ach year, the GPN staff heads west to miss anything. When planning your trip,
E
for an intense week of new-variety contact the companies using the informa-
trials along the California coast. tion provided on the following pages to set
The Spring Trials trip can be a bit up appointments. We’ve already contacted
hectic since you are jumping from city the breeder/marketer companies to get
to city, hotel to hotel, trial to trial. So we directions as well as hotel and restaurant
know how important it is to get and stay recommendations.
organized. This guide will help you survive Use the Companion to plan your trip, but
the week. don’t forget to take it with you to California,
There are a few new companies in our too. You never know when you’ll need a
Spring Trials Companion, so be sure not breeder’s phone number, address or map
to steer you in the right direction. Having all
this information at your fingertips will help
you find your way.
Look for the GPN staff on the road, at
the trial sites and even at some of the
hotels and restaurants listed here. We’d
love to know how the trials are going for
you. Send us your thoughts at thodson@
sgcmail.com. And if you discover a hotel,
restaurant or sightseeing gem along the
way, drop us a line so we can include it
next year.
The GPN team in action at Spring Trials 2009. Be safe, plan well and have a great trip!
Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
California Maps by Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Trial Locations/Maps/Profile Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agrexco 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Florist de Kwakel b.v.
10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Takii 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GGG-International
12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ball Horticultural Co. 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Northern Innovators
12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ball FloraPlant 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Skagit Gardens
12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PanAmerican Seed 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oro Farms
12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kieft-Pro-Seeds 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific Plug & Liner
12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Selecta First Class 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Plug Connection
13 . . . . . . Danziger “Dan” Flower Farm 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proven Winners
13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dümmen USA 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Greenex
14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ecke Ranch 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hem Genetics
14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fides North America 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . Schoneveld Breeding
16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Floranova 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thompson & Morgan
16 . . . . . . . Golden State Bulb Growers 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sun Parasol
25 . . . . . . . . . . . Green Fuse Botanicals 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suntory Collection
25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greenheart Farms 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Syngenta Flowers
26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GroLink 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goldsmith Seeds
26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PlantHaven 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . .GoldFisch Vegetative
26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westflowers 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yoder Mums
Lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Dining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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