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Many 'newcomers' in Vineland points open house

Dec. 1, 2009, Vineland Station, Ont. – The 2009 OMAFRA Poinsettia Cultivar Evaluation Open House will be held Friday, Dec. 4 at the Vineland Research & Innovation Centre.

Proven Winners plants go 'Vogue'

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Proven Winners plants
go 'Vogue'
Proven Winners plants were featured in the November issue of Vogue magazine in a multiple page spread linking gardening to fashion.

Toasting the 2010 Spring Trials

Nov. 10, 2009 – A new trial site on the California Spring Trials circuit (April 10-17, 2010) will bring new life to an old venue. While the stop at Imagination Canyon is not new, the participants displaying at this stop create a new tour opportunity.

Ornamentals with great taste

Nov. 9, 2009 – Two new pepper varieties will debut next fall. The new cultivars have been released by the U.S. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and are trademarked ‘Lil’ Pumpkin’ and ‘Pepper Jack.’

Meet Canada's new voice on PPA board

Oct. 30, 2009, Richmond, B.C. – Phoenix Perennials owner Gary Lewis is the new Canada Region Director with the Perennial Plant Association (PPA). The PPA is best known by gardeners for its Perennial Plant of the Year program.

Meet Canada's new voice on PPA board

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Meet Canada's new voice
on PPA board
Phoenix Perennials owner Gary Lewis is the new Canada Region Director with the Perennial Plant Association (PPA).

PW Gardener's Idea Book

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PW Gardener's Idea Book
The 2010 edition of the Proven Winners Gardener's Idea Book is now available.

PW’s Gardener’s Idea Book prepares for 2010

Oct. 23, 2009 — Last year more than 250,000 gardeners found ideas, inspiration, and exceptional plants in the Proven Winners® Gardener’s Idea Book.

Introducing the Southeast Color Connection

Oct. 23, 2009, Greenville, S.C. — To better reflect opportunities available to both attendees and exhibitors, the Southeast Greenhouse Conference has been rebranded as the SGC Presents Southeast Color Connection.

Interested in the Ontario growers’ directory?

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Interested in the Ontario growers’ directory?
Growers, wholesale florists and industry suppliers are invited to register company profiles in the 2010 issue of the Ontario Greenhouse Growers’ Directory and Buyers' Guide.

Where did all the flowers come from?

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Where did all the flowers come from?
Charles Darwin once wrote that the evolution of flowers was “an abominable mystery.” Long after Darwin’s death in 1882, the history of flowers continued to vex scientists.

Proven Winners roadshow ready to roll

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Proven Winners roadshow ready to roll
The seventh annual Proven Winners Roadshow will be rolling across North America throughout October.

Strong spring for many retailers

Sept. 15, 2009 – Vegetable plants were the hot items this past spring for many Canadian greenhouse and garden centre operators.

Strong spring for many retailers

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Strong spring for many retailers
Vegetable plants were the hot items this past spring for many Canadian greenhouse and garden centre operators.

Greening up Ontario highways

Sept. 15, 2009, Vineland, Ont. — Ontario highways will soon look greener thanks to research conducted at the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (VRIC) in partnership with Landscape Ontario, local nurseries and horticultural suppliers.