Marketing

May 28, 2017
Bailey Nurseries Customer Expo Scheduled for July

The annual Bailey Nurseries Customer Expo will again return to the Nord Farm production facility in Cottage Grove, Minnesota on Thursday, July 27. The expo will take place from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.  Bailey... more »

May 22, 2017
STEPABLES Wins Copyright Infringement Lawsuit, Defendant Plans Appeal

This month a jury in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland awarded STEPABLES-owner Under A Foot Plant Co. $900,000 in actual damages for The Perennial Farm’s unauthorized use of STEPABLES’s copyrighted... more »

May 22, 2017
J. Frank Schmidt & Sons Hires New Representative

Frank Schmidt & Son Co. of Boring, Oregon, has named Jay Kelly to serve as sales representative for Michigan, Ontario and Quebec. He will succeed Mike Fuhrig, who will retire May 31 after serving JFS... more »

May 22, 2017
TDI Brands Donates to Anderson Woods

TDI Brands presented a check to Anderson Woods Inc. in May for over $1,100, as a donation from their recently held Annual Warehouse Sale. For over three decades, Anderson Woods Inc. has been conducting summer camps... more »

May 22, 2017
EHR Releases 2017 Spring Trials Report

Eason Horticultural Resources has released its 2017 edition of the California Spring Trials Report. This is one of the most comprehensive descriptive guides of the introductions shown this year. Compiled by members of the EHR office team... more »

May 15, 2017
USDA Confirms Some Petunias Are Genetically Engineered

In late April, Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira announced it had “decided to remove from sale seeds and the planting stock of the ornamental plant petunia characterized by the orange color of the flowers which... more »

May 15, 2017
Central Garden, The Garden Center Group Team Up

Central Garden Distribution announced it will partner with The Garden Center Group to offer educational workshops at its annual Dealer Buying Show in August. This joint effort will offer Central customers 16 workshops centered on... more »

May 8, 2017
AFE Chooses Intern Scholarship Winners

Six students have been selected to receive internships from the American Floral Endowment (AFE) . Five students were awarded AFE Vic & Margaret Ball Internships and one student was awarded a Mosmiller Internship. Each will receive... more »

May 5, 2017
Former SEAL Keynotes IGC Show

Robert O’Neill is one of the most highly decorated combat veterans of our time and the author of the just-published memoir, "The Operator: Firing the Shots That Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as... more »

May 4, 2017
GrowIt!, NWF Team Up

GrowIt! Mobile has partnered with the National Wildlife Federation to help promote the Garden for Wildlife initiative. GrowIt! Mobile is working with the National Wildlife Federation to help show the GrowIt! community and all of North... more »

May 2, 2017
Decker’s Nursery Joins Bower & Branch as Grower

Bower & Branch, Trees for Life, announced it is continuing expansion with the addition of Decker’s Nursery as a grower member fulfilling online consumer orders through its garden retailer members. Decker’s Nursery joins Bower &... more »

May 2, 2017
Sporticulture Has Presence at NFL Draft

Sporticulture Inc. featured its National Football League-themed plants on location at the official NFL Draft in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the second year. Sporticulture’s NFL plants decorated the VIP areas as well as other NFL venues in... more »