Proven Winners Introduces Online Certification Training
Apr 22, 08 Proven Winners
In light of the expense and time required to create a video to certify independent garden centers, Proven Winners is experimenting with a new method of training: online presentations and testing.
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FPO Campaign Promotes Flower Power
Jan 22, 08 Flower Promotion Organization
In an innovative effort to raise consumers’ awareness of the many perks of surrounding themselves with fresh flowers in their homes and workplaces; FPO will be broadcasting an audio interview highlighting recent Harvard Medical School findings supporting the emotional, mental and physical benefits of a little flower power.
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Al's Garden Center Celebrates 60-Year Anniversary
Jan 8, 08 Al's Garden Center
In 1948, a gallon of gasoline cost 26 cents and Harry S. Truman was the president. In the same year, you could also buy a pound of bananas for 10 cents from Al Bigej at Al's Fruit Stand in Woodburn, Ore. This was the beginning of a family business that would grow for 60 years and become one of the largest family-owned and operated agricultural businesses in the state.
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Sanders Garden World Added to Hunter’s Empire
Sep 12, 07 The Press Association
Sanders Garden World, a prestigious garden center chain in the United Kingdom, was recently added to Sir Tom Hunter’s garden center empire. Hunter also owns the Wyevale garden centre chain and is looking toward further acquisitions.
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Proven Winners Selects New Tag, Container Designs for ‘08
Aug 22, 07 Proven Winners LLC
Proven Winners has created new tag and container designs for 2008. This design is meant to look neater and presents more cultural information. The tags were offered to consumers in a survey to determine which design should be chosen.
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Ball Tagawa Growers Certified By VeriFlora
Jul 25, 07 Scientific Certification Systems
Ball Tagawa Growers has been certified by VeriFlora, a sustainability certification program for growers. This certification is proof of the efforts that Ball Tagawa Growers puts forward to be a sustainable company. VeriFlora’s sustainability standard served as the template for the new Sustainable Agriculture Practice Standard — Draft National Standard for Trial Use.
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Around The Industry
Jul 25, 07 Various
Find out the latest news from Hilltop Greenhouse & Farm.
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Around The Industry
Jun 13, 07 Various
Check out the latest from Novalis, Midwest, Spectrum Brands and Aquascape Designs.
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Around The Industry
May 23, 07 Various
Check out the latest from Aquascape Designs and Hines Horticulture.
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Around The Industry
Apr 25, 07 Various
Check out the latest from ECGC, Anthony Tesselaar and the California Cut Flower Commission.
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Around The Industry
Apr 11, 07 Various
Check out the latest from Stepables, AARS, EuroAmerican, Park Seed, Bailey Nurseries, National Retail Federation and Bayer.
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Around The Industry
Mar 28, 07 Various
Check out the latest from Project EverGreen, Encore Azalea and Anthony Tesselaar.
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Around The Industry
Mar 14, 07 Various
Check out the latest from BioSafe Systems, California Cut Flower Commission, Aquascape, Inc., Monrovia Growers, Home & Garden Showplace and Athens Select.
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Around The Industry
Feb 28, 07 Various
Check out the latest from Hines Horticulture and Monrovia Growers.
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Around The Industry
Feb 14, 07 Various
Check out the latest from Under a Foot Plant Company, Home & Garden Showplace and Proven Winners ColorChoice.
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Around The Industry
Jan 24, 07 Various
Check out the latest from Monrovia Growers, Ball Horticultural and PanAmerican Seed.
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Around The Industry
Dec 13, 06 Various
Check out the latest from MasterTag and Spring Meadow Nursery.
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Around The Industry
Nov 29, 06 Various
See what companies like Midwest Of Cannon Falls, Monrovia Growers and Green Industry Yellow Pages have going on.
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Around The Industry
Nov 15, 06 Various
There are a lot of new happenings in the industry. See what companies like Planting Stories, Walters Gardens and EuroAmerican Propagators have going on.
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Around The Industry
Oct 25, 06 Various
There are a lot of new happenings going on in the industry constantly. See what companies like Spring Meadow Nursery, PanAmerican Seed and Lawn and Garden Yellow Pages have going on.
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“Aquascape” Now Defined In Webster’s Dictionary
Aug 28, 06 Aquascape Designs
Adding new words to the dictionary can be fun; it can also make it easier for Scrabble players to win. Well, if you are a water-gardening Scrabble connoisseur, then you are in luck: The Associated Press recently announced that the word “aquascape” is one of the newest entries to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.
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Proven Winners Guarantees Sales
Aug 28, 06 Proven Winners
With the recent announcement of Proven Winners offering of the Proven Packages program, the company is now adding a guarantee to the program if it does not sell. PW is offering a guarantee that purchasers of its containers will more than make up the difference in cost between a PW branded white container and a regular injection-molded pot by greater sell through and profits.
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Earth-Friendly Flowers
Aug 28, 06 Organic Bouquet
With all of the recent concerns about pesticides and organics, Organic Bouquet has decided to launch a new Web site to help florists, retailers, event planners, restaurants and hotels get good plant materials that are USDA certified organic, veriflora sustainable and demeter biodynamic. This will help purchasers know that the products they are purchasing are certified sustainable flowers.
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