 GIE Media’s Noelle Filippi gives iPad 2 winners from Gardens to Go a brief tutorial.As usual, the OFA Short Course (July 9-12 in Columbus, Ohio) was a roaring success. From our Horticultural Industries Leadership Awards (see story on Page 66), to the new products and varieties displays, down to our iPad 2 giveaways, we got umpteen chances to meet with readers. Thanks for stopping by the booth and attending the talks moderated by our staff.Speaking of our iPad 2 drawings, were you part of the bagpipe parade on day two? Ohio resident Jeff Linn, donned in full Highland dress, lead attendees through the trade show floor out to our Garden Center Live display for the drawing. The drawings helped raise awareness of the GIE Media Horticulture Scholarship program. On Sunday, July 10, we awarded scholarships of $5,000 each to Lauren Garcia of Texas A&M University and Trenton Spratling of Brigham Young University. If you missed the show (or just parts of it), log on to our home page and watch videos from exhibitors and attendees and navigate to the Multimedia section. Did you know? According to results of National Gardening Association’s 2011 National Gardening Survey, consumers spent nearly $3 billion for the second year in a row on vegetables, herbs, fruit trees and berries last year while sales for other types of lawn and garden activities saw a small decline. Coming next month
The entire gang from the GIE Media Horticulture Group will be in Dallas Aug. 18-21 for the Nursery Landscape Expo at the Dallas Convention Center. There’s always a good selection of greenhouse products at this show, too. Look for Editorial Director Todd Davis at Farwest in Portland, Ore., Aug. 25-27. He’ll be perusing the new plants and new products, and returning with a full report. |
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