Costa Farms dressed up this simple curtain with air plants to display in its booth. The simplicity and whimsicality of it made for a great backdrop to offset the display.
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Coastal Nursery All-In-One Christmas Gift Bag
Coastal Nursery has thought of everything for this European Cypress gift set, right down to the lights and tag. This grab-and-go item makes for an easy, no-fuss gift that keeps on giving.
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Coastal Nursery Scents With Lotion
Coastal Nursery offers a Spring Scent Collection, which includes items such as rosemary, Italian Heather, and lemon cypress. Each plant comes with a body lotion made from the cuttings when the plants are trimmed.
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Penang Nursery Plant Gallery
TPIE attendees couldn't help but notice the Penang Nursery booth. The company came up with the idea to display its products in an art-gallery-type setting. The centerpiece was a stunning live-art picture made from succulents and other plant material.
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Pilea Pass-It-On Plant From Harster Greenhouses
Pilea is one of the hottest plants on social media right now, and consumers can't get enough of it. Harster Greenhouses displayed this fun packaging in its booth. It gives how-to instructions for taking cuttings and sharing them with a friend. What a great way to spread the joy of plants.
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Puzzle Planters From Eve's Garden
Eve's Garden has taken the reminiscent fun of putting together a puzzle and combined it with plants, resulting in these colorful pots.
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Quicups From Temkin PPC
Quicups (pronounced quick cups) are a new twist on pot covers. They can be customized to fit any pot. You create your own pattern, include a message, choose the wrap material, and drop in the plant for a retail-ready product.
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Valentine's Day Message Pots From Live Trends
Live Trends has come up with a new take on "I love you" with its coded message pots for its Valentine's Day collection that convey the sentiment in Morse code, sign language, and radio waves.
Westerlay Orchids is literally taking a new twist on the classic Phalaenopsis orchid, training it downward in a loop and combining it with other foliage and tropical plants for an eye-catching, high-end gift arrangement.
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Global Infinity Collection from Live Trends
Live Trend's Global Infinity collection is inspired by vibrant cultures and hand-woven textures.
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Yoga on the Beach From Eve's Garden
This series of Yoga figurines helps you get in Zen-mode by evoking the calming sounds of the sea and the comforting warmth of the sun.
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Fantasea
TPIE's keynote speaker, Christine Boland of Trends & Mindsets in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, identified four up-and-coming trends that will affect consumers purchasing habits. The first is Fantasea, a combination of deep sea baroque and rich ornamental decoration.
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Global Arts & Crafts
The Global Arts & Crafts trend is a fusion of different cultural crafts that together create a visual language. It helps us take a break from our modern, tech-heavy world and experience the joy that comes from traditional, handmade goods.
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Modern Art-Deco
The metallic geometry of the Modern Art-Deco trend uses timeless, bold minimalism that has been modernized by implementing color blocks, interesting patterns, and grids.
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Poptimistic Play
The Poptimistic Play trend brings out your inner child. It is bursting with bright colors and fun patterns inspired from two-dimensional sources such as emoticons, manga, and anime with a sprinkle of sugar.
You always see a few classic trends with products and plants that never go out of style, a few that catch your attention for a short run, and some emerging trends that are mainstays in the making. Here’s a few trends, both old and new, that I noticed this year on the show floor, and check out the slideshow for more fun products, displays, and trends to lend you inspiration.
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Muted colors are still popular, but bright colors are joining them as they start to make their comeback. The simple elegance of white never seems to go out of style.
Cascading Phalaenopsis orchids with big, bold blooms are coming into their own with their simple elegance and new take on the traditional orchid.
Message pots were everywhere. Paired with succulents and air plants, they’re communicating with consumers in a new ways.
Retail offerings of pots and gift items are becoming more multi-cultural and all-inclusive, conveying the message that everyone, no matter what their ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, etc., is invited.
More retail products seem to center around creating emotional connections for consumers, whether its nature, joy, relaxation, fun, or whimsy.
Pilea is the hottest up-and-coming plant around. It appeals to young and old alike and lends itself well to sharing with friends.
Pots and containers are becoming more sleek and uncomplicated, allowing plants with unique foliage patterns to standout.
The natural look appeals to the environmentally minded. Suppliers are capitalizing on this, creating products for plants that come in guilt-free, recyclable packaging, or that are made with reusable materials.
015Groovy Products, Floriculture Trends, and Displays From TPIE 2019