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| If you haven't made your commitment to attend the Garden Center Symposium, January 26-27, 2011 in Waukesha, NOW IS THE TIME to get your registration in. See below for registration links, both electronic and traditional. |
| Garden Center Symposium Program and Registration | | |
Garden Center Symposium set for Jan. 26-27, 2011
Move confidently into your 2011 garden retailing season with four renowned presenters during the 2011 Garden Center Symposium, Jan. 26-27 at the Country Springs Hotel and Conference Center, Waukesha, Wis. Learn about financial planning, up-to-date marketing ideas, merchandising suggestions, and successfully educating your customers about their plant selections.
Scheduled to speak at the 2011 symposium are:
· Terri Coldreck, owner of Color Results, and a consultant on visual merchandising strategies
· Robert Hendrickson of the Garden Center Group, with more than 30 years of experience working with garden centers on marketing, merchandising, management and strategic planning decisions
· Ed Lyon, Director of UW-Madison's Allen Centennial Gardens who also brings experience from plant selection in the retail industry
· Tom Shay, owner of Profits Plus, a resource devoted to small businesses and their financial well-being.
New this year: the speakers will hold a roundtable discussion for people to ask their specific questions.
Registration materials are available on-line at www.gardencentersymposium.com or can be obtained by emailing eonelson@gardencersymposium.com or calling 608-265-5283. The registration fee includes all meals. |
| Worker Protection Standard Refresher Course | | |
December 8, 2010, Retzer Nature Center, Waukesha, WI
Prepare yourself with the latest information on the Worker Protection Standard in a presentation covering: Worker Protection Requirements for Greenhouses and Nurseries-An Overview
Common Violations-Challenges and Solutions
Regulatory Changes on the Horizon-Federal and State
What to expect during a DATCP Worker Protection Inspection
No charge to attend. To register in advance call theWNA office at 414-529-4705
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| A Dollar here, a Dollar There Adds Up | | |
Sourcer: GrowerTalks.com from Ball Publishing, 11.24.2010
A recent feature article talks about the many ways people are figuring out how to save dollars. It provides a very interesting list on the creative ways being taken. Here are some of the ways garden centers have saved money.
- Switching phone carriers
- Changing trash collection schedule
- Early pay discounts
- Adjusting store hours
- Adding Computer controls
For other ideas, read the complete article here. |
| Critical Issues Facing Nursery and Greenhouse Growers | | |
Source: GrowerTalks.com from Ball Publishing, 11.24.2010
The American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA) has developed a series of videos-called "Washington Impact"-that brings updated information to industry members about the critical issues facing greenhouse and nursery growers, distributors and retailers within the U.S. federal government.
In partnership with Ball Horticultural, ANLA offers an inside look into the legislation that directly impacts floriculture businesses, including immigration reform, tax increases, health care, and regulatory restrictions on water, fertilizer and pesticide use.
Read the complete article here.
Link to the videos here. Keep the address because there will be more to come. |
| Honeysuckle is the 2011 Color of the Year | | 
Pantone LLC, the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards, has announced PANTONE® 18-2120 Honeysuckle is the color of the year for 2011.
The 2010 color of the year was PANTONE 15-5519 Turquoise.
According to Pantone, honeysuckle emboldens people to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. The dynamic reddish pink, color is encouraging and uplifting and instills the confidence, courage and spirit to meet the challenges that have become part of everyday life.
"In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits. Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going - perfect to ward off the blues," says Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. "Honeysuckle derives its positive qualities from a powerful bond to its mother color red, the most physical, viscerally alive hue in the spectrum." |
| America In Bloom - Use it as a Marketing Tool |
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AIB is an independent nonprofit organization that plants civic pride by engaging municipalities and their citizens in educational programs and organizing a national competition to recognize communities for their efforts. More than 180 towns have participated to date and growers and garden center retailers have been a driving force. Next year marks the 10-year milestone of the program and an exciting awards program and symposium is being planned for October in the Washington, D.C., area.
Would you like to get a beautification program started in your town or take one to the next level? Would you like to sell more plants while demonstrating the power of landscaping to transform communities? Community gardens brimming with vegetables are part of this movement, too.
Registration deadline is Feb. 28. For more information about AIB, contact 614-487-1117, e-mail aib@ofa.org or visitwww.AmericaInBloom.org. Consider supporting the program financially as a steward, too.
Read this Greenhouse Grower article on how one grower capitalizes on the program.
Access America in Bloom here.
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| Petunia Panache Collection from Hort Couture | | |
Source: GreenhouseGrower.com 11.30.2010
Hort Couture has introduced six new colors to the Petunia Panache Collection for 2011. This series of
Petunias is only available to independent garden retailers.
- 'Aubergine Halo'
- 'Key Lime Pie'
- 'Lemonade Stand'
- 'Pink Organdy'
- 'Smoked Salmon'
- 'Tropical Blue'
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| Is Peat Sustainable? | | |
Source: GreenhouseGrower.com, 11.2010
Is peat moss a sustainable resource? The horticultural use of peat moss drew criticism at last summer's Seeley Conference, where a representative from the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) introduced guidelines and performance benchmarks for sustainable land practices that are critical of peat. But the Canadian peat moss associations and their producer members say critics are misinformed and there's more to their story.
Both sides of the peat-sustainability debate are presented within this report so greenhouse growers can make an informed decision for themselves. Article and video titles include:
- Addressing Peat's Sustainability
- Peat Producers Take a Stand
- A Case Against Canadian Peat Moss
- A Case for Canadian Peat Moss
- Suppliers Speak Up
- How Producers Harvest
- Tour Peat Production Facilities
- Breaking down Bog Restoration
- Setting the Record Straight
- Fafard's Hugh Poole on the Peat Industry
Access all links here. |
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