The California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers (CANGC) has announced the closing of Garden Market Expo, held in Las Vegas since 1995. The show, formerly called both the Pacific Horticultural Trade Show and the Western Nursery & Garden Expo, was an event produced by the association since 1976.
The current economic recession led to the change, and the association says it is time to move forward with a new business plan.
A new California-based show – The Nursery Mart – will open and run concurrently at the Orange County Event/Fairgrounds Center with the California Grown Show, exclusive to California growers only. The Nursery Mart will feature products, supplies, and equipment for all three segments of the trade – growers, retail and landscape. Exhibitors from around the world are invited to participate in The Nursery Mart.
The decision to develop The Nursery Mart was bolstered by survey results from the attendees of the 2009 California Grown Show who specifically asked the association to keep the “all green” show in one building and have another building for hard goods suppliers for the retail, grower or landscape industry.
The cost of a booth for members of the CANGC, the Nursery Growers Association or the San Diego County Plant and Flower Association is $675. For non-members, the booths cost $850. Prices apply to both the California Grown Show and The Nursery Mart. For more information, contact Stephanie Rodgers at (800) 748-6214 x 16. The California Grown Show Web site, www.californiagrownshow.com can also be visited for information on that show. The Nursery Mart Web site is under construction.