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Village Nurseries is now offering the new Sunset Western Garden Collection to California consumers through Orchard Supply Hardware’s statewide 89-store chain. The collection focuses exclusively on top performing plants for the western United States. It is licensed to Plant Development Services from Sunset Publishing Corp.

In June, Sun Gro announced its acquisition of the American company Conrad Fafard Inc. (CFI). Even though both Quebec-based Fafard et Frères and U.S. based CFI are in the same industry and own peat bogs in eastern Canada, they are two completely different companies, independent from each other.

Martin Fafard, president of Fafard et Frères, reassures clients and partners that this transaction does not involve Fafard et Frères.

Established in 1940, Fafard et Frères Ltd. produces growing mixes for consumers, greenhouse growers and nurseries.

For more: www.fafard.ca.

EVENTS

July

4-10, Perennial Plant Symposium, Boston, MA;
www.perennialplant.org.

14-17, OFA Short Course, Columbus, OH;
www.ofa.org.

31-Aug. 2, PANTS, Oaks, PA;
www.pantshow.com.

August

16-19, Nursery/Landscape Expo, Portland, OR;
www.isa-arbor.com.

23-25, Farwest, Portland, OR;
www.farwestshow.com.

24-25, MTNA (Middle Tennessee Nursery Association), Murfreesboro, TN;
www.mtna.com.


September

17-19, GLEE (The Garden Retail Show),  Birmingham, UK;
www.gleebirmingham.com.

19-20, CanWest, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;
www.canwesthortshow.com.

27-29, The Landscape Show, Orlando, FL;
www.fngla.org/thelandscapeshow.