Commissioner Brennan to Promote Local Greenhouses Thursday, May 25 at 3:00 p.m. in Whitesboro.ALBANY Albany, town, Australia Albany (ăl`bənē), town (1996 pop. 14,590), Western Australia, SW Australia. It is a port on Princess Royal Harbour of King George Sound. The town has woolen mills and fish canneries. , N.Y. -- New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick H. Brennan will visit Lenahan's Farm Market and Orchard orchard, generally an area on which fruit or nut trees are planted and cultivated. The words grove and plantation are often used when the fruits are tropical, e.g., a "citrus grove" or a "banana plantation. in Whitesboro on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. to promote New York's green industry, which includes more than 800 commercial greenhouse operators and horticulturists statewide. The event will draw attention to significant contributions greenhouses make to the local economy and remind consumers that when buying spring plants and flowers, to shop locally. Lenahan's Farm Market and Orchard has been a family owned business since the mid 1940s, and consists of six greenhouses and 180 acres of land. Lenahan's offers between 30-50 different varieties of flowers and plants, as well as fresh produce during the summer. New York ranks fifth in the nation for floriculture floriculture Branch of ornamental horticulture concerned with growing and marketing flowers and ornamental plants, as well as with flower arrangement. Because flowers and potted plants are largely produced in plant-growing structures in temperate climates, floriculture is production, generating $209 million last year. Bedding and garden plants This is a partial list of garden plants, plants that can be cultivated in the garden, listed alphabetically by genus. See also:
A : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z adj. 1. a. Placed in a pot. b. Grown in a pot: many potted plants in the study. 2. Preserved in a pot, can, or jar. 3. Slang a. flowers. New York growers maintain 24.5 million square feet of space under greenhouses and temporary growing facilities. All media are welcome and encouraged to attend.
WHO: New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick H. Brennan
WHAT: Promoting Local Greenhouses and Garden Centers
WHEN: Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Lenahan's Farm Market and Orchard (315) 736-1216
Left off of 840 onto Clark Mills Rd. in Whitesboro
For specific information or directions to the event, please contact Caitlin McCann with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets at 518-457-3136 or 518-391-0312. |
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