The Weekly Dirt - 11-20-07

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	NOVEMBER 20, 2007 Pike Family Nurseries files Chapter 11 Atlanta-based chain Pike Family Nurseries filed for bankruptcy last week, citing the region's extreme drought as the reason, Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Pike plans to keep operating as it tries to pull itself out of bankruptcy and has secured $11.75 million to finance operations, the newspaper said. More on the Atlanta garden retail scene: • Pike timeline • Other retailers suffer • Drought will persist Garden center manager is Britain's oldest boss Britain's oldest boss celebrated her 100th birthday by completing her regular 9-to-5 shift at Whitehall Garden Centre, the Daily Mail reported. Phyllis Self still drives herself to work and handles all the correspondence, payroll and personnel issues for a staff of nearly 200. Calloway's reports loss Calloway's Nursery said it lost $800,000, or 11 cents a share, in the 3rd quarter, compared with a loss of $1.4 million, or 20 cents, a year earlier. Sales at the Texas garden-store chain were $7.1 million, up from $6.9 million a year ago. Rose honors Traditional Home award winners The garden editor of Traditional Home magazine chose a new rose from Conard-Pyle Co. to honor recipients of its 2007 Classic Woman award. The rose, dubbed Classic Woman, is dedicated to the 5 women recognized for exemplary volunteerism and contributions to communities. This Romantica hybrid tea has cream-white flowers, deep-green foliage and a mild classic fragrance. Freedom Ponds partners with wildlife group Freedom Ponds signed a 2-year licensing agreement with Nat'l. Wildlife Federation (NWF). Specially marked packages of Freedom Pond's Islandscapes products will feature the NWF logo, a brochure about the federation and an application for membership. Islandscapes floating planters are made from 97% recycled materials and act as a phytofilter for ponds. Stump our experts Garden Center Magazine is calling for questions for its popular Retail Roundtable column. Have a conundrum you and your staff cannot solve? Send it along to see what our experts have to say. View from a blog Wouldn't you love to have a recycler that specializes in hort waste? Well, Garden Center editor Carol Miller tracked one down — in England. Open Register Worth a visit The more your neighbors understand about water use, xeriscaping, green roofs and other gardening trends, the more likely they are to support them. Only on GreenBeam.com.

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