Garden Retailers at TPIE Highlight Their Favorite Products
A team of garden retailers once again participated in the 2018 Tropical Plants Industry Expo Cool Product Awards, a collaboration between TPIE 2018, Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA), and The Garden Center Group. Check out the slideshow above for a closer look at some of their favorites.
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Wine Cork Magnet Planters (ArizonaEast, LLC)
Retailers were drawn to two assortments of wine corks made into small planters with either succulents or tillandsia. Both feature a small magnet on the side of the cork to be held on a desk, file cabinet, etc. ArizonaEast.com
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‘Golden-Edge Red Sister’ Cordyline (Butler’s Foliage, Inc.)
There are a number of varieties of cordyline on the market today, but this newcomer caught the eye of buyers. ‘Golden-Edge Red Sister’ has a distinctive gold trim on the leaf. George Butler says this is a sport of ‘Red Sister’ and he says to watch for several other selections coming next year. ButlersFoliage.com
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Fruit Image Tags (Dewar Nurseries, Inc.)
Many fruit tree growers have printed pots these days, but Dewar Nurseries has taken it a step further by designing large fruit tags depicting the actual fruit. At first glance, you can see what the plant will produce. Retailers saw a number of plant types available, such as banana, fig, grape, kiwi, blackberry, blueberry, and more. A simple idea can have a big impact on sales. DewarNurseries.com.
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Assorted-Decorative-“Message-in-a-Bottle”-Eve’s-Garden-Inc.
We see a number of planters featuring tillandsia today, but this creative idea from Eve’s Garden brings a creative touch to the craft. Each glass container has a beach-like setting with a tillandsia and a hand-written scroll message to represent “Message in a Bottle.” EvesGardeninc.com
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Sisal & Vine Gardens Designs (Flori-Design, Inc.)
Flori-Design introduces a new addition to its many mini gardens. This year, it features a custom, bright vine wrap sporting a bring green leaf or bloom look. Several design shapes are available for 2018, with more coming. Flori-design.com
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Cousteau Planter (LiveTrends Designs Group, LLC/MAK USA Inc.)
LiveTrends caught the attention of retailers with this new glass cloche-like planter featuring two types of tillandsia, one of them suspended to appear like it’s floating in water like a jelly fish. LiveTrendsDesign.com
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Retailing Adjustable Plant Sales Cart (Orlandelli Group, LLC)
Orlandelli is known for its well-designed aluminum retail benching systems, and it has a unique adjustable plant sales cart to make it easy to quickly feature plants. This clever design functions as a standard cart, and with a push of a lever can shift to a slanted display. Orlandelli also has a patented mechanism available to transform your own carts (subject to some restrictions, of course). Orlandelli.us
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Curly Shell Tillandsia Planter (Russell’s Bromeliads)
Russell’s has created a unique hanging planter for its Tillandsia. It is a spiral shell that shows off the Tillandsia very well. The shell is definitely an eye-catcher. RussellsAirPlants.com
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Hand-Crafted Stone Mushrooms (Stone-Age Creations)
At first glance, retailers thought they were seeing large mushrooms, but upon closer look, you soon realize they are not what you think. They are hand-crafted from stone and are available in all types, making them a great garden art piece. Sizes range, as well as texture and finish. StoneAgeCreations.com
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Tropicals in Kokodama Planters (Sun Bulb Co., Inc.)
Sun Bulb is introducing the new Kokodama Planter as part of its topical plant offering, each featuring a Sun Bulb produced plant. The Kokodama is a new introduction from Holland and addresses some of the issues with other similar look orbs. Be sure to see the Dutch website that tells the Kokodama story. SunBulb.com
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Multiple Sizes of European Olive (Sun City Tree Farms)
Sun City Tree Nursery stunned retailers with a huge field-grown European Olive Tree in its booth. It was about 30 years old, but that was only a beginning of the story. The company has olive trees as old as 150 years old. It also features production of container sizes as small as 10 gallons. SunCityTrees.com
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Brindabella Shrub Roses (Sun-Fire Nurseries/Suntory)
Sun-Fire Nurseries showed us the new Suntory introductions of Brindabella Roses, developed by John Gray, the Australian breeder, with the focus of a tough shrub rose that is equally disease resistant and also bringing back great fragrances. Watch for Brindabella Roses available for the 2019 spring season at retail, while growers are potting them up this spring for production. SunfireNurseries.com
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Miniature vinca ‘Soiree’ (Sun-Fire Nurseries/Suntory)
Sun-Fire also featured three colors of a new dwarf vinca called ‘Soiree.’ They are more elegant than the common
bedding plant vinca. These micro blooming catharanthus will light up any garden with their amazing flower coverage, vivid eye-drawing colors, and deep glossy green foliage. It keeps its habit all summer long, has no
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Decorative Car & Truck Planters (Theut’s Flower Barn)
Theut’s has produced many creative winners in past years, and this was no different. The new assortment of
autos feature their succulents, making a fun plant combination for the office or kids room. TheutsFlowerBarn.com
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Wine Cork Magnet Planters (ArizonaEast, LLC)
‘Golden-Edge Red Sister’ Cordyline (Butler’s Foliage, Inc.)
Fruit Image Tags (Dewar Nurseries, Inc.)
Assorted-Decorative-“Message-in-a-Bottle”-Eve’s-Garden-Inc.
Sisal & Vine Gardens Designs (Flori-Design, Inc.)
Cousteau Planter (LiveTrends Designs Group, LLC/MAK USA Inc.)
Retailing Adjustable Plant Sales Cart (Orlandelli Group, LLC)
Curly Shell Tillandsia Planter (Russell’s Bromeliads)
Hand-Crafted Stone Mushrooms (Stone-Age Creations)
Tropicals in Kokodama Planters (Sun Bulb Co., Inc.)
Multiple Sizes of European Olive (Sun City Tree Farms)
Brindabella Shrub Roses (Sun-Fire Nurseries/Suntory)
Miniature vinca ‘Soiree’ (Sun-Fire Nurseries/Suntory)
Decorative Car & Truck Planters (Theut’s Flower Barn)
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Brian Sparks is senior editor of Greenhouse Grower and editor of Greenhouse Grower Technology. See all author stories here.