March 2020 - 10

HEADLINES/CALENDAR
* Excelsa Gardens: Varigated Alocacia
* Flora Design Inc.: Bottle Terrarium and Lit Terrarium
* ForemostCo.: Tie Dye Croton Series
* Island Tropical Foliage: Schaueria calytricha 'Yellow
Dancer' Golden Plume
* Kazumi Garden: Kokadama with plants
* Live Trends: Trendsetter Collection
* Morning Dew Tropical Plants: Rainbow peacock fern
* Railroad Nursery: Ficus Lyrata
* The Urban Jungle: Terricotta Pots with plants
The 2020 TPIE Cool Product Awards is a collaboration
between TPIE 2020, Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape
Association (FNGLA) and The Garden Center Group. For more
information on TPIE or FNGLA, visit: www.fngla.org/tpie.
The Garden Center Group can be found online at www.
TheGardenCenterGroup.com.
Visit lgrmag.com to see photos of the winning products.
Syngenta Flowers LLC and HI Breeding BV have announced
CALENDAR
March 28 - April 1
2020 California Spring Trials
Throughout California
www.springtrialsregistration.com
May 5-7
National Hardware Show
Las Vegas, Nevada
www.nationalhardwareshow.com
June 9-10
The National Lawn & Garden Show
Dallas, Texas
www.nlgshow.com
June 22-25
GCA Summer Tour
Boston, Massachusetts
www.gardencentersofamerica.com
July 11-14
Cultivate'20
Columbus, Ohio
www.cultivateevent.org
Aug. 11-13
IGC Show
Chicago, Illinois
www.igcshow.com
Aug. 26-28
Farwest Show
Portland, Oregon
www.farwestshow.com
Aug. 31-Sept. 3
The Garden Center Group Fall Event
Wilmington, Delaware
www.thegardencentergroup.com
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a new agreement in which Syngenta Flowers will exclusively
market and sell HI Breeding hydrangea varieties in the U.S.
and Canada.
Syngenta Flowers is integrating HI Breeding's pedigree in
hydrangea breeding and production to further strengthen
the Syngenta Flowers portfolio, enabling Syngenta to offer a
compelling assortment of best-in-class, top-tier genetics to
the market.
Syngenta Flowers will produce HI Breeding hydrangea
unrooted cuttings at their Alva, Florida, farm. They will
primarily focus on servicing dormant hydrangea producers
with unrooted cuttings sold through their established
broker network.
HI Breeding hydrangea will be available from Syngenta
Flowers as unrooted cuttings in the spring of 2020 and
from select dormant plant producers in 2021. For more
information, visit www.syngentaflowers-us.com.
The Garden Dept. Acquired by
National Landscaping Supply Chain
The Garden Dept., a multi-location wholesale nursery
and horticultural distributor led by 35-year-old Don Caroleo,
has announced that it has joined SiteOne Landscaping
Supply, a national carrier of landscaping products based in
Roswell, Georgia.
Established in 1976, The Garden Dept. is a third-generation
nursery providing landscaping and hardscaping products to
both commercial and residential customers.
In 2011, The Garden Dept.opened up a wholesale distribution
center in Dix Hills. In 2018, a third location was added in
Speonk to service its East End customers and clients, and
the Coram location expanded with a masonry division to
fulfill customers' hardscaping needs. With three locations,
The Garden Dept. is reportedly the tristate area's largest
independent nursery operation and landscaping supply outlet.
SiteOne is reportedly the largest and only national
wholesale distributor of landscape supplies in the U.S.
Its customers are primarily residential and commercial
landscape professionals who specialize in the design,
Syngenta Flowers Signs Agreement
for HI Breeding Hydrangea

http://www.fngla.org/tpie http://www.TheGardenCenterGroup.com http://www.lgrmag.com http://www.springtrialsregistration.com http://www.nationalhardwareshow.com http://www.syngentaflowers-us.com http://www.nlgshow.com http://www.gardencentersofamerica.com http://www.cultivateevent.org http://www.igcshow.com http://www.farwestshow.com http://www.thegardencentergroup.com

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