Trendsetting Products and Ideas From TPIE 2017
If you’re a trend watcher, the 2017 Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition, held in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, on January 18-20, was a can’t-miss event. You’re treated to a peek at the newest tropicals, succulents, and potted and flowering plants on the market, and as a bonus you get to see the latest products and home décor trends influencing the market. The show was packed to the brim with plants, products, and great ideas. Retail and interior design displays offered plenty of ideas to increase plant sales and attract customers. In case you missed it, here are a few highlights of the cool products, trends, and ideas seen at the show.
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Formal and fun table settings in the Harster Greenhouses booth included mini anthurium and mini orchid starters, African violet mains dishes, and mini kalanchoes for sides, all topped off with unique seasonal gardens for dessert.
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Willow Specialties' featured succulents with rustic, metal wall frames.
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Bayview Flowers' no-water-needed amaryllis, positioned as a holiday gift item, garnered a lot of attention from show attendees.
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Temkin International's display showed how to incorporate flowering potted plants into wedding décor.
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The upscale macramé planters Silver Vase chose to show off its orchids were a big step up from the popular macramé planters of the 70s.
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Silver Vase's new Geo Garden line features simple containers with clean geometric lines.
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The Thinkers at the Live Trends booth demonstrated how to combine plants with an element of fun.
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The plant chandelier, made from Mason canning jars, in Delray Plants' booth is an economical and easy way to incorporate houseplants into home décor.
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The Delray Plants booth won the Best Use of Show Theme at TPIE 2017.
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Tillandsias were a common theme at TPIE. These pod planters at Russell's Bromeliad's booth stood out with their lively colors and funky look.
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One of the newest uses for plants may be as fashion accessories. We've already seen it with succulents. Now Live Trends is introducing airplant necklaces.
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Using natural products and materials for pots and planters is a new trend that is catching on with home décor. Live Trends' shallow, wooden planters would work well for these interior design schemes.
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Live Trends continues to come up with fun new ways to display plants, such as this fun lightbulb planter.
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Although natural, muted colors are in right now, the pop of color in these Live Trend pots attracted attention and set off the greenery.
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Koen Pack displayed a twist on the lightbulb planters with this fun hanging chandelier.
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Guaqueta USA showed a chic-modern way to display hanging plants with its metallic, geometric planters.
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ArizonaEast demonstrated a great way to encourage impulse buys at the cash register with is succulent corks display.
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Costa Farms' Tiny House booth took the Best of Show award at TPIE this year. The entire display showed ways to use plants in small spaces. Here, a succulent coffee table brings a green element to a bedroom.
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Plants hanging under a staircase in Costa Farms' Tiny House display showed that no space should go to waste for bringing green to small spaces.
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Green Living Technologies' Picture Wall is simple to hang and accepts standard 4-inch pots.
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Burlap pot covers from Panacea Products easily hide unsightly black pots and offer opportunities to increase seasonal sales.
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Herb lovers can easily drop plants in and out of this planter from Panacea Products to freshen up their windowsill herb gardens.
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Pallets are still popular items. Branette Farms' pallet table, with foliage plants included, would make a colorful addition to the patio.
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Bamboo planters with their natural simplicity, drew attention to the beauty and elegance of air plants in the Bromeliad Specialties booth.
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A-Roo Packaging Co. continues to bring out new options for covering pots, such as its metallic pot covers that would work well for holiday sales.
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A-Roo Packaging Co.'s Dante Overpots come in the muted color tones that are trending right now.
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The Floracup cover from A-Roo Packaging Co. has a convenient handle for carrying.
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The cactus planters at ArizonaEast offer a fun way to display succulents and air plants.
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ArizonaEast has several new collections out this year, including Artisan Origins, Bright Botanicals, Cerean Bohemian, and Mid-Century Modern. Each collection is designed with homeowners in mind, to make it easy for them to use coordinating color schemes without a lot of fuss.
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Dümmen Orange modeled a great way to dress up anthurium for holiday sales.
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Janeen Wright is former Editor for Greenhouse Grower. See all author stories here.