Flowers
Dec. 23, 2009, Vineland, Ont. – Dr. Daryl Somers, research
director of applied genomics at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (VRIC),
is working with colleagues Dr. Theo Blom from the University of Guelph and
Wayne Brown from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on
the development of new traits for one of Ontario’s major ornamental species,
the petunia.
NEWS HIGHLIGHT
VRIC, U of G working to improve the petunia
Dr. Daryl Somers, is working with colleagues Dr. Theo Blom and Wayne Brown on the development of new traits for one of Ontario’s major ornamental species, the petunia.
VRIC, U of G working to improve the petunia
Dr. Daryl Somers, is working with colleagues Dr. Theo Blom and Wayne Brown on the development of new traits for one of Ontario’s major ornamental species, the petunia.
Dec. 29, 2009, San Francisco – The
Building Owners and Managers Association of San Francisco (BOMA SF) recognized
the festive holiday plant displays of Ambius with two
awards that recognize the company's innovative and merry greenery installed at
two major San Francisco landmark buildings.
NEWS HIGHLIGHT
Blazek now heading AAS and NGB
Diane Blazek has been hired as the new executive director of All-America Selections® (AAS) and the National Garden Bureau Inc. (NGB).
Blazek now heading AAS and NGB
Diane Blazek has been hired as the new executive director of All-America Selections® (AAS) and the National Garden Bureau Inc. (NGB).
Dec.
18, 2009 – Andrew Kuyvenhoven, Kuyvenhoven Greenhouses Inc. in Brampton, has
been re-elected president of Flowers Canada (Ontario).
Dec. 17, 2009 – Andrew Kuyvenhoven, of Kuyvenhoven Greenhouses Inc., Brampton, Ont., heads the 2009-10 board
of directors for Flowers Canada Growers.
Dec. 7, 2009 – Proven Winners varieties were prominently
displayed in a feature in the November 2009 edition of Vogue magazine (1.2 million
readers).
Dec. 3, 2009 – By far, the main reason most people say they don’t
garden is because of a lack of time. But now, with the 30 Second
Planter™ from Proven Winners, it is both easy and fun to create a
beautiful container garden.
Dec. 3, 2009 – By far, the main reason most people say they don’t
garden is because of a lack of time. But now, with the 30 Second
Planter™ from Proven Winners, it is both easy and fun to create a
beautiful container garden.
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.
NEWS HIGHLIGHT
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.
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.
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.
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.’
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.
NEWS HIGHLIGHT
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).
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).
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