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Re: gardenwriters Digest, Vol 119, Issue 1


What island? I will be on kauai

Jeff l

Plant a row for the hungry/sent from my phone.

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>   1. Hawaii bound (Hamptongar@aol.com)
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>      (dargan, mary palmer)
>   3. Re: Hawaii bound (Teri Chace)
>   4. Re: Hawaii bound (James Thompson)
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> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 13:15:45 -0500 (EST)
> From: Hamptongar@aol.com
> Subject: [GWL] Hawaii bound
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> This list sure is quiet.
> 
> It's looking like I may be in Hawaii (main island) in the end  of March.  
> I'd have no contacts there and was wondering if anyone on the  list knew of 
> any extension people there that I might contact.  I'd like to  visit a 
> pineapple plantation (probably not Dole), a coffee plantation and a  commercial 
> orchid growing operation.
> 
> Also wide open for any other suggestions of sites to visit  that would make 
> good article material.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> Andrew Messinger
> The Hampton Gardener is a  registered trade mark and is published every 
> week in The Southampton Press, The  Press The Easthampton Press and online at  
> 27east.com
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 10:16:09 -0800
> From: "dargan, mary palmer" <mpdargan@dargan.com>
> Subject: [GWL] MP Dargan new course offer and webinar THURSDAY, DEC 6
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 13:44:43 -0500 (EST)
> From: Teri Chace <terichace@aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Hawaii bound
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> While working on my book on invasive plants, I "met" two wonderful people in Hawaii, Forest and Kim Starr. I think they teach at the university. The HEAR project (Hawaii Ecosystems at Risk) apparently recently lost its funding, which is a real shame. But they seemed super-knowledgeable about the islands and their plant life, and really nice.
> 
> If you are interested and can't track them down, feel free to email me off-line and I'll send you the contact info that I have.
> 
> Bon voyage! Jealous!
> 
> 
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> Teri Dunn Chace
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hamptongar <Hamptongar@aol.com>
> To: gardenwriters <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Wed, Dec 5, 2012 1:16 pm
> Subject: [GWL] Hawaii bound
> 
> 
> This list sure is quiet.
> 
> It's looking like I may be in Hawaii (main island) in the end  of March.  
> I'd have no contacts there and was wondering if anyone on the  list knew of 
> any extension people there that I might contact.  I'd like to  visit a 
> pineapple plantation (probably not Dole), a coffee plantation and a  commercial 
> orchid growing operation.
> 
> Also wide open for any other suggestions of sites to visit  that would make 
> good article material.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> Andrew Messinger
> The Hampton Gardener is a  registered trade mark and is published every 
> week in The Southampton Press, The  Press The Easthampton Press and online at  
> 27east.com
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 09:04:55 -1000
> From: James Thompson <jht@lj.net>
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Hawaii bound
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> CTHAR (College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources) at the
> University of Hawaii runs an active Master Gardner program (
> http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/uhmg/)
> Their Urban Garden Center in Perl City: (http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ougc/)
> is a fascinating place to visit.
> 
> The University of Hawaii Manoa campus has many interesting plants and
> offers tours: http://www.museum.hawaii.edu/collections/uhm_plants.php
> and:
> http://www.herbarium.hawaii.edu/collections/campus_plants/campus_plants.pdf
> 
> I'm not sure there are any non-Dole pineapple plantations left on Oahu,
> although there may be some on Maui.  The Dole visitor center on Oahu is
> well worth visiting though.  It also includes one of the worlds largest
> garden mazes.
> 
> Other sites of interest on Oahu:
> Lyon Arboretum (http://www.hawaii.edu/lyonarboretum/)
> Foster Botanical Garden (http://www1.honolulu.gov/parks/hbg/fbg.htm)
> 
> There is a book available on Amazon: "A Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Botanical
> Gardens" that lists most of the botanical gardens in the state.
> There is also a list here: http://www.garden-info.org/wiki/Botanical_Gardens
> 
> Kawamoto Orchid Nursery is a large family run opreation. Its a beautiful
> site and worth visiting: http://www.kawamotoorchids.com/
> 
> Hawaii Plantation Village is also an interesting place for the history of
> sugar planations:  http://www.hawaiiplantationvillage.org/
> 
> Most of the coffee plantations are on the Big Island (Hawaii), and I'm not
> sure if there are any on Oahu.
> 
> 
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 8:15 AM, <Hamptongar@aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> This list sure is quiet.
>> 
>> It's looking like I may be in Hawaii (main island) in the end  of March.
>> I'd have no contacts there and was wondering if anyone on the  list knew of
>> any extension people there that I might contact.  I'd like to  visit a
>> pineapple plantation (probably not Dole), a coffee plantation and a
>> commercial
>> orchid growing operation.
>> 
>> Also wide open for any other suggestions of sites to visit  that would make
>> good article material.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> 
>> Andrew Messinger
>> The Hampton Gardener is a  registered trade mark and is published every
>> week in The Southampton Press, The  Press The Easthampton Press and online
>> at
>> 27east.com
>> _______________________________________________
>> gardenwriters mailing list
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>> be viewed at  http://www.hort.net/lists/gwlphotos
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 15:56:59 -0500
> From: "Sandie Parrott" <rsbirdy@comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Hawaii bound
> To: "'Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum'"
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> Andrew
> Too bad you can't get to Maui. They have several Protea farms that are interesting
> and a very special Ali'i Kula Lavender Farm. It is located on the side of Haleakala.
> The sunrise from Haleakala is to die for...!
> 
> Have a wonderful visit. Take a deep breath and smell the flowers everywhere...!
> 
> Mele Kalikimaka!
> Sandie Parrott
> 
> 
> 
> It's looking like I may be in Hawaii (main island) in the end  of March.  
> I'd have no contacts there and was wondering if anyone on the  list knew of any
> extension people there that I might contact.  I'd like to  visit a pineapple
> plantation (probably not Dole), a coffee plantation and a  commercial orchid growing
> operation.
> 
> Also wide open for any other suggestions of sites to visit  that would make good
> article material.
> 
> Andrew Messinger
> 
> 
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