Retailers’ Choice Awards™ at Farwest Show 2015 were presented to nine exhibiting firms during a presentation on the Idea Center Stage. The Garden Center Group’s Sid Raisch led the retailer search. Products were selected specifically for garden retailers in search of the best new products both live goods and hard goods for their stores.
Following is a list of firms and their products receiving recognition:
Ball Seed - Booth 5043
Medinilla "Magnifica"
The Medinilla "Magnifica" boasts exotic flowers that bloom multiple times and is easy to care for. Its flowers can grow to a length of approximately 50 centimeters.
Ball Seed - Bupee - Booth 5043
Celery "Peppermint Stick"
"Peppermint Stick" celery by Burpee features candy pink and green stalks and yields one-quarter inch stalks.
Monrovia - Booth 17037
Dan Hinkley Collection
Contemporary horticulturist Dan Hinkley has traveled to dozens of countries and continents and always returns with new plant varieties for customers. He also holds the Scott Gold Medal, the Liberty Hyde Bailey Medal of Honor and the Veitch Memorial Medal from the Royal Horticultural Society.
Plantiflor - Booth 9015
Tillandsias air plants
Tillandsias Air Plants are an indoor style option known for low maintenance requirements.
Qualitree - Booth 10059
Pre-made planters
New foliage-focused planters from Qualitree offer design and value, with frameworks layerd into seasonal elements such as winter berries or long lasting heather.
JRT Nursery - Silver Falls Nursery - Booth 15062
Clematis "New Love"
New Love is a clump forming flower with erect woody stems that do not need support. Clusters of large, star--shaped, violet--blue flowers form on new wood. Reaches 2 to 3 ft. tall and 1 to 2 feet wide.
T&L Nursery - Booth 13015
Variegated Japanese Aralia - Fatsia japonica "Spiderweb"
Heavy white speckling on glossy green leaves. Does well in containers.
Third River Marketing - Booth 13004
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Van Belle Nursery - Booth 7043
Weigelia "Maroon Swoon"
The "Maroon Swoon" reaches 4 to 5 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide. Its red blooms create a contrast with its deep green foliage.
Van Klaveren’s Nursery – Booth 7049
Euonymus "Happiness"
A new Euonymus variety distinguished by its compact, upright habit and bright golden foliage, "Happiness" is evergreen, with shoots that emerge light yellow-green and fade to deep yellow. Reaches 2 feet tall and 1 foot wide.
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