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Your success is our passion! We have a terrific day planned for Ball Seed 2010 Customer Day:
  • Informative presentations on how to improve your business.
  • A guided or self-guided tour of The Gardens at Ball filled with beautiful plants and breathtaking ideas.
  • Sales-sparking programs from Ball including Wave®, Simply Beautiful®, Burpee Home Gardens® and XP seed quality.
  • Family and refreshment – enjoy food, children's activities and fun for all.
  • Check out the latest and greatest products including Black Velvet petunia, Double Zahara™ zinnia and PowWow™ echinacea.
  • View and compare proven favorites like Shock Wave® petunia and Serena® angelonia.
  • Stroll through our 9 acres of annual and perennial gardens featuring the newest plants from leading breeders.
  • Take in over 3,000 varieties of plants from 90 different breeding companies, displayed in 1,200 mixed and solo containers and beds.
  • So much inspiration and innovation...you'll have to see it for yourself.

    Be sure to grab your Customer Day book immediately upon your arrival.


TOURS – All tours begin at Tent.

Trial Garden Highlights Tours – Approx. 20 minutes.

8:00 – 12:00

Seed Distribution Tours – Approx. 1 hour. Limited space. Sign-up required at Tent.

10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 1:00

PRESENTATIONS

How to Market Edibles by Diane Hund – Location: Ball Café.

10:00 & 1:00

First-Year Perennials by Mike Klopmeyer – Location: Perennial Garden.

8:30 & 11:30

Good, Better, Best Container Options by Joan Mazat – Location: Pavilion.

9:00, 10:30 & 12:00


LUNCH – Location: Main Tent.



11:30 – 1:00



FUN STUFF

Wave Petunias – Name NEW Shock Wave varieties All-day activity at Wave area.
Burpee Home Gardens – Salsa tasting All-day activity at Burpee Home Gardens area.
Black Velvet Petunia – “Spin the Wheel” and win grand prizes All-day activity at Ball FloraPlant & Selecta Container Showcase.

SUPPLIER SHOWCASE

Bob's Market; Timbuk II Plant Company; George Sant & Sons; Tuinier Brothers; Tagawa Greenhouses; Van de Wetering Greenhouse

HIGHLIGHTS

America in Bloom – Meet the people who help promote this nationwide beautification program and learn how you can get involved. Location: Tent.
Ball Customer Day Archival Video – Location: Conference Room in Ball Café.
Ball Historical Display – Location: Inside the Cottage in the Cottage Garden.
Ball Publishing – Location: Tent.
Hortica – Location: Tent.
Kids Make a Burpee Commercial – Location: Kids Korner Tent.
Lost and Found – Location: Registration Area.
OFA – Location: Tent.
Punch 'N Gro & SB Machinerie Demos – Labor-saving equipment, including the new economically sized Punch 'N Gro soil and flat filling machine. Location: Supplier Showcase.
Sustainable Solutions – "Ready-to-grow," earth-friendly solutions to help you capitalize on the booming market for sustainable products. Location: Sustainable Solutions Tent.

" Smoking is not permitted."

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