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Round 5: Spring Meadow Nursery

Garden Idol: the hottest new introductions as you've never seen them before! A no-holds-barred look at new plants and how they fit into your business delivered by your judges from landscape, garden retail, consumer press and municipal development.

Hot pink, hot breeding and a noble cause deliver the ground-breaking start to Spring Meadow Nursery's 2010 line up, but will Tim Wood rise to the top with the breeding-breakthrough that flooded Better Homes and Gardens' phone lines, or will it collapse under the weight of international controversy?

This is Garden Idol!

HOW VOTING WORKS:
Garden Idol airs right here on the ANLA Knowledge Center Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from April 19 and ending May 9. Once released, each company’s voting will remain open for one weeks’ time. You will have to complete a brief (we promise!), free site-registration to vote. Check back frequently to vote for your favorite introductions! Scroll down the page to find more information about these hot introductions.

Based on your votes, one finalist from each company will continue on to the final round where you will pick this year's Garden Idol!

EPISODE GUIDE

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Episode 1

This Is Garden Idol
Garden Idol debuts. Experience new plant introductions like never before! The season opener introduces you to our expert panel of judges: 9th generation Horticulturist and Garden Designer Joseph Hillenmeyer; from Better Homes and Gardens' www.BHG.com, Justin Hancock; with a storied career at Disney, the American Horticultural Society and now on the board of America In Bloom, Katy Moss Warner; and third generation retailer, Calvin Bordine. See the plants that didn't make it and get ready for the hottest new introductions as they are revealed on Garden Idol.

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Episode 2

Monday, April 19 Round 1: Plants Nouveau
Round 1 of Garden Idol serves up a hot 2010 line up from Plants Nouveau. Angela Treadwell-Palmer serves up more variety, more costume changes and more entertainment than you ever thought a new-plant presentation could deliver! If Lobelia 'Fried Green Tomatoes' doesn't have you shouting "Towanda!" then Echinacea 'Milk Shake' will convince you that Angela's 'Milkshake' is better than yours! Only on Garden Idol.

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Episode 3

Wednesday, April 21 Round 2: Bailey Nurseries
The studio audience leaps out of their chairs for Jonathan Pedersen's "Plants on the Ground," but the judges had serious doubts about another two Hydrangeas from Bailey Nurseries. Is it 'Tickled Pink' or 'Vanilla Strawberry' that change their mind? Two hot introductions for 2010 and the most surprising response from our judges yet, here on Garden Idol.

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Episode 4

Friday, April 23 Round 3: Monrovia Growers
Chris Rubino takes this season's biggest risk presenting an entire slate of Peonies. Out of two new introductions from Monrovia, Chris proclaims that he has been waiting five years for the Itoh series. With his fellow contestants bringing great diversity to the table can Monrovia make it's mark with this one old-school genus? (Hint: one of these made our judges top ten!) See the shocking results on Garden Idol!

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Episode 5

Monday, April 26 Round 4: Novalis
Linda Guy rocks out a slate of five hot new plants in Novalis' 2010 chart-topping line up. The diversity of plant genera and music genres inspire the judges. Which plant is a huge hit in the Better Homes and Gardens trial garden? and, can Linda overcome the ghost of Coreopsis-inspired concerns over hardiness claims? Find out on Garden Idol!

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Wednesday, April 28 Round 5: Spring Meadow Nursery
Tim Wood's heartwarming tale of a ground-breaking introduction with the goal of raising $1M for breast cancer research touches the judges and the audience. Is it enough to overcome the international controversy inspired by his next introduction? How much plant improvement can we stand? Discover the truth on Garden Idol.

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Episode 7

Friday, April 30 Round 6: Ball Ornamental
Tom Foley launches Ball's innovative 2010 woody plant collection with a "saucy little Bombshell," but when his jokes bomb, will it cost him the win? Will Double Delight delight the judges? One thing is for sure, Tom's dwarf introduction is a runaway hit on Garden Idol.

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Episode 8

Monday, May 3 Round 7: Hort Couture
From a sentimental favorite to the runways of Louisville Fashion Week, Susie Raker debuts Tutu-draped Vincas and struts her Calibrachoa on the Catwalk. Her cocktail-inspired tropical earns unanimous, rave reviews, and judge Justin finds two looks "sexy as hell," but what plant is shockingly called "not tasty?" Find out on Garden Idol.

