Floral

The International Horti Fair and the FloraHolland Trade Fair Aalsmeer are going to unite from now on in a new fair combination which will still retain the separate, strong characteristic profiles of the two fairs. …

The last semi-finalists for the FloraHolland ‘Glazen Tulp’ 2013 Award have been announced. 400 national and international votes from buyers and sellers have decided which new products from the categories of cut flowers, house plants and garden plants will go through to the semi-final. …

Costa Farms, the leading bedding and indoor plant grower in North America, launched a program to recognize plant variety series that stood apart from the rest. Varieties were evaluated on production performance, garden performance, retail longevity and consumer appeal. …

Marketing General Incorporated (MGI) has been appointed manager for the direct mail list of the Society of American Florists (SAF), effective immediately. This list management arrangement is in addition to membership acquisition and retention work MGI already performs for SAF.
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The Interpolis Quality Cup 2012 was presented to Stolk Brothers (Bergschenhoek) for its Anthurium ‘Rainbow Champion’ and to Kwekerij De Zweetdruppel (Roelofarendsveen) for its Chrysanthemum ‘Saffina’. The judges of the VKC permanent judging committee: “The quality of the entries for the Interpolis Quality Cup was the highest ever this year.” …