Plan now for guided tour of California Spring Trials

Two floriculture specialists from Cornell will lead horticultural professionals through California.


For the fourth year, a tour of several of the main stops along the Spring Trial route in California is being organized by floriculture/greenhouse specialists Dr. Mark Bridgen and Dr. Neil Mattson of Cornell University. The tour will take place April 8-10.

Guests will visit the major horticultural companies that distribute plant materials and supplies and get a first-hand look at the products and new varieties that are available to the floriculture industry. This excursion is designed specifically for members of the greenhouse and floriculture industry, other horticulture professionals, and academics. It is an opportunity to meet fellow growers, breeders, and other plant company representatives to share ideas, update your understanding of what's happening in our industry, and travel with trained professionals.
 
The first day includes vists to Proven Winners, Syngenta Flowers, and Sakata Seed.
 
The next day will include visits to Dümmen USA, including Red Fox and HGTV Home, and also the group of Fides, Oro, Ecke Ranch, Oglevee, and Bartels brands; this stop includes GreenFuse Botanicals. A stop at the California Polytechnic State University is also included on this day. That night will be spent at the Crowne Plaza Ventura located on a Pacific Ocean beach.
 
The trip concludes with a visit to Ball Horticultural Co. in the morning and to GroLink Plant Co. in the afternoon. Other stops includes Athena Brazil, Flamingo Holland, Florist Holland B.V., Florensis, Hort Couture, and PlantHaven International, Inc., Royal Van Zanten, Schonoeveld, and Sequoia Group International.

For more information visit the group's website.

Image: Ernst Benary of America