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By Tracey Gorrell, Marketing new wood-fiber alternative to perlite.
Communications Lead Oldcastle specializes in bark-based and
loose-fill product. All three companies
The Griffin Expos have developed a bit offer retail and professional.
of a reputation. After all, we’ve been
hosting these shows for 37 years; word Many customers book their greenhouse
was bound to get out. If you know film orders at the Expo. This year,
nothing else about the Expos, you know Lumite was the talk of the show with
these three things: their new SunMaster Silver Range
overwintering film. The Silver Range
1. It’s the place to score the season’s film is an economical alternative to
best prices on must-have traditional white, with superior strength
products for your operation. and UV-open quality for enhanced light
distribution and plant growth.
2. It’s a prime opportunity to gain first-
hand experience with new The 2018 Expos were overflowing
vendors, new products and new with irresistible new products for retail! The Griffin Expos are the perfect time
strategies to advance your success. Classic Home & Garden made a huge to secure availability and preferred ship
splash – literally! – with a range of weeks for new and top-selling plant
3. It’s never the same show twice. decorative fountains. The company’s varieties. Attendees enjoyed our annual
Concrete Buddies mini planters were new-varieties seminar, and booked their
Griffin hosted two Expos this year, rolling also top sellers. If Expo buzz is any
first into Worcester, Mass., on August 28- indicator, these items will surely fly off 2019 programs with leading breeders
29 at the DCU Center. Then, we set up IGC shelves come spring. and producers including Pleasant
shop in Lancaster, Penn., on September View Gardens, Creek Hill Nursery and
26-27 at the historic Lancaster County Profit Parkway, our carefully curated Barone Gardens.
Convention Center. array of pallet programs and retail-ready The Expo offer for CEA growers
displays, was back this year, bigger and continues to expand. This year’s Expos
Visitors at both shows connected with better than ever. Pottery from Deroma
150+ vendor exhibitors, leveraged (handpicked by the Griffin retail experts) included more than 70 vendors serving
dozens of Expo-only booking specials and pre-merchandised succulents from the CEA market! First-time exhibitors
and took in a variety of educational Timbuk Farms were among the most included Link4 (greenhouse controls),
sessions. Whether you’re an ornamental popular selections in this year’s lineup. Bioline AgriSciences (biological control
grower, an independent retailer and/ agents) and Tenax (trellis netting).
or a controlled-environment agriculture Several retail vendors made their Griffin Expo attendees also saw innovative
(CEA) producer, the 2018 Expos had Expo debut this year. Holiday Bright new products for CEA among returning
plenty to offer. Lights captivated with their collection vendors. The Turbo Pulse fogger
of commercial-grade holiday lighting,
Expo attendees had new options to artificial trees, wreaths and garlands. from Dramm is well suited to smaller
meet their growing media needs in Zenport Industries, a West Coast- warehouse production spaces. Both JR
addition to longtime partner Premier based manufacturer of lawn and Peters and Master Plant-Prod showed
Tech Horticulture: Lambert Peat Moss garden tools, is new to the Northeast off new water-soluble fertilizer lines for
and Oldcastle Lawn & Garden. Lambert market and customers definitely the CEA market. EcoGrow microgreens
is a terrific source for compressed peat- took notice. trays from The HC Companies were
based mixes as well as EcoPeat—a another highlight for CEA customers.
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