Month: July 2014

The Sun Valley sales team travels a fair amount. Trade shows, customer visits and public outreach are part of the job and we love to get out and share our passion for flowers. These events are great because we are able to get direct feedback on our flowers and receive guidance in what we should be planting. The huge lilies we grow and beautiful bouquets we make often get the most comments, but a trend I've been seeing in the last year is people really taking notice of "ornamental kale," or what we like to call by the scientific name, brassica. …

FTD Companies, Inc. and Liberty Interactive Corporation today announced that they have executed a definitive agreement under which FTD will acquire Liberty's Provide Commerce floral and gifting businesses. Under the terms of the $430 million transaction, Liberty will receive 10.2 million shares of FTD common stock representing 35% of the combined company and $121 million in cash. FTD and Liberty expect to complete the transaction by the end of 2014. …

Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, is proud to announce that the FleuroStar Award 2014/15 goes to Canna generalis Cannova® Bronze Scarlet F1 created by Takii. …