Hort Couture ® is please to invite you to attend the first annual HORT COUTURE DAY at the RakerGardens.

DATE: August 12, 2010

TIME:   9am-5pm with RAKER PIG ROAST for Lunch

PLACE: C. Raker and Sons, Litchfield Michigan

 There will be tours of the gardens and the greenhouse facilities all day as well as a full day of speakers on the following topics:

        “New Varieties for 2011”, Jim Monroe, Hort Couture

        “The HC Trialing and Product Development at Raker”, Paul Karlovich & Jessica DeGraaf, Raker

        “Developing the HC Brand Distribution”, Gerry Raker

There are several opportunities to see our varieties in row trials, sponsor landscape beds, mixed containers, basket trials and in a sneak peak into our private trials. We have new exclusive varieties for 2011 from excellent breeding partners such as Westhoff, Danziger, Kerley and Heuger.

       There are also trials and sponsor beds from a wide variety of  

        industry leading companies including Syngenta, Ball, Benary,

        Sakata, Fides, Takii and many others.

        Visit www.trialgardens.raker.com to see pictures of the

        Calibrachoa basket trials, beds and much more.  

         This event is in conjunction with the Michigan Garden Tour

          that runs from August 2-13.

        for RSVP or directions please call (517) 542-2316

For more information, contact Hort Couture at 866.955.HORT or visit www.hortcoutureplants.com.

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