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Talk Softly and Carry a Big Hat!
Syngenta Flowers' latest Lanai Verbena gets four "yes" votes from the judges. Intrigued? Find out why.
Meet the Cast
Faith Savage
Faith Savage has more than 20 years experience helping retailers successfully market horticulture products. Her expertise includes a comprehensive knowledge of the Syngenta Flowers genetics portfolio as well as the development of targeted promotion and advertising programs. Faith is further noted for her work with Epcot/Disney World on behalf of the International Flower Festival. She has given seminars around the country on container gardening and color, and has published numerous magazine articles on the subject.
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Katie Ketelsen
Katie Ketelsen is, plain and simple, a plant geek! From her grandfather's Christmas tree farm, she launched her career as the local HyVee garden center manager. Recently, she did landscape design, project management, marketing, social media and event planning for TimberPine Nursery. Today she's taking the online gardening world by storm at BHG.com, writing and contributing to the "Everyday Gardeners" blog. No matter where she's working, her perfect slice of heaven will always include fresh soil, five of the hottest new plant introductions, a watering can…and probably some chapstick.
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Tina Bemis
Tina Bemis is co-owner of Bemis Farms Nursery, a small grower/retail garden center in central Massachusetts. She is a Cornell University Floriculture graduate, as well as a graduate of ANLA's Garden Center University. In addition to her primary role as grower of herbaceous plants, she creates all of the advertising, marketing, merchandising and promotional events. She teaches more than 200 workshops a year on container gardening and garden-related design projects. Along with her husband, Ed, she hosts the cable television gardening show "Bloomin’ with the Bemises."
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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).
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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.
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Todd Davis
Todd Davis has conducted interviews at more than 450 nurseries and other horticultural facilities in 41 states, Canada and Europe. His keen journalistic insight is informed with in-the-field experience working for three landscape contracting firms and with Skinner Nurseries’ (TX) landscape distribution operation. He is a frequent speaker at nursery industry events, is a Texas Certified Nursery Professional and a member of International Plant Propagators’ Society. In 2006, he was awarded Southern Nursery Association’s Pinnacle Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the green industry.
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Lloyd Traven
Called both a “mad scientist” and “plant geek," LLoyd's passion is matched by his commitment to using advanced technology. Lloyd worked in market research and special projects at Ball Seed Company prior to purchasing the Peace Tree Farm property in 1983, which he and his wife, Candy, have grown from “the little greenhouses up on the hill” to an established and internationally respected operation. Lloyd is a technology guru and advocate for small growers. He has contributed to GMPro, OFA, GPN, Greenhouse Grower, and GrowerTalks, and can be seen, from time to time, palling around in front of the camera with Martha Stewart.
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Company Info
Syngenta Flowers is one of the largest wholesale breeders of hybrid flower seed in the world – developing and producing flower seeds for seed companies and growers internationally.
Syngenta Flowers is dedicated to the breeding innovative flower varieties that offer outstanding performance in the professional greenhouse, at retail, in the landscape and in the home garden. In addition to legendary genetics, we support industry professionals with world-class customer service, in-depth cultural information, flexible and exciting marketing programs, and a deep understanding of plants from many points of view.
Phone: 303-415-1466
Episode Directory
Hydrangea Part II or Something New?
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Who are our judges and what the heck do they know about growing, selling and designing with plants?
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Where are they now? A look back at the 2010 winner and how Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea performed in 2010.
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Ball FloraPlant's Black Velvet Petunia
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Find out more about Ball FloraPlant's fashion forward new Petunia here
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Spring Meadow Nursery's Little Lime Hydrangea
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Find out more about Spring Meadow Nursery's new, tiny treasure here
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Syngenta Flowers' Strawberries and Cream Lanai Verbena
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Find out more about Syngenta Flowers' newest Lanai Verbena here
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Ball Ornamentals' Fire and Ice Hydrangea
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Find out more cool info about Ball Ornamental's hot new Hydrangea here
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Intrinsic Perennials' Mai Tai and Alabama Slammer Geums
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Find out more about Intrinsic Perennials' cocktail-a-licious new Geums here
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PanAmerican Seed's Plentifall Pansy and Gryphon Begonia
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Find out more about PanAmerican Seed's happy ending new intros here
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Bailey Nurseries' 2011 New Introductions
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Find out more about Bailey Nurseries' devilishly divine 2011 intros here
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The Garden Idol 2011 Finalists
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Find out more about the 2011 Garden Idol finalists here
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The Garden Idol 2011 Winner Is...?
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Find out more about this year's winner here
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A Proud Tradition of Innovation
Syngenta Flowers has earned it's place on the retail bench and in your customers' gardens with innovative new introductions. Which will be your best seller in 2011?
The votes are in.....
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TigerEye Rudbeckia
TigerEye is the first and only hybrid rudbeckia, displaying never-before-seen uniformity on the bench and great garden strength. This plant has loads of branches with large, long-lasting blooms in a rich golden color. The beautifully formed plant in a full rounded habit means flower power galore.
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Cora® Vinca
Cora® Vinca is the perfect choice for your summer garden. The robust plant habit makes for incredible performance in large beds and containers. This variety thrives in heat and humidity where other vinca series die. The plants display huge, eye-catching blooms in 8 vivid flower colors.
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Calliope® Dark Red
Calliope® Dark Red geranium is a revolutionary breakthrough in breeding – bringing the best features of ivy and zonal geraniums into one series. Unmatched on the market, Calliope plants display large, velvet blooms in a brilliant red color that is a top-seller at retail. The variety has exceptional heat and drought tolerance in your partial sun or partial shade garden.
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Yoder® Pot Mums
Think of pot mums when decorating your home for holidays and entertaining. Pot Mums come in dazzling colors and novelty flower forms that will enhance your front porch or patio. With loads of recent introductions and upgrades, you are sure to find the perfect combination.
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Lanai® Verbena
Lanai® Verbena is the perfect choice for garden beds and containers. The long-lasting plants extend your growing season. With 18 striking colors and a beautiful spreading habit, you will absolutely love the way it looks in your yard.
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Resources
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Learn more about this new Verbena from Syngenta Flowers.
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Publishing Team
Project and Editorial Design: Jonathan Bardzik, ANLA
Visual and Video created by Fresh Brew Studios
Steve Kendall, Producer
Josh Miller, Producer
Graphic Design created by The Design Works
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