Staff \u2014 July 27, 2015<\/p>\n

Retailers\u2019 Choice Awards\u2122 at SNA 2015 were presented to nine exhibiting firms during a presentation on the SNA Stage. The Garden Center Group\u2019s Sid Raisch led the retailer search. Products were selected specifically for garden retailers in search of the best new products both live goods and hard goods for their stores. Following is a list of firms and their products receiving recognition:<\/p>\n

Granite Industries
\nOverland Electric Carts
\nWebsite: http:\/\/www.overlandcarts.com
\nWith increasing labor challenges, this electric powered material mover has a place in the garden center as well as with the serious gardener.
\nAvailable in 7, 8 and 10 cu.ft. models, plus 4wd and power dump hydraulic options. Can run up to 7.5 hours continuously on a single charge<\/p>\n

GrowTech, Inc. \u2013 Booth 513
\nARS General Purpose Hand Pruner
\nWebsite: http:\/\/GrowTech.com\/HP-\u00ad\u2010130DX.html
\nHigh quality hand pruner with consumer appeal. Available in six colors. Great for the serious gardener who doesn\u2019t want cheap throwaway tools.<\/p>\n

High Caliber Growing \u2013 Booth 608
\nSmart Pot Big Bad Bed
\nWebsite: http:\/\/bigbagbed.com\/
\nGrowing fabric raised beds in various sizes. Currently available in black and purple with other colors to come soon.<\/p>\n

Silver Bait, LLC -\u00ad\u2010 Booth 211
\nWormganic Worm Castings
\n931-\u00ad\u2010692-\u00ad\u20108001
\nWorm castings are a staple of organic gardening. America\u2019s largest producer of worms and worm castings promises to bring the cost down competitive with other materials. 25# 1 CF bags.<\/p>\n

First Editions -\u00ad\u2010 Bailey Nurseries \u2013 Booth 501
\nVitex \u2018Blue Puffball\u2019
\nWebsite: http:\/\/www.firsteditionsplants.com
\nUnique to the world of Vitex, this compact, 3 foot by 3 foot, densely branched shrub, produces copious blue flowers in summer. Foliage is a rich glistening blue-\u00ad\u2010green with resistance to leaf spot. Flowers develop on new growth, so prune spent flowers to induce another flush of bloom. Quantum leap forward in Vitex breeding and will be available in 2016.<\/p>\n

Ball Ornamentals \u2013 Booth 613
\nMandevilla \u2018Summer Romance Double Pink\u2019
\nWebsite:
\nhttp:\/\/www.ballseed.com\/Growers\/plant_info.aspx?phid=040507000004085 Summer Romance Dipladenia and Mandevilla offer a fresh take on this tropical looking plant! Mandevilla Summer Romance Double Pink is truly a unique option for growers and gardeners. This varieties has a large, double pink flowers that instantly catch the eye of any gardener. Summer Romance Double Pink growers very similar to Mandevilla Alice Du Pont. The vigorous viner, will agressively climb any trellis or structure close to it and will thrive in the heat and humidity all the way until fall!<\/p>\n

Proven Winners\/Spring Meadow\/Hackney Nursery \u2013 Booth 521 Lorepetalum \u2013 Jazz Hands Variegated
\nWebsite: http:\/\/springmeadownursery.com\/plant\/53420
\nhttp:\/\/www.hackneynursery.com\/
\nJazz Hands Variegated is the first ever variegated Loropetalum; its new growth is splashed with pink and white variegation, while mature foliage is a rich purple color. This distinctive plant may be used as a specimen or a hedging.<\/p>\n

Plant Development Services Inc. \u2013 Booth 721
\nMahonia \u2018Marvel\u2019
\nWebsite: http:\/\/plantdevelopment.com\/
\nStatuesque and upright, Marvel\u2019s large frond-\u00ad\u2010like leaves develop in whorls along coarsely branched stems. Gorgeous sprays of fragrant, yellow flowers appear in late fall or early winter. Flowers develop into grape-\u00ad\u2010like clusters of wax-\u00ad\u2010coated black berries by late summer and autumn.<\/p>\n

Walters Gardens \u2013 Booth 704
\nHibiscus \u2018Starry Starry Night\u2019
\nWebsite: http:\/\/www.waltersgardens.com\/plants\/view\/?plant=2597 Dark, almost black foliage. 7-\u00ad\u20108\u201d pink flowers produce along the stem rather than just at top.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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