CUT FLOWER TRIAL Standouts An increased interest in and demand for cut flowers is another emerging trend in the horticultural and greenhouse industry. Interest that began with roadside stands selling bouquets of fresh florals has developed into a full-blown market for many retail garden centers. Customers continue to indicate demand varieties that thrive in both their gardens and their vases. To support our customers’ retail shoppers’ cut flower interests, we added several pages of cut flower varieties from leading cut flower breeders Danziger, Benary, and Syngenta Flowers to our ’23-’24 catalog. Our 2023 trial garden featured the genetics we previously trialed that are part of our spring ’24 program as well as key varieties we are evaluating for potential inclusion in our ’24-’25 catalog. Our employees enjoyed making delightful bouquets of flowers for greenhouse events as well as for their own households, and we look forward to hearing how these garden-to-vase varieties delight retail customers as well.
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