The scholarship committee will select about a dozen students for the $1,500 awards.
The Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Endowment Fund has announced it is
now accepting applications for its 2014 awards. Industry members are
asked to advise all eligible students of the availability of this
scholarship award. This information is currently available from the
Fund’s website (www.sbmsef.org). Horticultural students who are eligible are encouraged to apply for this year’s scholarship awards.
The deadline for application is May 30, 2014. The Scholarship
Selection Committee will make its selections by July 1, 2014 and
recipients will be notified soon thereafter. Awards will be made on July
23, in Atlanta, during SNA 2014.
Danny Summers, Executive Vice President of the fund said, “Last year,
the Fund awarded a total of $18,000 to 12 students. This year, we
expect to again award approximately twelve $1,500 scholarships. We are
very proud of our accomplishment in building the Fund over the past 25
years. Since its inception, the fund has awarded $419,000 in
scholarships and today the Fund’s balance is now over $800,000.”
Summers added, “We would like to express our appreciation to all our
industry for supporting the Fund’s growth and development and your
willingness to help us spread the word about this beneficial
scholarship.”
Created in 1989 by the Southern Nursery Association (SNA), the Sidney
B. Meadows Scholarship Endowment Fund is a 501 (c) 3 charitable
foundation providing academic scholarships to students in the 16
southeastern states.
For more information, visit www.sbmsef.org or email info@sbsmsef.org.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Book Review: Lawn Gone!
Book Review: Lawn Gone!
What
is it about your lawn that you find so desirable? Whatever it is you
may think differently about your lawn after you read Pam Penick’s book, Lawn Gone!
The concept of lawns flowing through a neighborhood from one property
to the next may be appealing but as Penick points out, lawns are
unsuited to large regions of our country and are wasteful, expensive,
and are not beneficial to wildlife. Good alternatives are available and
Penick’s book shows you how to create an eco-friendly landscape from the
removal of the old lawn to dealing the HOAs and designing a whole new
landscape that will save you time and money without damaging
environment.
There are three major parts to the book. The first considers the different options for covering your yard such as low ground-covering plants, patios, paths, ponds, firepit or garden pavilion. Helpful before- and after-pictures and diagrams show how the possibilities can look. One of my favorites was a no-mow lawn of mixed fescues; the shaggy grasses asked to be touched.
The second section introduces you to the various methods of lawn removal and explains how to install hardscape and plant a new garden. The pros and cons of six different methods of removing grass from a lawn are discussed with specific suggestions for using each. General directions are given for installing hardscape such as paths, patios, decks, and water features and suggestions are included for preparing, planting, and maintain garden beds.
Unfortunately, property owners can not always do what they want with their lawn. Communities often have enforceable standards for front-yard landscaping, HOA’s have landscape rules, and neighbors can be skeptical and critical. Penick deals with these issues in section three suggesting ways of contending with both city hall and HOA’s as well as winning over neighbors. Other problems faced by lawnless home owners, such as four legged friends and fire are also treated.
At the end of the book, Penick provides plant and hardscape recommendations for eleven regions in the United States. This section has tremendous potential but unfortunately only included five plants for each region. This part of the book gives you some idea of the kinds of plants that would do well as lawn substitutes but should be expanded.
Lawn Gone! is a good introduction to switching from a traditional lawn to a low maintenance, sustainable yard with lots of pictures to encourage and inspire you to try a new approach. You will not get detailed directions but you will get a good idea of the scope of the endeavor so you can decide if the approach is for you. Ideas about lawns are changing and reading a book like this will help you embrace the change however quickly or slow you are able to accept it.
Book Review: Lawn Gone!
What
is it about your lawn that you find so desirable? Whatever it is you
may think differently about your lawn after you read Pam Penick’s book, Lawn Gone!
The concept of lawns flowing through a neighborhood from one property
to the next may be appealing but as Penick points out, lawns are
unsuited to large regions of our country and are wasteful, expensive,
and are not beneficial to wildlife. Good alternatives are available and
Penick’s book shows you how to create an eco-friendly landscape from the
removal of the old lawn to dealing the HOAs and designing a whole new
landscape that will save you time and money without damaging
environment.There are three major parts to the book. The first considers the different options for covering your yard such as low ground-covering plants, patios, paths, ponds, firepit or garden pavilion. Helpful before- and after-pictures and diagrams show how the possibilities can look. One of my favorites was a no-mow lawn of mixed fescues; the shaggy grasses asked to be touched.
The second section introduces you to the various methods of lawn removal and explains how to install hardscape and plant a new garden. The pros and cons of six different methods of removing grass from a lawn are discussed with specific suggestions for using each. General directions are given for installing hardscape such as paths, patios, decks, and water features and suggestions are included for preparing, planting, and maintain garden beds.
Unfortunately, property owners can not always do what they want with their lawn. Communities often have enforceable standards for front-yard landscaping, HOA’s have landscape rules, and neighbors can be skeptical and critical. Penick deals with these issues in section three suggesting ways of contending with both city hall and HOA’s as well as winning over neighbors. Other problems faced by lawnless home owners, such as four legged friends and fire are also treated.
At the end of the book, Penick provides plant and hardscape recommendations for eleven regions in the United States. This section has tremendous potential but unfortunately only included five plants for each region. This part of the book gives you some idea of the kinds of plants that would do well as lawn substitutes but should be expanded.
Lawn Gone! is a good introduction to switching from a traditional lawn to a low maintenance, sustainable yard with lots of pictures to encourage and inspire you to try a new approach. You will not get detailed directions but you will get a good idea of the scope of the endeavor so you can decide if the approach is for you. Ideas about lawns are changing and reading a book like this will help you embrace the change however quickly or slow you are able to accept it.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
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