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'For the Garden' of St. Louis, Missouri was a Top Ten winner in the 2006 Perennials Marketing Contest, sponsored by Plant Publicity Holland, the Perennial Plant Association and Branch Smith publishing.In the words of garden center president, Marsha Haefne...
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Green Oak Garden CenterGreen Oak Garden Center in Jackson, Mississippi took the term 'WOW factor' off in an entirely new direction with their Top Ten Winning entry in the 2006 Perennials Marketing Contest."Traditionally, planting of perennials has been a ...
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Brunnera, a member of the Boraginaceae family is native to Eastern Europe. The common Siberian bugloss is a clump-forming perennial featuring small, forget-me-not-like flowers that are light blue with yellow centers, in airy, branched racemes rising well ...
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At the recently held Perennial Plant Association Conference in sweltering Columbus, Ohio, Jamie signed up to receive this 'Perennial and Nursery News' e-newsletter. At the end of the Conference we held a random draw from the new subscribers, and Jamie Geo...
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Country Line Landscape Nursery in Harleysville, Pennsylvania, chose 'Keep the Color Going!' as the theme for their Top Ten entry in the 2006 Perennials Marketing Contest."For the last few years, our weather has shifted to later springs and later warm weat...
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Echinacea is a member of the Asteraceae family and native to eastern North America. The name comes from the Greek word echino, meaning 'spiny,' in reference to the spiny central disk. On the whole, Echinacea is a drought-tolerant perennial. The flowers ar...
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Plantarium, the annual horticultural trade fair held in Boskoop, The Netherlands is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year.With over 260 participating companies representing the best that Europe and North America has to offer, Plantarium is the prem...
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By Waterloo Gardens, IncThe theme of Waterloo Gardens Top Ten entry in the 2006 Perennials Marketing Contest, was "Fall Perennials... More than just Mums." Waterloo's intention was to excite and educate customers so that their gardens would reflect the wi...
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Part of the Hemerocallidaceae family, Hemerocallis or daylilies are not true lilies. The name Hemerocallis is based on the Greek words for day and beauty, as the beautiful flowers in fact last only one day, in general opening at sunrise and withering away...
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This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Perennial Plant Association. As such, PPA's annual symposium, being held from August 5 to 11 in Columbus, Ohio, promises to be a must-attend event.The speaker line-up is terrific as are the tours. It's always a ...
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Our sincere congratulations go out to Mori Gardens, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, one of the top 10 finalists in the 2006 Perennials Marketing Contest.Prominently exhibited on the main pathway, opposite the Perennial section of the garden center, Mori Gar...
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A member of the Asteraceae family, Achillea millefolium is most commonly referred to as yarrow, although other common names include milfoil, sneezewort and soldier's friend. Achillea was named by Linnaeus, the modern father of horticulture, in honour of t...
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In this ever demanding world, every once in a while we all stop to wonder why we're acquiring a product or service. What is the added value? What's the difference?'Making the difference' is the theme for Plantarium, the horticultural trade fair held annua...
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Veronica is a member of the Scrophulariaceae or figwort family. The name Veronica has an interesting biblical background. Saint Veronica is the maiden credited with wiping the brow of Jesus when he stumbled and fell on the road to Calvary. According to th...
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2006 Perennials Marketing Contest Third Runner Up — Where every inch of the Perennial display earns its keep Our sincere congratulations go to Garden Works at Mandeville in Burnaby, British Columbia, the third place winner of the 2006 Perennial Marketin...
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2006 Perennials Marketing Contest Second Runner UpColes Florist & Garden Centre in Grimsby, Ontario was the second runner up in the 2006 Perennial Marketing contest sponsored by Plant Publicity Holland, Branch Smith Publications and the Perennial Plant As...
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Part of the Ranunculaceae family, Trollius is also sometimes commonly referred to as buttercup because of the characteristic striking yellow cup-shaped flowers of many varieties. Trollius has an erect form and grows in distinctive clumps. The palmately th...
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Founded in 1965 in Hannover, Germany, the ISU is the international association of perennial plant growers and related professionals. Today, the organization has over 500 members in 17 European countries as well as the USA, Canada and Argentina.The primary...
