Floral

Terra Nova Nurseries and Blooms of Bressingham have entered into a licensing agreement to breed, grow and co-brand five new plant varieties in the form of liners. The partnership incorporates five introductions intended to expand both companies’ product offerings to professional grower customers. …

During the Flower Trials, Fides and Volmary GmbH announce their strategic partnership. As of 1 October 2012, Volmary will be the representative in Germany, France, the UK and Poland of breeding and propagation company Fides in De Lier (NL). Volmary will be able to provide distribution and business relations with even better and more targeted services. …

Cornell University’s annual Floriculture Field Day will be held Tuesday July 24, 2012 at the Cornell campus in Ithaca, NY. …

Opti-flor, Sonneveld Hydrangea and McCallum Nursery are the winners of the Dutch Flower Awards 2011. Phalaenopsis company Opti-flor from Monster, the Netherlands, was distinguished as the Dutch Flower Group's (DFG) most valued plant supplier. The flower supplier with the most added value is Sonneveld Hydrangea from Bleiswijk and DFG awarded the Fairtrade plant company McCallum Nursery from Sri Lanka as the most valued, foreign supplier. …

Katy Moss Warner, President Emeritus, American Horticultural Society Board Member and City Judge, America in Bloom to present "Why Color?" keynote address at the 2012 Northeast Greenhouse Conference on Thursday, November 8, 2012. …