March 2007
Going Back to Cali By Meghan Boyer

The California Pack Trials is an intense experience filled with variety trials, product displays and marketing concepts — all packed into roughly a week and spread out over hundreds of miles. Attendees will have the opportunity to see the latest variety introductions from the participating companies.

This year, the Trials take place April 14-20 throughout California, with each breeder/marketer company creating its own schedule. To help you plan your own Pack Trials experience, we have put together a list of trial locations complete with contact information for each company. It’s best to make appointments if you plan to visit a site, so call ahead using the information provided below.

Each year, the Lawn & Garden Retailer staff piles into a few vehicles and traverses California, moving from city to city, hotel to hotel and trial to trial. The staff will be hitting the road again this April, and we hope to see you there! For those who cannot attend, there will be Trial coverage in a future issue of Lawn & Garden Retailer.

Agrexco

Featuring Biological Industries, Cohen Propagation Nurseries, Hishtil Nurseries, Jaldety Nursery and Schwartz Nursery at Pacific Plug & Liner
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Jennifer Leggett-Swart
T: (831) 722-5396
F: (831) 722-1306
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 750 Casserly Rd., Watsonville

American Takii

Trial Dates: April 15-22
Contact: Julia Paul
T: (831) 443-4901
F: (831) 443-3976
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 301 Natividad Rd., Salinas

Benary

Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Jessica DeGraaf
T: (616) 464-0605
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 1200 Via Regina, Santa Barbara

Bodger Seeds/Bodger Botanicals

Trial Dates: April 16-20
Contact: Sylvia Pardo
T: (626) 442-6161
F: (626) 442-5063
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 1851 W. Olive Ave., Lompoc

Danziger “Dan” Flower Farm

Exhibiting with Oro Farms
Trial Dates: April 15-22
Contact: Reese Kiikka
T: (440) 357-6280
F: (440) 357-6287
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 4860 Monterey Rd., Gilroy

Dümmen USA, Inc.

Exhibiting with Greenheart Farms and Sahin, Zaden B.V.
Trial Dates: April 16-21
Contact: Karen Franck
T: (805) 481-2234
F: (805) 481-7374
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Locations: 902 Zenon Way, Arroyo Grande

Ecke Ranch

Featuring The Flower Fields
Ecke Geraniums/Oglevee Products
Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Snow Maestas
T: (760) 944-4031
F: (760) 944-4000
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 441 Saxony Rd., Encinitas

Farmen

Exhibiting at Speedling, Inc. with GGG-International Inc., Global Flowers A/S, Hem Genetics, HF Michell’s, Murakami Seed, Northern Innovators and Schoneveld Twello B.V.
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Marc Englert
T: (805) 990-8839
F: (775) 878-6926
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: Speedling, 2640 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista

Fides North America

Trial Dates: April 15-20
Contact: Diana Dickenson
T: (805) 525-7125
F: 011 506 443-8914
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 15245 Telegraph Rd., Santa Paula

Fischer USA

Exhibiting with Goldsmith Seeds
Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Keysha Weintz
T: (800) 549-0158
F: (408) 847-2833
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 2280 Hecker Pass Hwy., Gilroy

Floranova

Trial Dates: April 16-21
Contact: Bill Wilson
T: (574) 674-4200
F: (574) 674-5300
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
Trial Location: 222 N. A St., Lompoc

GGG-International Inc.

Exhibiting at Speedling, Inc. with Farmen, Global Flowers A/S, Hem Genetics, HF Michell’s, Murakami Seed, Northern Innovators and Schoneveld Twello B.V.
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Carsten Pedersen
T: +45 6441 2575
F: +45 6441 2075
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 2640 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista

Global Flowers A/S

Exhibiting at Speedling, Inc. with Farmen, GGG-International Inc., Hem Genetics, HF Michell’s, Murakami Seed, Northern Innovators and Schoneveld Twello B.V.
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Jens Tofte
T: 45-65963282
F: 45-65963283
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial location: 2640 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista

Golden State Bulb Growers

Callafornia Calla Pot Demonstration Trials
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Sandra Cortez, Virginia Feeney
T: (831) 728-0500
F: (831) 761-1282
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 1260 Hwy. 1, Moss Landing (Watsonville)

Goldsmith Seeds

Exhibiting with Fischer USA
Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Keysha Weintz
T: (800) 549-0158
F: (408) 847-2833
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 2280 Hecker Pass Hwy., Gilroy

Greenheart Farms, Inc.

