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HEADLINES/CALENDAR
Retailers' Choice Awards Announced
at Cultivate'21
Danny Summers,
managing director
of The Garden
Center Group, has
announced the
winners of this
year's Retailer's
Choice Awards.
Sponsored by the
Garden Retailers
Group and
AmericanHort, the
awards recognize the most unique and innovative products
deemed to have the potential to be best sellers in garden
center retail stores, as determined by a panel of judges.
The recipients are:
* Bailey Nurseries hydrangea paniculata 'Little Hottie'
* Ball FloraPlant coleus x 'Spitfire'
* Ball FloraPlant coleus 'Copperhead'
* Ball FloraPlant petunia 'Colorrush Merlot Star'
* Burpee mini pickling cucumber
* Concept Plants dwarf fig 'Fignomenal'
* Pacific Plug & Liner echibeckia 'Summerina Sunchaser'
* Pacific Pottery Tuscan Hand Thrown Pottery
* PanAmerican Seed miniature tomatoes 'Kitchen Minis'
* Proven Winners saliva 'Unplugged Pink'
* SelectaOne verbena Beats series 'Purple White'
* SelectaOne petunia 'Starlet Midnight Sky'
* Succulents Unlimited pepperonia 'Caperrata Brasilia'
* Walters Gardens mangave 'Praying Hands'
* Willoway Nursery thuja 'Jr Giant'
Monrovia Creates Drought-Tolerant
Gardening Guide
Hot and dry summer
weather has many areas of
the country experiencing
drought. Western states are
hardest hit, with at least 55%
currently facing extreme
or exceptional drought
conditions.
Monrovia's new Low Water,
High Beauty guidebook offers
beautiful landscape solutions
for garden center customers
challenged by dry conditions.
It is loaded with water-smart
tips, myth-busting information, and a curated list of droughttolerant
plants. Geared toward Western gardeners, the
guidebook offers facts and suggestions that are relevant to
anyone, no matter where you live.
" Creating a water-wise landscape is important to many
gardeners, " says Katie Tamony, chief marketing officer
at Monrovia. " We developed this guide to help Western
gardeners make thoughtful choices, but the ideas and plant
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selections can help anyone facing dry conditions make the
most of their landscapes. "
To access the guide, visit https://go.monrovia.com/hubfs.
Danziger Releases 2022 New
Introductions Video Series
Danziger's " The Danziger Experience: Grand Tour 2022 " is a
four-part series highlighting new and notable selections for the
upcoming season.
The videos can be accessed anytime on Danziger's YouTube
channel.
" The video series is another way for us to make learning
about our new genetics easier for growers, " says Ori Danziger,
deputy CEO at Danziger. " Access them on your own time,
review the growing and usage tips at your own pace, and take
as much time as you need to see how each series or variety will
fit with your program. "
Visit www.danzigeronline.com/cmp/the-danzigerexperience-grand-tour-2022
to access the videos.
CALENDAR
*All event dates and locations subject to change. Please check
websites for latest information.
Arett Virtual Open House
Atlantic City, New Jersey
www.arettopenhouse.com
Sept. 24-25
Emery Jensen Edge
Orlando, Florida
www.emeryjensendistribution.com/edge
Sept. 28-30
Garden Center Conference & Expo
Orlando, Florida
www.gardencenterconference.com
Oct. 21-23
National Hardware Show
Las Vegas, Nevada
www.nationalhardwareshow.com
https://go.monrovia.com/hubfs http://www.danzigeronline.com/cmp/the-danziger http://www.arettopenhouse.com http://www.emeryjensendistribution.com/edge http://www.gardencenterconference.com http://www.nationalhardwareshow.com
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