Thanks to the help of the horticulture and maintenance staff, the Galapagos Tortoises received an exhibit makeover. New boulders were placed in the yard as a barrier to prevent exploration into the bird yard pool and new sod was laid for the tortoises to enjoy. In their night holding, old mulch and dirt was completely…
Happy National Zoo Keeper Week!
This week is National Zookeeper Week. This national celebration is in recognition of Zookeepers, aquarists, and the animal care professionals in our nation’s zoological parks and aquariums. Zookeepers serve as animal care experts, frontline educators, and conservationists. So if you pass a keeper or aquarist this week, please take a moment to thank them for…
Como Zoo on Twin Cities Live!
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Georgia’s Blog Day 1
Sun. 27 SeptemberMy flight was on a tiny airplane with only 2 seats per row. As I was boarding I met another girl whom I recognized as Courtney Freyhauf, Arctic Ambassador from Ohio. We sat amid a plane full of hunters. We talked for the whole hour and a half flight, annoying all the other…
Georgia’s Blog Day 2
Monday 28 SeptemberOur day began with a 5am wake-up call in the Four Points. Most of us slept pretty well, though the jet lagged Aussies (Stephanie and Kaylie) only got 3 hours of sleep. After some muffins we walked through a gusty Winnipeg street to the airport. The PBI people took up most of the…
Georgia’s Blog Day 3
Tuesday 29 SeptI was awakened by Robert Buchanan singing “Oh what a Beautiful Morning”. Personally I prefer the Gordon MacRae version, but I didn’t have much time to ponder this bizarre wake-up call because I had to report for breakfast duty. I hurriedly got dressed in my bunk and hid my hair under a hat.Meal…
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory and AZH
The Association of Zoological Horticulture(AZH) is an organization of horticulturists that work in the specialized field of horticulture. Here at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, 2 of our horticulture staff belong to AZH, Bryn(Tropical Encounters) and Heather(Zoo Landscape). AZH works to highlight the importance of plants within zoos and aquariums, and seeks to support the horticulturist…
Holiday Hits
The 2009 Holiday Poinsettia Show opened in the Sunken Garden, Wednesday, December 2. A few of the poinsettias we are featuring this season in the garden are ‘Peppermint Twist’, ‘Eggnog’, ‘Cinnamon Stick’, ‘Orange Spice’, ‘Winter Blush’, and ‘Visions of Grandeur’ . The horticulture staff is putting the finishing touches on the various planters that are…
Holiday Flower Show on FOX-9!
Uninvited Guests—Integrated Pest Management
In mid-December, five Conservatory Horticulturists began participating in an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Course. Our role is to take the on-line course to give a professional evaluation of it’s use as a secondary educational tool. It is proving to be a fascinating refresher for those of us that studied IPM years ago. Integrated Pest Management,…
Pruning
The Winter pruning is underway once again at MMC. On Monday, January 4, Conservatory staff spent all morning pollarding the Giant Fig, Ficus carica, in the North Garden.The Conservatory is 95 years old, and we believe the fig to be close in age, if not 100 years or more!Pollarding is a pruning technique that removes…
Paul chatting it up with Belinda
A video of Paul and Belinda chatting.
February Thaw-Winter Flower Show
The Marjorie McNeely Horticulture Staff has just finished installing our latest Winter themed Sunken Garden Show. The plants you can expect to see in the 2010 show include azaleas, cyclamen, cineraria, freesia, oriental lilies, and pansies. We are also featuring some very fragrant shrub camellias. One plant that we get asked quite a few questions…
Orchids
This year the Horticulture Department displayed their Winter Carnival Orchid Show exhibit in the Parlor.We used 81 plants in our exhibit. Of the 81 plants we entered 47 plants in 27 different classes. A maximum of three plants are allowed to be entered per class. There are 108 possible classes that are judged; including art,…
Flowers spring early – TwinCities.com
Flowers spring early – TwinCities.com
