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The Steering Committee for the California Spring Trials confirms the future dates of the event are Saturday, April 6 to Thursday, April 11, 2013 and Saturday, April 5 to Thursday, April 10, 2014. All operations are expected to be open during this time period, though some may choose to extend their participation for additional days to better serve their customers. …

Pinchbeck is working with the group Ability Beyond Disability to put a dent in a staggering statistic: the group says 88% of American adults with autism are unemployed. …

Elina is a very prolific, constantly flowering Hybrid Tea rose bred by the Dickson family (in Northern Ireland) in 1983 and released in 1984. Growing to a height of 1.75m and a width of 1.2m, Elina can produce up to 5 dozen blooms per flush. As it can have up to 5 flushes per year in our climate, each plant can produce 25 dozen roses per year – a rare feat for Hybrid Tea roses. …

On Monday the 9th of April, Gebr. Nederpel starts the official sales of pot chrysanthemum Brasil!® Following its recent positive reception during the Flora Holland Trade Fair in Naaldwijk, sales will really take off from Easter Monday. Brasil®! will be sold in small quantities to begin with and is exclusively produced by Gebr. Nederpel.

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The National Retail Federation said sales in February, the most recent month for which statistics are available, grew by 8.6 percent on an unadjusted basis compared to February 2011. …