We are pleased to announce to those who were unable to visit us at the trade shows that our Burpee line now offers flowering annuals! They will all be in the SoilWrap pots. You can read about the SoilWrap pots here: http://plantworksnursery.wordpress.com/2010/04/08/thats-a-soilwrap/
and here: http://www.ballhort.com/Growers/grower_news.aspx?pressID=290&highlight=soil+wrap#article

This is exciting stuff!

This is a great marketing opportunity for you if you have customers that are environmentally conscious. These pots are completely biodegradable and you can plant them directly into the soil.

I have one more piece of news. If you buy anything from our Burpee line, we will provide free POP Signage for you. We have banners, large signs, bench cards, and bench tape. Not to mention, each plant will have a nice Burpee informational tag inside the pot.

The order form is linked below, so be sure to take a look at all of the new items in our Burpee line.  Also, if you would like to pre-book anything, fill out the form and send it to me as soon as you can!  plantworksheather@gmail.com

2012 Burpee Order Form

Read about it here: http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/

He won the D.S. Copeland Lifetime Achievement Award.  The recipient of this award is someone working in the nursery industry who has exhibited outstanding contribution to the industry.  We are very happy for Doug here at Plantworks Nursery!

Congratulations Doug!

We are looking forward to the Green & Growin’ Show this Thursday and Friday in Greensboro.  Check out the previous blog for more information regarding this show.

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and new year.

We have a busy couple of months ahead of us, and before you know it, it will be Springtime(which after this cold weather, I know you’re ready for)!

First of all, a couple of reminders.

The MANTS show will be next week (Jan. 11-13.  Doug, Frank and I will be in attendance.  I hope everyone will stop by to see us!  For more information on the MANTs show, you can visit the website: http://www.mants.com/

Also, the Green & Growin’ show will be the following week (Jan. 19 &  20).  Doug, Frank, Dana and I will be there, and maybe even a few of our growers.  Again, I hope you will stop by and see us.  Check out information regarding this show here: http://www.ncnla.com/events-tradeshows-gg.php

Next, I’d like to tell you about some of our new ventures we are starting in 2012.

This year, we will not only be growing vegetables through the Burpee program, but also flowers!  What does this mean, you ask?  Well, do you remember the SoilWrap pots we’ve been talking about?  The Burpee program is offering a line of flowers that we will be growing in this SoilWrap.  This is brand new this year, and very exclusive.  We are excited to be trying this and offering these great plants to you.  Very soon, I will have a complete listing of the vegetables and flowers we will be offering this year.

Also, we have revised the list of combination planters we will be selling this year.  We will have a Spring offering of planters, and we will do some in the Fall, as well.  I can’t wait to share these with you.  I will have a list and description available for you very soon.

If you have any questions about anything I’ve talked about here, you may call me (919) 732-6594.  I am also available by email: plantworksheather@gmail.com

I look forward to talking with you!

Heather

Just wanted to remind you that Plantworks will be closed starting on Friday December 23rd and we will not reopen until Monday January 2nd.

We hope you have a wonderful Holiday Season, and a Happy New Year!

Just a reminder that we will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday November 24th and Friday November 25th. We will reopen on Monday November 28th.

This will affect our trucking schedule. We will only send trucks out on Tuesday and Wednesday, so it is imperative that you get your orders in ASAP if you want something next week.

We hope you have a great Thanksgiving!

Below are 6 videos I took today of all of our pansy houses.

Enjoy!

Here’s a picture of a bouquet of Dahlias that Cindy brought up for me yesterday. Aren’t they beautiful?

Have a great weekend!

Heather

Ball Horticulture has announced that this SoilWrap pot is now a USDA Certified Biobased Product!

What does this mean, you ask?

It means that the USDA is recognizing that SoilWrap pots have at least 85% of biobased content, and can now display a certification label, according to a release by Ball in September. The release also stated that the SoilWrap has been awarded USDA BioPreferred designation by the US Department of Agriculture, as well as being identified for Federal Procurement Preference.

You can visit www.biopreferred.gov  for more information regarding  USDA BioPreferred products.

You may also visit www.ballhort.com/sustainable to learn more about SoilWrap pots and other biopackaging innovations by Ball.

Exciting news, and an awesome way to market SoilWraps to your customers!