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Be sure to visit these UpShoot clients who will also be exhibiting in Chicago!<\/strong><\/p>\n J. Berry<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 They just won the\u00a0Reader\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Editor\u2019s Choice Medal of Excellence Awards<\/em>\u00a0at #Cultivate18 from\u00a0Greenhouse Grower<\/em>\u00a0magazine for their Summer Spice\u2122 Hardy Hibiscus. \t\t\t\t![\"Katie](\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/collage-300x300.jpg\")
We hope to see you next week in Chicago for the\u00a0GWA 2018 Annual Conference and Expo<\/a>! UpShoot is once again exhibiting so stop by to see myself \u2013 Maria Zampini \u2013 and my co-hort Katie Elzer-Peters and learn about our latest new plant introductions, gardening related products and marketing services.
\nOur booth will feature new plants from UpShoot and Concept Plants and we’ll have a new story ideas flyer which provides content on nativars, fine foliage finds, flower power, staples in the garden and more.
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\nWe’ll also showcase pots from daVinci which are #madeintheusa, and a cool line of edutainment products to engage the budding gardener from\u00a0Evergreen Creations<\/a> including\u00a0Spookley the Square Pumpkin.<\/a>
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I\u2019m also pleased to announce our special guest, Kathy McKay of\u00a0Schoneveld Breeding<\/a>. Kathy is one of the most knowledgeable perennial, bulb and pot plant experts in the green industry. She represents the leading breeder of\u00a0cyclamen\u00a0and will be there with plant samples and care tips for these and other plants they\u2019ve introduced. Kathy is one of my go-to plant resources and I\u2019m glad to introduce you to her; she is invaluable!
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Last but certainly not least, be sure to catch Kelly Norris and I on Thursday,\u00a0August 16<\/strong>\u00a0at 11 a.m. as we present “Introductions to New Plants,” a showcase of the latest and greatest new and\/or underutilized plants on the market.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nCo-Horts at #GWA18<\/h3>\n
\nRozanne\u00ae and Friends<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 We\u2019re delighted to be working with Christine Kellerher and Aris Hort, specifically on their\u00a0Must Have Perennials<\/a>\u00a0division. MHP is the trade side of their business and Rozanne\u00ae and Friends is how they connect with consumers.
\nCorona Tools<\/a>\u00a0is always a must stop at GWA and we\u2019re tickled to now produce their monthly eblast full of good gardening content, tool features and discounts. If you\u2019re not on their mailing list, Chris will be happy to sign you up!<\/p>\n
\nHeading West<\/h3>\n
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UpShoot will be at the\u00a0Farwest Show<\/a>\u00a0in Portland, Oregon from\u00a0August 22 \u2013 24<\/strong>\u00a0in booth 3057. Additionally, our new\u00a0Virginian Arborvitae<\/a>\u00a0will be part of the New Varieties Showcase. Maria is scheduled to deliver an educational session “Get New, Stand Out”\u00a0on Thursday, August 23 at 9:45 a.m. and then she\u2019ll be the lead in the “Walk the Show Floor with Experts” later that same day at 1 p.m. FYI, there is a\u00a0GWA Connect meet<\/a>\u00a0at Farwest. Registration is open through August 21.
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Visit UpShoot in “The Land!” Maria, along with GWA Region III Director Susan Martin have put together a great\u00a0regional meeting<\/a>\u00a0in September. The “Cleveland Grows! Tour” is happening\u00a0September 21 and 22<\/strong>\u00a0and will give you access to some of the premiere green industry businesses and private gardens in the country including\u00a0Willoway Nurseries<\/a>,\u00a0Petitti Garden Center<\/a>,\u00a0Just Add Ice Orchids<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0Green Circle Growers<\/a>\u00a0and private gardens by\u00a0Bobbie Schwartz<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Nancy and Cliff Drobnick<\/a>. The highlight will be a round table including editors from all the major green industry trade journals which are all based in Northeast Ohio including\u00a0Ball Publishing<\/a>\u00a0(Green Profit\/Grower Talks<\/em>),\u00a0GIE Media<\/a>\u00a0(Garden Center, Greenhouse and Nursery Management<\/em>\u00a0and more) and\u00a0Meister Media<\/a>\u00a0(Greenhouse Grower<\/em>). Discount hotel rates are available so don\u2019t delay,\u00a0sign up today<\/a>\u00a0and come to Ohio, The Heart of It All!<\/p>\n
\nThis, That and the Other<\/h3>\n
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\nWe’re doing a new tree happy dance as Martha Stewart features 44\u00a0Marleys Pink\u2122 Weeping Styrax<\/a>from John Lewis of JLPN in Salem, Oregon in an allee on her farm and details them on her\u00a0blog<\/a>!
\nLCN Selections Cr\u00e9me de Mint\u2122<\/a>\u00a0and Cherry Vodka\u2122 dogwoods, produced as a top-graft, were featured on\u00a0Garden Time TV<\/a>\u00a0thanks to Ken McVicker of Van Essen Nursery in Lebanon, Oregon.
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\nThe\u00a0<\/em>Flora Grubb talked about her home garden in\u00a0Sunset Magazine<\/a>\u00a0which includes our\u00a0Old Fashioned Cotinus<\/a>! Also Old Fashioned is a favorite of the\u00a0#finefoliage<\/a>\u00a0ladies, Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz.
\nBrienne Gluvna Arthur<\/a>\u00a0and I co-hosted a GWA Connect Meeting at Gardenia Days held by Oakmont Nursery in Silar City, North Carolina. Owner and breeder Phil Dark treated guests to the sites and smells of his gardenias including Crown Jewel and his latest introduction,\u00a0Prince Charles\u2122<\/a>. He also presented everyone with a gardenia care tip sheet you can download\u00a0here<\/a>. Crown Jewel is available nationwide and Prince Charles\u2122 is available in limited quantities.
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New flyers are available on some of our new plant introductions \u2013\u00a0you\u2019ll find them here.<\/a>\u00a0High resolution photos of our new plants are\u00a0available upon request<\/a>.
\nIf you\u2019ve previously received plants or product from UpShoot at a regional or national meeting or a trial kit mailed direct to you, AND if you\u2019ve featured any items in your work (be it a blog post, article, etc\u2026.whether it was recently or a bit ago) please be sure to\u00a0share a link or hard copy with us<\/a>\u00a0so we can cross-promote!]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"