The winter trade show season offers many regional shows across the US. We were excited to participate again in both the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS), and NCNLA’s Green and Growin’ show. This year marks the official launch and availability of NewGen™ Boxwood and these shows provided a great opportunity to meet many new faces and share the message of NewGen™.
MANTS:
The NewGen™ Team in the MANTS booth.
We kicked off the new year in Baltimore, Maryland at the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show. Celebrating their 50th anniversary, the show brings in thousands of people from all aspects of the green industry and from all over the globe. It is one of the leading industry events that showcases everything from nursery stock, to the latest, innovative technology.
This year we were excited to welcome growers, retailers and landscapers into our booth to learn more about the program. Many new faces stopped by to see and interact with the plants and learn more about their benefits. Attendees could interact with NewGen Independence® and NewGen Freedom® on display at our five partner growers’ booths, Saunders Brothers Nursery, Willoway Nurseries, Overdevest Nursery, Prides Corner Farms, and Sheridan Nurseries.
MANTS is a big show that attracts industry members from all over the globe, including our European partner Peter Kroes with van Vliet New Plants. We are excited about this partnership and look forward to sharing these problem-solving plants with the European market.
Bennett Saunders and Peter Kroes at the NewGen™ booth.
We set aside some time Wednesday after the show to have a brand meeting with our network of growers. This provided a time to check in and share our plans for the program over the next year. We are excited about what this year has in store as our network of growers expands to provide plants to more regions of the U.S.
Green & Growin’:
After MANTS we headed south to Greensboro, NC for the NCNLA Green & Growin’ show. A slightly smaller show, this event caters to the South Eastern market of the US, from Virginia down the coast and around the gulf. This weeklong event has classes and workshops in the beginning of the week, followed by a two-day trade show. Along with Saunders Brothers, many of the NewGen™ network growers were excited to talk about the program with the attendees of the event.
The NewGen™ booth at the Green & Growin’ Show.
The winter trade shows are a light in the middle of the long cold winter to remind us that spring is right around the corner. It was great to reconnect with many friends, as well as meet many new faces! As spring approaches, we are looking forward to the first NewGen™ boxwood hitting the markets. If you are looking to get some on order, check with our Partners to see what’s available in your area!