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View upcoming months for Four Star & Proven Winners tradeshows, educational seminars, displays and more!

2008 Summer Display Gardens
Date/Time: June 15, 2008 - September 15, 2008
Location: Four Star Greenhouse
Contact: 734-654-6420
Website: www.pwfourstar.com
Details: Open all summer to Industry Professionals, Garden Writers, Garden Clubs, Groups, Consumers and more. Our display gardens are filled with creativity, water-saving concepts, and beauty all summer long. Come evaluate for yourself both new and existing Proven Winners and Proven Selections varieties. A great place to bring a large group to gain gardening knowledge and enjoy an outdoor setting of the Number Plant Brand in America. We invite you to stop by and visit us when you are in the area or call ahead to schedule a planned day for your group.


The Southeast Greenhouse Conference
Date/Time: June 19, 2008 8:00 AM - June 21, 2008 1:00 PM
Location: Carolina First Center - Greenville South Carolina
Contact: mmcintosh@pwfourstar.com
Website: http://www.sgcts.org/
Details: The Southeast Greenhouse Conference and Trade Show is the largest educational conference and trade show in the South focused on the greenhouse grower and “color” industry. The Southeast Greenhouse Conference (SGC) offers an outstanding educational program and a nearly 400-booth trade show with vendors providing the most technically advanced equipment and services the industry has to offer. While at SGC, also be sure to check out the new varieties, new products, and container contest displays. Trade Show Hours Thursday, June 19 • 4 pm-7 pm Friday, June 20 • 9 am-5 pm Saturday, June 21 • 9 am-1 pm


OFA Short Course
Date/Time: July 12, 2008 - July 15, 2008
Location: Columbus, OH
Website: http://www.ofa.org/shortcourseinfo.aspx
Details: Join Four Star and Proven Winners at booth 2401. Product(s): Proven Winners Annuals, Perennials, and Flowering Shrubs. Fetilizers, Potting Soil, P.O.P. Retail Aids, WaterWise Irrigation and so much more. Learn, Grow, & Connect at the 2008 OFA Short Course The 2008 OFA Short Course will again prove to be the PREMIER educational and trade show experience serving the floriculture industry. The OFA Short Course will be July 12-15. The Trade Show will be July 13-15.


Michigan Garden Tour
Date/Time: August 4, 2008 - August 15, 2008
Location: Four Star Greenhouse, Carleton, MI
Contact: Marci McIntosh
Website: mmcintosh@pwfourstar.com
Details: We invite you to come visit Four Star's beautiful display gardens. You will get to see next year's new Proven Winners and Proven Selections varieties in use in hanging baskets, upright containers and the landscape. There are hundreds of combination ideas. Browse your way through most of our Proven Winners and Proven Selections varieties in our 'Living Catalog'. Why wait until the middle of winter to make your ordering decisions off of a 2" picture, when you can come and see the varieties in full bloom?


Proven Winners Roadshow - Minneapolis
Date/Time: October 9, 2008 8:30 AM - October 9, 2008 3:30 PM
Location: St. Louis Park, MN
Website: www.provenwinners.com
Details: By working together, we can increase your profits and acheive success. The first step is for you to learn about our products and programs and for us to learn about your business. Among the topices to be presented by our traveling team of marketers, horticulturists and retail experts are: New Proven Winners Varieties and Programs, Cultural Tips, Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs, Proven Winners Perennials, Pricing Strategies and Judy Sharpton on Creating Destinations, Merchandising and Store Layouts. Growers, Retailers, Garden Center Managers and Staff and Broker Reps should all attend this informative day.


Proven Winners Roadshow - Seattle/Tacoma
Date/Time: October 15, 2008 8:30 AM - October 15, 2008 3:30 PM
Location: Tacoma, WA
Website: www.provenwinners.com
Details: By working together, we can increase your profits and acheive success. The first step is for you to learn about our products and programs and for us to learn about your business. Among the topices to be presented by our traveling team of marketers, horticulturists and retail experts are: New Proven Winners Varieties and Programs, Cultural Tips, Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs, Proven Winners Perennials, Pricing Strategies and Judy Sharpton on Creating Destinations, Merchandising and Store Layouts. Growers, Retailers, Garden Center Managers and Staff and Broker Reps should all attend this informative day.


Proven Winners Roadshow - Asheville
Date/Time: October 21, 2008 8:30 AM - October 21, 2008 3:30 PM
Location: The North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC
Website: www.provenwinners.com
Details: By working together, we can increase your profits and acheive success. The first step is for you to learn about our products and programs and for us to learn about your business. Among the topices to be presented by our traveling team of marketers, horticulturists and retail experts are: New Proven Winners Varieties and Programs, Cultural Tips, Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs, Proven Winners Perennials, Pricing Strategies and Judy Sharpton on Creating Destinations, Merchandising and Store Layouts. Growers, Retailers, Garden Center Managers and Staff and Broker Reps should all attend this informative day.


Proven Winners Roadshow - Philadelphia/Wilmington
Date/Time: October 23, 2008 8:30 AM - October 23, 2008 3:30 PM
Location: Wilmington, DE
Website: www.provenwinners.com
Details: By working together, we can increase your profits and acheive success. The first step is for you to learn about our products and programs and for us to learn about your business. Among the topices to be presented by our traveling team of marketers, horticulturists and retail experts are: New Proven Winners Varieties and Programs, Cultural Tips, Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs, Proven Winners Perennials, Pricing Strategies and Judy Sharpton on Creating Destinations, Merchandising and Store Layouts. Growers, Retailers, Garden Center Managers and Staff and Broker Reps should all attend this informative day.


Proven Winners Roadshow - Dallas/Frisco
Date/Time: October 28, 2008 8:30 AM - October 28, 2008 3:30 PM
Location: Frisco, TX
Website: www.provenwinners.com
Details: By working together, we can increase your profits and acheive success. The first step is for you to learn about our products and programs and for us to learn about your business. Among the topices to be presented by our traveling team of marketers, horticulturists and retail experts are: New Proven Winners Varieties and Programs, Cultural Tips, Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs, Proven Winners Perennials, Pricing Strategies and Judy Sharpton on Creating Destinations, Merchandising and Store Layouts. Growers, Retailers, Garden Center Managers and Staff and Broker Reps should all attend this informative day.


Proven Winners Roadshow - St. Louis
Date/Time: October 30, 2008 8:30 AM - October 30, 2008 3:30 PM
Location: St. Louis, MO
Website: www.provenwinners.com
Details: By working together, we can increase your profits and acheive success. The first step is for you to learn about our products and programs and for us to learn about your business. Among the topices to be presented by our traveling team of marketers, horticulturists and retail experts are: New Proven Winners Varieties and Programs, Cultural Tips, Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs, Proven Winners Perennials, Pricing Strategies and Judy Sharpton on Creating Destinations, Merchandising and Store Layouts. Growers, Retailers, Garden Center Managers and Staff and Broker Reps should all attend this informative day.


Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo
Date/Time: November 11, 2008 - November 12, 2008
Location: Lansing, MI - Lansing Center
Contact: 734-654-6420
Website: http://www.hrt.msu.edu/floraoe/greenhouseexpo.htm
Details: At the Lansing Center in downtown Lansing, Michigan This two-day event will give you the opportunity to hear expert presentations and visit a Trade Fair and a New Varieties and Product Trial. In addition, Floriculture College of Knowledge Track III will be offered at Expo. For more information on College of Knowledge, visit: http://www.hrt.msu.edu/cok/