Greenheart Farms is hosting Dümmen USA and Sahin, Zaden B.V.
Trial Dates: April 16-21
Contact: Karen Franck
T: (805) 481-2234
F: (805) 481-7374
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 902 Zenon Way, Arroyo Grande

GroLink

Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Paul Gaydos
T: (941) 750-8885
F: (941) 750-8886
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 4107 W. Gonzales, Oxnard

Hem Genetics

Exhibiting at Speedling, Inc. with Farmen, GGG-International Inc., Global Flowers A/S, HF Michell’s, Murakami Seed, Northern Innovators and Schoneveld Twello B.V.
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Rudy Westenberg
T: 31 228 541312
F: 31 228 543151
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 2640 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista

HF Michell’s

Exhibiting at Speedling, Inc. with Farmen, GGG-International Inc., Global Flowers, Hem Genetics, Murakami Seed, Northern Innovators and Schoneveld Twello B.V.
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Emily Colatriano
T: (800) 422-4678
F: (610) 265-4208
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 2640 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista

Jackson & Perkins/Suntory

Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Lou Aguirre
T: (800) 877-6737
F: (541) 864-2819
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 6500 Donlon Rd., Somis

Kieft Seeds Holland

Trial Dates: April 15-21
Contact: Jeff McGrew
T: (360) 445-2031
F: (360) 445-2031
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 270 Rucker Ave., Gilroy

Murakami Seed

Exhibiting at Speedling, Inc. with Farmen, GGG-International Inc., Global Flowers A/S, Hem Genetics, HF Michell’s, Northern Innovators and Schoneveld Twello B.V.
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Marc Englert
T: (805) 990-8839
F: (775) 878-6926
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 2640 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista

Northern Innovators Inc.

Exhibiting at Speedling, Inc. with Farmen, GGG-International Inc., Global Flowers A/S, Hem Genetics, HF Michell’s, Murakami Seed and Schoneveld Twello B.V.
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Judy Born
T: (604) 533-8855
F: (604) 533-8882
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 2640 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista

Oro Farms

Exhibiting with Danziger “Dan” Flower Farm
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Dana Fernandez
T: (616) 406-0468
F: (315) 546-2198
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 4860 Monterey Rd., Gilroy

Pacific Plug & Liner

Featuring the Agrexco Companies: Biological Industries, Cohen Propagation Nurseries, Hishtil Nurseries, Jaldety Nursery and Schwartz Nursery
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Jennifer Leggett-Swart
T: (831) 722-5396
F: (831) 722-1306
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 750 Casserly Rd., Watsonville

PanAmerican Seed

Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Mary Long
T: (630) 588-3187
F: (630) 231-3609
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 335 S. Briggs Rd., Santa Paula

PlantHaven

Trial Dates: April 16-21
Contact: Margaret Pryde
T: (805) 569-9179
F: (805) 569-6549
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 3376 Foothill Rd., Carpinteria

Plug Connection

Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Lisa Finnegan
T: (760) 631-0992 x118
F: (760) 940-1555
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 2627 Ramona Dr., Vista

Proven Winners

Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Kerry Meyer
T: (573) 477-9420
F: (573) 477-9419
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 32149 Aquaduct Rd., Bonsall

S&G Flowers

Trial Dates: April 15-21
Contact: Ashley Dekker
T: (800) 323-7253
F: (800) 793-9681
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 7240 Holsclaw Rd., Gilroy

Sahin, Zaden B.V.

Exhibiting with Dümmen USA and Greenheart Farms
Trial Dates: April 16-21
Contact: Karen Franck
T: (805) 481-2234
F: (805) 481-7374
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 902 Zenon Way, Arroyo Grande

Sakata Seed America

Trial Dates: April 16-17 and 20-22
Contact: Nicole Naragon-Blevins
T: (260) 672-3820
F: (260) 672-9065
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 103 Boronda Rd., Salinas

Schoneveld Twello b.v.

Exhibiting at Speedling, Inc. with Farmen, GGG-International Inc., Global Flowers A/S, Hem Genetics, HF Michell’s, Murakami Seeds and Northern Innovators.
Trial Dates: April 14-20
Contact: Jeroen Star
T: +31 571 287 854
F: +31 571 276 079
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial location: 2640 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista

Selecta First Class

Trial Dates: April 14-21
Contact: Angela Storm
T: (410) 798-7731
F: (760) 634-4342
E-mail: [email protected]
Trial Location: 1150 Quail Gardens Dr., Encinitas



Meghan Boyer

Meghan Boyer is associate editor of Lawn & Garden Retailer. She can be reached at [email protected] or (847) 391-1013.