Month: January 2015

Each year, outstanding booths are chosen at TPIE. A judging committee walked the floor on the first day of the show and chose simply the best among the show's exhibitors. TPIE Chairman Theresa Riley (Rockledege Gardens, Rockledge) and FNGLA President Sandy Stein (The Jungle Nursery, Miami) presented the TPIE booth awards to the winning firms on the TPIE Create Theater Stage. …

For its 2015 General Assembly in April, Union Fleurs and members and guests will head to the South of France at the heart of an important flower production zone and near the city of Hyères where the main flower auction in France and 4th in Europe is established. …

Emerald Coast Growers has added 21,504 sq.ft. at their Pensacola, Florida, facility to refocus and expand their perennial offering. This latest expansion adds greenhouse space at Pensacola, allowing them to shift Phlox subulata production and add new crops at their Pace, Florida, location. Plans at Pensacola include ramp-up of the popular 128 size, which always sells out early, as well as expanding their already robust Phlox program featuring the full color spectrum: crisp white, deep rosy red, bi-colors, purple-blue and pinks. The new house holds 9,600 trays of Phlox and Heuchera. …