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'Tiki Torch' Wins at ANLA

April 7, 2009 By Don Eberly Leave a Comment

A Grand Entrance…

This year’s American Nursery and Landscape Association Management Clinic in Louisville, Ky., was an amazing experience, as is always the case.

Garden Splendor, the premium plant collection that includes more than 500 perennials, annuals, shrubs, vines, and grasses – and known for its yearly Showcase varieties – was well represented with the announcement that the brand’s new Echinacea ‘Tiki Torch’ was the winning plant in the ANLA Plant Pavilion. This was truly a grand entrance for this attention-grabbing plant.

‘Tiki Torch’ features large, dark orange blooms with broad florets and a spicy fragrance. It does wonderfully in full sun and generally reaches a height of 24 – 30 inches. Attractive, burnished copper-colored seed cones can be left to fortify small birds or dead headed to encourage increased reblooming. Its robust color remains intense for weeks rather than days. True to the company’s tagline, this plant is truly a “Plant Worth Remembering.”

We also enjoyed the time we spent meeting and working with Ed and Gail Overdevest, co-owners, and David Wilson, marketing director, of Overdevest Nurseries and the Garden Splendor brand. Their passion for Garden Splendor and horticulture in general is readily apparent.

To learn more about this variety, please visit www.gardensplendor.com. If you are a member of the media and would like to feature this variety for spring or summer, we will be glad to assist you with some pretty incredible images and the story behind this winning plant.

– Doug

Filed Under: ANLA Management Clinic, Echinacea ‘Tiki Torch’, Ed Overdevest, Garden Splendor, Overdevest Nurseries

On Parr with ANLA 2009 Management Clinic

March 26, 2009 By Don Eberly Leave a Comment

I was lucky enough to score a ticket to this year’s ANLA 2009 Management Clinic in Louisville, KY. After having reflected upon my experience, I will be writing a short series of blog posts on this event in the coming days, but I wanted to start off by saying… WOW!

This was my first time attending the Management Clinic, and while I had heard from many of you about how great this conference is, nothing could have prepared me for the amount of information and creative ideas that were shared in a mere matter of days! After a few “sprained” fingers from note-taking and some Red Bulls to keep me moving, there was one theme that resonated the entire weekend: (Do you remember this?)

“Head down; keep your eye on the ball; swing through.”
“Head down; keep your eye on the ball; swing through.”
“Head down; keep your eye on the ball; swing through.”

These are the wise words spoken by John Kennedy the first Saturday morning at the Clinic. For those of you whom were unable to attend, this phrase was used to suit two purposes – supporting the golf theme at the Clinic this year and pushing the mindset we all need to grasp during the roughest economy most of the attendees have ever witnessed.

And, even though one of John’s hit golf balls barely missed shattering the hotel’s chandelier, the meaning behind his words touched us all. Times are hard. We need to keep our minds concentrated on what is important, be creative, and work harder than ever before.

In fact, Aaron Davis, one of the incredible speakers over the weekend, kept repeating during his presentation on Leadership Made Simple that we must focus on our “Why” in order to succeed. Whether you are in this industry because you want to better the World one plant at a time or because you are part of your family’s company legacy, you must hold onto your “Why” in order to make the best of 2009. This is what will drive us to survive and grow as an industry.

So, everyone, even if you need to write it on a sticky note or type it on your screen-saver to serve as a reminder… keep your “Head down; keep your eye on the ball; swing through.”

Do you know your “Why?”

More to come…

~ Leslie

Filed Under: Aaron Davis, ANLA Management Clinic, John Kennedy, Landscaping Event

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