Farwest Show’s New Varieties Showcase has Gone Virtual

The Farwest show isn’t happening this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t see the hottest new plants hitting the market! The 2020 New Varieties Showcase has gone virtual, and you can vote for your favorites.

Farwest Show is Canceled

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world’s social and economic norms with sheltering in place and social distancing. Unfortunately, it has also turned the business of large events upside down, from professional sports to concerts to trade shows.

Farwest Show Extends Tier 1 Deadline for 2020 New Varieties Showcase

The 2020 Farwest Show, the biggest green industry show in the West, has extended the Tier 1 deadline for the New Varieties Showcase to April 30, due to the industry-wide disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Japanese Painted Fern ‘Crested Surf’ Wins Farwest New Varieties Showcase Best of Show Award

Judges at the 2019 Farwest Show have chosen Japanese painted fern ‘Crested Surf’ (Athyrium niponicum ‘Crested Surf’ PPAF CPBRAF) as the Best in Show winner in the show’s New Varieties Showcase.

Farwest 2019 Speaker Christina Salwitz to Examine the Psychology of Color in a Retail Environment

2019 Farwest Show speaker Christina Salwitz will give a seminar on the role colors can play in the buying decisions of retail garden center customers. Her talk is scheduled for 8:30–9:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 21. The show itself will take place August 21–23 at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon.