.
\nBut, one of the reasons succulents have become so popular\u00a0is because they are drought tolerant, easy care plants for gardeners of any experience level. One of the only things that kills them is too much water!
\nThis fall I planted the\u00a0Chick Charms<\/a>\u00a0Sempervirems (hens & chicks) introductions from Michigan based breeder Chris Hansen including his brand new\u00a0‘Gold Nugget.’ This hardy, gold beauty takes on hues of red before turning almost all red. Here it is in my landscape the end of October, end of December and then mid-February.
\n![\"Chick](\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/chick-charms.png\")
\nYou can find Chick Charms at select independent garden centers and mail order companies. They’re great in the landscape or in containers. A perfect #kidgardening option in my opinion!\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/h2>\nCelebrating E-Books<\/h2>\n
While I\u2019m a traditional kind of gal and prefer the feel of a good book in my hands, I still look to an e-book to read certain things. But the bottom line is I\u2019m all for reading, no matter the format.<\/p>\n
March 5 \u2013 11 is “Read an Ebook Week.” With that in mind, I\u2019m proud to share that my book with co-author Pam Bennett,\u00a0Garden-pedia: An A-Z Guide to Gardening<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0is now available as an Ebook!<\/p>\n![\"E-books\"](\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/garden-pedia-ebook-formats.png\")
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\nAnd in case you haven\u2019t heard, Garden-pedia won the\u00a0Educational Materials Outstanding Book Award<\/a>\u00a0from the American Society of Horticultural Science.<\/p>\nPlus it has gone into its second printing by our publisher,\u00a0St. Lynn\u2019s Press!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"TPIE\"](\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tpie.png\")
<\/h2>\nSnow Bird<\/h2>\n
As someone who lives in the NE Ohio snow belt, it was not a hardship going to the\u00a0FNGLA TPIE<\/a>\u00a0(Tropical Plant Industry) trade show in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in January with the\u00a0GWA: The Association for Garden Communicators<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe GWA attended the trade show and saw some of the cool new products coming to market including one of my summer favorites,\u00a0Hollywood Hibiscus<\/a>\u00a0from J. Berry Nursery.<\/p>\n![\"Video\"](\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cool-product-video.jpg\")
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\nPlay Video…<\/a><\/p>\nGWA also had a full day tour which took us to some top gardening geek sites including\u00a0The Kampong<\/a>,\u00a0Patch of Heaven Gardens<\/a>,\u00a0RF Orchids<\/a>,\u00a0Montgomery Botanical Gardens<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Costa Farms<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"RF](\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/garden.jpg\")
<\/a>RF Orchids<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"Dr.](\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/armitage.jpg\")
<\/h2>\n#PerDrA<\/h2>\n
America\u2019s most beloved horticultural icon, Dr. Allan Armitage, Professor Emeritus of the University of Georgia, has done it again!<\/p>\n
His newest book,\u00a0Of Naked Ladies & Forget-Me-Nots<\/em><\/a>, will be available in March.<\/p>\n
\nIn the Garden w\/
\nRon Wilson
\nListen Online<\/a><\/u>
\nMarch 18<\/strong>
\nChicago, IL
\nNavy Pier
\nChicago Flower &
\nGarden Show<\/a><\/u>
\nApril 1-6<\/strong>
\nCalifornia
\nCalifornia Spring Trials<\/a><\/u>
\nApril 19<\/strong>
\nFrankenmuth, MI
\nHerb Society of America
\nGardening Trends
\nFeaturing Foodscaping<\/u>
\n <\/p>\n
\nin Words<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n
<\/a>\nLicensed Grower<\/strong><\/u><\/a>
\nFebruary 2017
\n“Let Your Fingers Do the Walking”<\/u><\/a>
\n
\n
<\/a>\nGrower Talks<\/strong><\/u><\/a>
\nDecember 2016
\n“Growing Chick Charms
\nHens & Chicks”<\/a><\/u>
\n
\nFollow Maria & UpShoot on Social Media:<\/strong>
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<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>\n
<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>\nFollow Garden-pedia<\/em> on Facebook!<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/h2>\nConnecting People with Plants<\/h2>\n
