Floral

Spokane, Washington-based technology firm Conneqtive, Inc., recently launched Redsill.com, a mobile-optimized web platform for sharing messages, photos, and videos via printed QR codes attached to gift tags. Redsill’s mobile album and e-card service is perfect for customers at floral shops or companies using promotional products as marketing tools. …

HPP Exhibitions from Amsterdam is glad to inform that the number of international growers continues to increase. Up to date 75 growers are currently exhibiting, originating from Russia, Ecuador, Kenya, Colombia, Ethiopia, Holland, Uganda and South Africa, while the number keeps on growing. The biggest number of growers are from Ecuador and Kenya, followed by Ethiopia and Colombia. HPP is highlighting the strong attendance of Kenyan growers this year in the fair. …

Garden centers, greenhouse operators and other growers are joining together to promote and market their nearly $400 million industry in New York. …

PIA, The Plantscape Industry Alliance, will bring Plantscape Industry Expo (PIE), to the international community of interior plantscapers and their affiliated industries August 14-16, 2012, at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, Las Vegas, NV. The conference and trade show is dedicated to supporting the companies behind the enriching and highly visible interiorscape, patio, green roof, living wall, and holiday installations enjoyed by so many at malls, office buildings, and other public spaces. The convention features three days of educational sessions, networking events and tours, and a two-day Exhibitor Showcase filled with products and resources sure to excite these creative business people. …

The Joseph Shinoda Memorial Scholarship Foundation Inc. has named Luke Deitrick of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as its 2012-13 Shinoda Scholar of the Year. A 22-year-old senior from Geneseo, Illinois, Luke is working toward a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture with a concentration in Specialty Crops. He plans to pursue a career in commercial greenhouse floriculture production, with a goal of eventually advancing to a greenhouse management position. …