tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6361388653324763051.post678177410225209609..comments2023-08-05T07:46:11.986-04:00Comments on Kevin's Greenhouse Angle: State Of Botanical Gardens A Red FlagKevin Yanikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365782938287620429noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6361388653324763051.post-16542645968081995962020-02-15T02:18:35.617-04:002020-02-15T02:18:35.617-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Strong_SEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107351079477119730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6361388653324763051.post-5234571471131878752020-02-15T02:16:20.794-04:002020-02-15T02:16:20.794-04:00Thanks For sharing this Superb article.I use this ...Thanks For sharing this Superb article.I use this Article to show my assignment in college.it is useful For me Great Work. <a href="https://www.midtowngardenscondo.com.sg/" rel="nofollow">Midtown Gardens Guocoland</a><br />Strong_SEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107351079477119730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6361388653324763051.post-67453051992870863552010-08-15T18:56:14.517-04:002010-08-15T18:56:14.517-04:00Well Anonymous, unless things are very different i...Well Anonymous, unless things are very different in the country in which you operate, to the situation here in New Zealand, Australia and other countries with which I am familiar, the levels of remuneration alone, bears testimony to our status.<br /><br />Similarly, national honours are seldom achieved by horticulturists or plant scientists. Plenty of sports people and captains of other industries, however.<br /><br />Wendy, how often is a flower show used to entice people to attend sports events or concerts?<br /><br />We need to ask ourselves why the skills and knowledge regarding cooking have received such high status in popular culture, while our wider and more extensive skills and knowledge are simply not acknowledged.<br /><br />How many celebrity gardeners or botanists can we stack up against the army of celebrity chefs that appear 24/7 on TV around the world?Dr Keith Hammetthttp://www.drkeithhammett.co.nznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6361388653324763051.post-5014751907153685312010-08-15T14:27:59.349-04:002010-08-15T14:27:59.349-04:00I recall attending carillon concerts at the Chicag...I recall attending carillon concerts at the Chicago Bontanical Gardens 25 years ago and they still have them weekly during the summer months. They've also had food related festival and art shows for years. Not a new way for them to breath life back into the gardens more like a smart way of extending an invitation to an extension of gardening.Wendy Hendricksonhttp://www.thegardencentergroup.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6361388653324763051.post-25861054426498465562010-08-14T08:42:36.587-04:002010-08-14T08:42:36.587-04:00Dr. Hammett,
Where did you arrive at the conclusi...Dr. Hammett,<br /><br />Where did you arrive at the conclusion that horticulture is presented as something for the "underclass"? I have NEVER in thirty years in the industry heard that remark from a customer, client or visitor to a botanical garden or garden center!<br /><br />As a matter of fact, I hear nothing but admiration from the "hoi polloi" for those of us who are professional horticulturists and can work our magic with plants, whether it be in outdoor gardens, interiorscapes, botanical gardens, whatever. Perhaps you are being unduly harsh in your remarks...there may be a jaded younger generation that is perceived as disinterested in gardening at this juncture, but that happens with almost EVERY "younger generation", until they become established in their careers, buy homes in the suburbs and begin to embrace the land. Urban yuppies have historically disdained gardening as an avocation, until they move up and out of the city. Keep the faith!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6361388653324763051.post-33127386136824856212010-08-13T19:16:58.034-04:002010-08-13T19:16:58.034-04:00Until such times as horticulturists involved in or...Until such times as horticulturists involved in ornamental horticulture see themselves as artists comparable to painters and musicians, we can not expect the hoi polloi to do so.<br /><br />The sheer diversity of plants alone requires intellectual input, yet horticulture is always presented as something for those people who are unable to do anything else, have criminal tendencies that need correction or are retired.<br /><br />If botanic gardens feel the need to count cars in the car park and to provide fun fares to achieve that aim, we have no hope of anything better.Dr Keith Hammetthttp://www.drkeithhammett.co.nznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6361388653324763051.post-19568444592183140242010-08-13T18:23:05.589-04:002010-08-13T18:23:05.589-04:00Very observant comment. Also, I think garden cent...Very observant comment. Also, I think garden centers are expected to be like botanical gardens. I do hope that the swing back toward an interest in plants is coming.Alice Longfellowhttp://longfellowsgarden.comnoreply@blogger.com