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    March 11, 2008

    Under A Foot Plant Company and Stepables, its national brand of creeping perennials, recently announced the launch of their second annual “We’ve Got Sole” plant display contest.

    This year’s contest has been expanded to include garden center consumers as well as the garden centers themselves. Independent garden centers throughout the United States carrying the line of Stepables plants are eligible to participate in the contest by submitting digital images of their store’s creative display gardens featuring Stepables varieties and Stepables Good For Your Sole POP displays.

    Garden center winners will be chosen from the following categories:

    • Definitive Stepables display: a creative, eye-catching garden center display with Stepables plants and POP materials
    • Supporting STEPscape display: a display using Stepables plants in a lanscape applications, such as walkways or water gardens, to give consumers creative ideas
    • Use of space display: an innovative garden center display that maximizes the use of designated floor and shelf space to boost sales

    More information on the consumer contest may be found on the Stepables website. Garden centers may enter the contest and receive a “We’ve Got Sole” retail kit by submitting an entry form to their Stepables grower-supplier. Photos may be submitted until June 1; results will be announced July 15. Winners will receive up to $5,000 in donations, payable to the charity of their choice, and $250 in Stepables product gift certificates for their garden center and staff.

    For more information on Stepables, visit the company’s website.



    Source: Eberly Public Relations   March 11, 2008


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