June 2023 - 10

HEADLINES/CALENDAR
Darwin Perennials Day Scheduled
Darwin Perennials Day will take place Wednesday, June
21, at The Gardens at Ball Seed in West Chicago, Illinois.
New varieties from breeders including Darwin
Perennials, Kieft Seed, Walters Gardens and Must Have
Perennials will be on display for commercial perennial
plant growers, nursery growers, retailers, landscapers,
designers and media to view. Hundreds of perennial
varieties grown in display gardens, trial beds and
containers will be featured, as well as a New Variety
Showcase featuring the best breeders in the world.
For more information or to register, visit
www.darwinperennialsday.com.
1st Casual Market Atlanta Announced
6,000 complementary furnishings, gift, lifestyle, seasonal,
housewares and gourmet lines.
Casual Market Atlanta showrooms are open Monday, July
10, through Thursday, July 13; permanent showrooms will
remain open through Monday, July 17, for the duration of
Atlanta Market. Visit www.casualmarketatlanta.com for
information and registration.
Farwest Show Registration Opens
Attendee and exhibitor registration is now open for
the Farwest Show in Portland, Oregon. The three-day
trade show and conference, produced by the Oregon
Association of Nurseries, takes place Aug. 23-25 at the
Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon.
Two all-day tours of local nurseries and retail garden
centers precede the
show, starting on
Tuesday, Aug. 22.
" Our seminar
schedule is designed
to help green industry
professionals power
up their businesses
and careers with
engaging seminars on
the cutting edge of
thought leadership, " said Allan Niemi, director of events
at the Oregon Association of Nurseries.
Early bird registration is available until July 31. For
more information, visit www.farwestshow.com/register.
The inaugural
Casual Market
Atlanta will
be staged
July 10-13 at
AmericasMart
Atlanta in
an all-new
outdoor furnishings space with over 50 showrooms and
100 temporary exhibits. The market will include the
International Casual Furnishings Association's (ICFA)
annual Awards Gala and charitable giving opportunities,
as well as educational and networking opportunities.
" After years of envisioning, planning and building,
Casual Market Atlanta is coming to fruition, " says Bob
Maricich, International Market Centers (IMC) CEO. " We
look forward to welcoming Casual Market exhibitors and
attendees to Atlanta as we embark together on a new era
for the industry. "
Casual Market Atlanta buyers will discover the latest
in outdoor furnishings, accessories, fabrics and more in
a purpose-built destination in AmericasMart Building 1.
Temporary exhibitors will be located on Floors 6 and 7.
The overlap with Atlanta Market, also staged at
AmericasMart, will allow buyers to have access to some
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Calloway's Nursery Opens New
Location in Central Texas
Calloway's Nursery recently opened its first central
Texas location in Cedar Park at 1201 S. Bell Blvd. The new,
4-acre location features flowering annuals and perennials,
edibles, indoor houseplants, imported pottery, shrubs and
trees, exclusive private-label soils, mulches, fertilizers,
and bird seed.
" With all the growth in Cedar Park, Calloway's offers
homeowners in the area decades of experience in
planting and maintaining successful Texas landscapes
and gardens, " said Marce Ward, CEO. " As a proud graduate
of Leander High School, it has been a life-long dream to
bring the Calloway's brand to Cedar Park as an entry into
the greater Austin area. "
The company now has 23 Calloway's Nursery locations
and five Cornelius Nursery locations in Texas.
http://www.casualmarketatlanta.com http://www.darwinperennialsday.com http://www.farwestshow.com/register
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