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Notes from the Northern Green Expo
While attending the Northern Green Expo this past week I sat in on several Marketing and Networking seminars. My notes can be found here. |
| It's Not Too Late! |
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| . . . To register for the the Garden Center Symposium January 27-28, 2010
Program details and registration information can be found at www.gardencentersymposium.com
Speakers will be:
- Steve Bailey of Steve Bailey Consulting
- Amy Kolden of Monrovia Growers
- Ping Lim of Roses by Ping
- John Kennedy of Kenndy Consulting
- Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural Company
Take a break from winter, educate the mind, visit with colleagues, and use the information from speakers and vendors to help plan your 2010. |
| 2010 Cut Flower Growers School |
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| The Wisconsin Cut Flower Growers School is a two-day workshop designed to help new and beginning growers learn the ins and outs of producing and marketing cut flowers. For more information and a registration form, download the flier. |
| AAS Winners |
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 All-America Selections announces additional winners
Echinacea purpurea 'PowWow Wild Berry' - Pan American Seed
Gaillardia F1 'Mesa Yellow' - Pan American Seed
Marigold F1 Hybrid African 'Moonsong Deep Orange' - Syngenta Flowers
Snapdragon F1 'Twinny Peach' - HEM Genetics
Viola F1 'Endurio Sky Blue Martien' - Syngenta Flowers
Zinnia 'Double Zahara Cherry' - Pan American Seed
Zinnia 'Double Zahara Fire' - Pan American Seed
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| Financial Benchmarking - Free On-line Tool |
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Did you know that there is an internet-based financial benchmark system that can be used to do a review of your financial performance - and it is FREE.
The latest issue of Greenhouse Management and Production provides information on what is provided and how to use it. Link to the article here.
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| Preventing Tomato Seedling Diseases |
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Bacterial diseases can ramp up on greenhouse tomato seedlings long before symptoms become obvious.
Mary Hausbeck of the Michigan State University Department of Plant Pathology provides an article in Greenhouse Management and Production on Tomato Seedling Diseases.
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| Plant Promotional Assistance |
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| Colour Your Life
Garden Center Magazine announces a new website launched by Plant Publicity Holland (PPH) that is designed to help retailers attract more customers to their garden centers.
It has been designed for the European marketplace, but content would also be of interest to North American garden Centers. The site contains plant and gardening information for consumers but has a business site for retailers. It is a free sign-up and the "how-to" and point-of-sale materials appear to be free for the using -- or modifying.
If you have trouble coming up with promotional ideas, this may be a good place to start!
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| Cultivate - A Digital Magazine |
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Syngenta has posted the second edition of their e-magazine Cultivate. The magazine provides growers with information to help improve production efficiency and plant quality.
Topics covered in this issue:
- Tips for Tigereye Gold Rudbeckia growing
- Customizing Mixes
- Guidelines for growing Callipe Dark Red hybrid geranium
- Gerbera Production
- Hanging basket success
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| Petunia Production |
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Persistent challenges can lower Petunia quality. . . . Erik Runkle, Horticulture specialist at Michigan State University
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| Your Input is still wanted! |
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If you haven't filled it out the Educational Needs Survey yet - please do so now.
The survey is intended to help us develop outreach materials for those of you owning and operating garden centers, production facilities and landscaping operations.
Responses given to the questions will help us determine the topics that you would like to have access to.
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey which can be found here. Your feedback will help us do a more complete job of serving your needs.
Thanks. |
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