Emerald Coast Growers' Friel Inducted As New PPA President

Pensacola, Fla. – Emerald Coast Growers is proud to support our Marketing Manager, John Friel, in his new role as President of the Perennial Plant Association (PPA).

The PPA is known as an industry-leading organization hosting National and Regional Symposia with excellent educational seminars, networking, camaraderie, and tours to public gardens, private gardens, retail nurseries and wholesale growers.

In the Association's most visible program, members choose a Perennial Plant of the Year. Growers and gardeners alike eagerly await the announcement of the winner.

Mark your calendar now for July 3-10, 2012. Join ECG and all the major players in the perennial world at the PPA's 2012 National Symposium in Boston. If you grow, sell or design with hardy plants and grasses, it's the place to be.

Our sincere congratulations to John – and to the Association!

Emerald Coast Growers is proud to celebrate 20 years of success in the horticulture business. Known for their wide variety of perennial starter plants and specialty plants, Emerald Coast Growers still maintains the distinction of being one of the industry's largest suppliers of ornamental grass liners to North American growers and retailers. With more than 400,000 sq. ft. of greenhouse space, 55 acres of farmland and growing locations in both the northeast and southeast, Emerald Coast Growers consistently supplies top quality starter plants to growers throughout North America. ECG starters are available by common carrier, grower truck, or customer pickup in Florida or Pennsylvania. For more information, please visit www.ecgrowers.com.

Source: Emerald Coast Growers