Bougainvillea Growers International Ships Bougainvillea Without Shattering
By PR News Wire
Dec. 12, 2008
The largest wholesale bougainvillea grower in the country, Bougainvillea Growers International (BGI), has discovered the secret to shipping bougainvillea by using a mix of proprietary bloom inhibitors in conjunction with a strict selection process. Located in Palm Beach County, BGI has been working for over fourteen years to address the problem of bougainvillea shattering, or dropping their colorful bracts, while in transit for days in an enclosed truck.
Business at a Boynton Nursery That Specializes in Bougainvillea is Blooming
By Susan Salisbury, The Palm Beach Post, Fla.
Apr. 17, 2006
Addison Mizner knew a thing or two about bougainvillea. The renowned 1920s-era architect and fashioner of Boca Raton knew the brightly flowering plant lent an air of romance and an intense dose of color to the buildings he designed. The variety he preferred, known as New River or Palm Beach Purple, is still the signature plant on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach today, where it graces archways and walls. But Mizner might not have known one of the most important things to know about bougainvillea — how to avoid the thorns.
Nursery professionals’ consensus: Go native, go green, give up St. Augustine
By CAROL WHITAKER, At Home contributor
Friday, June 22, 2007
Using plants that can take the heat and survive on the natural rainfall of Southwest Florida is a trend that grows in area landscaping with each successive drought.
“Water is on everyone’s mind. Florida seems to be feast or famine,” said Ben Bolusky, executive vice president of the Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA), which held its annual convention on Marco Island last weekend.
