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Blooming Nursery Joins Hort Couture Grower Network
Hort Couture announced the addition of Blooming Nursery to its grower network. Blooming Nursery Inc., founded in 1982, spans 52 acres of a combination of indoor heated space, shade, cold frame space and field production. Bloom Nursery specializes in growing a great selection of the best varieties available for the garden to the highest quality specifications. Plants are sold exclusively through independent garden centers, landscapers, or as liners to other wholesale growers. The nursery is located in Tualatin Valley in northwestern Oregon.
To learn more about Blooming Nursery, visit www.bloomingnursery.com. Check out the Hort Couture website at www.hortcoutureplants.com for more information.
ANLA joins OFA for 2008 Short Course
The American Nursery and Landscape Association will join OFA – an Association of Floriculture Professionals for its 2008 Short Course trade show in Columbus, Ohio.
ANLA will partner with OFA on several of the more than 130 education sessions at the 1,400-booth trade show.
“OFA has long supported ANLA’s government advocacy efforts, which address issues like labor and immigration reform that affect both our memberships,” says Dwight Hughes, ANLA’s president. “We welcome this opportunity to work together and expose our leadership to the impressive education and trade show OFA puts on each year.”
Short Course, which runs from July 12 to 15 in 2008, is expected to draw 10,000 visitors. Visit http://www.anla.org and http://www.ofa.org for more information.
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