Verbinnen's Nursery

Verbinnen's Nursery specializes in growing native plants for the Ontario market. We use locally sourced seed as much as possible. From [email protected].

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Getting ready for A.D. Latornell Conservation Symposium. November 18-20, 2014. Drop by our booth #37 in Gallery B.

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This chocolate bar contains 25 crickets. Yum! http://t.co/ClasvBNaSh

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"Business is the only mechanism...powerful enough to produce the changes...to reverse...environmental and social degradation." Paul Hawken

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Good turnout for our tour this morning! Thanks to @RBGCanada @envipayne @seanfernridge @EvergreenCanada

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@envipayne Thanks for the RT!

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Last chance to sign up for our tour tomorrow! http://t.co/EHE3VL1W31

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Our potting crew shows off their technique!

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Brand new shirts for the big IPPS tour - we're all looking sharp!

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Urban landscapes are difficult environments - mycorrhizae are essential

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Plants have roots to anchor them; the mycorrhizae supply water and nutrients

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Ever heard of quantum dot tracer technology? Me neither...

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Mycorrhizae are much smaller than root hairs, so they can penetrate soil particles not accessible to plant root hairs

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40% of carbohydrates produced by plants are "leaked" into soil to support other organisms

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Plants and fungi trade assets to help keep each other alive

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Watching a Root Rescue presentation - 95% of plants have mutualistic relationships with fungi called mycorrhizae

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There is no silver bullet - know your operating goals, where your system is "leaking", and where would you like to be more efficient

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Green tips! "@ZenFarmZ: Cook Your Food, Not Your Kitchen http://t.co/gB7XYS59zl" 90% of energy used in food prep is from the oven!

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Learning about specific microbes - fungi and bacteria - that increase plant height and productivity!

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@Verbinnens Adding organic matter also helps with infiltration, water holding capacity and, to a degree storm water management.

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Congratulations to #TRCA for all the work you've done since Hurricane Hazel (1954). Less rain then and this time nobody died!
@TRCAparks