Terra Nova has been at the forefront of Heuchera and Heucherella breeding for 20 years which resulted into great genetics. The complete series are known for their stunning colors and excellent plant habit. The production farm in Guatemala has developed techniques to produce cuttings with compact leaf petioles and small leaves that allow easy sticking in liner trays. Rooting hormone treated at the farm is resulting into a high rooting percentage and offering a year around availability of these perennials. …
Month: October 2012
FlowerChat Honors 10th Anniversary With Huge Prize Giveaway
www.FlowerChat.com, the No. 1 online forum for floral professionals, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in a huge way: With a prize giveaway that includes the new Kindle Fire HD tablet computer. What’s the catch? There is none. As the site’s contest page explains: “No hoops, no tricks, no fine print;* just rewards to whose who are members of the FlowerChat community.” (To what does the asterisk refer? Text that says, “*Ok, so there is some fine print, but only the really necessary lawyery stuff. No tricks or entanglements, we promise!”) …
Custom Flower Order System Needs Better Handle On Costs To Blossom
Rosa Flora sells mass orders of fresh-cut flowers from its greenhouses to wholesalers in Canada and the United States. The 138-employee company now uses an automated system that can process just one variety of flower at a time. That’s restrictive if clients want any kind of change to orders, such as different colours, stem lengths, numbers in bunches or other differences. …
A Conversation With Pat O'Farrell, Co-Founder, Carrigaline Cheese
We started exporting to the United States 12 years ago. At one stage we sold more to the US than in Ireland. It was crazy as people were often returning from holidays in America, telling us they’d seeing our product over there. …
Kettle Cuisine Artisan Soups Coming To West Coast Foodservice Operators & Retailers
Kettle Cuisine announced the recent hire of Ryan “Bucky” Baenen to West Coast Foodservice Regional Manager. Kettle Cuisine, which has been a staple in the kitchens of the most discerning chefs in the Northeast for over 25 years, is expanding the availability of their soups, chilis, chowders and stews to the West Coast, and Baenen, an industry veteran, will lead the charge. …