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Episode 9

Monday, May 10 The Finals
Your votes have narrowed the field down to the final seven. Who will be the winner this season? Only you can choose the winner, so vote now for our 2010 Garden Idol.

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Episode 10

Monday, May 17 And the Winner Is...
Our top seven have competed and your votes determined the winner in this no-holds-barred, new plant introduction event. And the winner is... Find out now on Garden Idol.

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MEET THE CAST

Tim W.

Chris B.

Katy M.

Justin H.

Calvin B.

Joseph H.

		Tim Wood Tim Wood has been the New Product Development and Marketing Manager at Spring Meadow Nursery since 1995. He has worked at several other nurseries and botanic gardens, including Longwood Gardens and the Chicago Botanic Garden. Tim earned both a B.S. and an M.S. in Horticulture from Michigan State University. He has chosen a number of award-winning plants for Spring Meadow Nursery’s Proven Winners® ColorChoice® brand, including Wine & Roses® weigela and ‘Limelight’ hydrangea. Company Profile tim@springmeadownursery.com http://www.springmeadownursery.com

		Chris Beytes Chris “Seacrest” Beytes is editor and publisher of GrowerTalks and Green Profit magazines. A former wholesale greenhouse owner, Chris now travels North America and the world for Ball Publishing, seeking out the latest news, trends and ideas. Although partial to hydrangeas, his favorite plant is Pedilanthus tithymaloides, which will probably never win a beauty contest. cbeytes@ballpublishing.com http://www.ballpublishing.com/

		Katy Moss Warner Katy spent 24 years developing the horticultural programs at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando Florida. Before retiring, she was Director of Horticulture and Environmental Initiatives. She has served the American Horticultural Society as Board Chair as well as President/CEO. She is currently President Emerita of the American Horticultural Society. In addition, she serves on the Board of America in Bloom and travels America judging towns and cities for that program. katymosswarner@aol.com

		Justin Hancock Justin W. Hancock is the senior garden editor for the Better Homes and Gardens web site, www.bhg.com, and a serious plant lover. He's been a gardener all his life and has worked on garden books, magazines, and web sites for the last fifteen years. He lives in Des Moines, Iowa (where he's also the co-owner of a retail garden center, Loki's Garden). Justin.Hancock@meredith.com http://www.bhg.com/gardening

		Calvin Bordine After receiving his B.A. and B.S. from Michigan State University, Calvin worked at multiple garden centers and retailers before returning to Bordine Nursery. Those retailers include Crate&Barrel, Hicks Nurseries, Bachman’s, Country Market (now Stauffers) and NordicTrack. His family business is celebrating its 70th year in business and has 4 permanent retail locations and 3 seasonal stores around the metro Detroit area. In addition to retail, Bordine’s has a large growing facility (750,000 ft2 of greenhouse) with a state of the art propagation area. In addition to his professional life, Calvin has biked across the country, run a marathon and is the father of 6. Check out their video marketing on YouTube. Company Profile calvin@bordines.com http://www.bordine.com/

		Joseph Hillenmeyer Joseph Hillenmeyer, the principle at Joseph Hillenmeyer+ Associates, is a ninth generation nurseryman. His family background in horticulture led him to work with the Don Shadow Nursery (TN) and time working with a nursery in New Zealand and an arboretum in Western Turkey. In 2001 Joseph opened his garden design firm in Lexington Kentucky affording him the opportunity to continue to travel the world studying Garden Design and Horticulture. joseph@hillenmeyer.com http://jhillenmeyer.com/

For More Information on

Spring Meadow Nursery Inc.

Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc is a wholesale plant propagation nursery specializing in introducing new flowering shrub varieties to North America. Our starter plants are shipped to nurseries across the U.S. and Canada where they are grown to mature size before being sold in retail garden centers. We maintain over twenty acres of greenhouses and more than 30 acres of stock plants.

Company Profile

Phone: 800-633-8859

Website: http://www.springmeadownursery.com

Additional Resources

	Hydrangea Invincibelle Spirit Fact Sheet Learn more about this new Hydrangea from Spring Meadow Nursery.
	Bloomerang Lilac Fact Sheet Learn more about this new Lilac from Spring Meadow Nursery.

PUBLISHING TEAM

Project and Editorial Design: Jonathan Bardzik, ANLA

Concept and Partnership Development: Kellee Magee, ANLA Visual and Video created by Fresh Brew Studios
Steve Kendall, Producer
Josh Miller, Producer

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