I love profiling new plants and gardening related products. My\u00a0co-horts Tracy and Bill Blevins have a interactive gardening product worth knowing about. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n While I\u2019m a traditional kind of gal and prefer the feel of a good book in my hands, I still look to an e-book to read certain things. But the bottom line is I\u2019m all for reading, no matter the format.<\/p>\n March 5 \u2013 11 is “Read an Ebook Week.” With that in mind, I\u2019m proud to share that my book with co-author Pam Bennett,\u00a0Garden-pedia: An A-Z Guide to Gardening<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0is now available as an Ebook!<\/p>\n Plus it has gone into its second printing by our publisher,\u00a0St. Lynn\u2019s Press!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n As someone who lives in the NE Ohio snow belt, it was not a hardship going to the\u00a0FNGLA TPIE<\/a>\u00a0(Tropical Plant Industry) trade show in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in January with the\u00a0GWA: The Association for Garden Communicators<\/a>.<\/p>\n The GWA attended the trade show and saw some of the cool new products coming to market including one of my summer favorites,\u00a0Hollywood Hibiscus<\/a>\u00a0from J. Berry Nursery.<\/p>\n GWA also had a full day tour which took us to some top gardening geek sites including\u00a0The Kampong<\/a>,\u00a0Patch of Heaven Gardens<\/a>,\u00a0RF Orchids<\/a>,\u00a0Montgomery Botanical Gardens<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Costa Farms<\/a>.<\/p>\n America\u2019s most beloved horticultural icon, Dr. Allan Armitage, Professor Emeritus of the University of Georgia, has done it again!<\/p>\n His newest book,\u00a0Of Naked Ladies & Forget-Me-Nots<\/em><\/a>, will be available in March.<\/p>\n
\nPlantsmap.com<\/a>\u00a0hosts botanical collections with free tools that have gained wide appeal among a diverse user base\u00a0who want to document and share information about their plants.
\n<\/a>What began as an easy to use digital plant journal for weekend gardeners and avid plant collectors has grown into an educational outreach and marketing tool to include those who manage public landscapes, community parks, school gardens, university campuses, arboreta, as well as professionals, businesses and brands.
\nThe website is mobile responsive, so users and visitors have the same experience on smart phones, tablets or computers without the need for an app.
\nLearn how to create your own digital plant lists with Plantsmap.com so you can engage and learn from\u00a0other plant minded people:<\/p>\n\n
Hens & Chicks in the Landscape
\nNot the ones that cluck<\/h2>\n<\/a>I\u2019ll admit that over the years I\u2019ve killed my fair share of plants; it\u2019s called live and learn and it happens to the best of us.
\nBut, one of the reasons succulents have become so popular\u00a0is because they are drought tolerant, easy care plants for gardeners of any experience level. One of the only things that kills them is too much water!
\nThis fall I planted the\u00a0Chick Charms<\/a>\u00a0Sempervirems (hens & chicks) introductions from Michigan based breeder Chris Hansen including his brand new\u00a0‘Gold Nugget.’ This hardy, gold beauty takes on hues of red before turning almost all red. Here it is in my landscape the end of October, end of December and then mid-February.
\n
\nYou can find Chick Charms at select independent garden centers and mail order companies. They’re great in the landscape or in containers. A perfect #kidgardening option in my opinion!\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n \n <\/h2>\nCelebrating E-Books<\/h2>\n
<\/a>
\nAnd in case you haven\u2019t heard, Garden-pedia won the\u00a0Educational Materials Outstanding Book Award<\/a>\u00a0from the American Society of Horticultural Science.<\/p>\n<\/h2>\nSnow Bird<\/h2>\n
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\nPlay Video…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>RF Orchids<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n#PerDrA<\/h2>\n
![\"Armitage](\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/perdre-book.png\")
<\/a>In this book. Dr. A does what he does best; he is the ultimate story teller. This new book\u00a0details how plants got their names.<\/p>\n