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Dec 8, 2012: Discount Hydro Customer Appreciation Event

Thanks to all of you who joined Black Gold on Saturday, December 8th, 2012 for the Discount Hydro Customer Appreciation Event in Riverside, California. Fellow growers and experts gathered to share tips and techniques on how we can get more from our gardens. Special discounts were available on both Black Gold and Sunshine Advanced products. Thanks again for stopping by to enjoy all the savings and fun! Continue reading “Dec 8, 2012: Discount Hydro Customer Appreciation Event”

Sept 22, 2012: Fall GardenPalooza 2012 in Aurora, OR

Thanks for joining Black Gold on September 22nd, 2012 for the first-ever Fall GardenPalooza at Fir Point Farms in Aurora, Oregon! The Spring GardenPalooza was so much fun and our first-ever Fall GardenPalooza was equally as great with over 25 local nurseries and garden vendors participating.

Black Gold’s own Donna Wright was there GardenPalooza all day, building Dirt Babies with Black Gold Natural & Organic Potting Soil and handing them out – always a lot of fun for the kids. The event was held at Fir Point Farms in Aurora, Oregon. Thanks for attending and having a blast with us!

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Aug 21-23: Independent Garden Center Show 2012 at Navy Pier in Chicago

This year’s Independent Garden Center Show at Navy Pier in the great city of Chicago was as huge, as impressive and as beautiful as we’ve come to expect. The IGC show is the world’s largest educational resource for garden centers and this year there was be a new roster of speakers, new tracks and new sessions at IGC University. Vendors from all parts of the United States and from around the world were on hand, including Black Gold! Continue reading “Aug 21-23: Independent Garden Center Show 2012 at Navy Pier in Chicago”

Aug 5th, 2012: Super RAD PDX Craft Show at Portland Nursery

Back on Sunday, August 5th, Black Gold had the opportunity to participate in the always unique, always fun Super RAD PDX Craft Show, which took place at Portland Nursery’s Division street location. Amidst all the fun, summer- and garden-related crafts was our very our Black Gold booth offering adults and youngsters alike the chance to make their very own Dirt Baby out of some of the best soil on earth – Black Gold Natural & Organic Potting Soil.

We had a great time as you can see from the photos. There was even a silent auction benefitting Harper’s Playground. Hope to see you all again next year for some more fun!

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Black Gold At the Summer Green Road Show in Hickory, NC

Summer Green Road Show - Photo by Mike Beck
Teamwork at the Summer Green Road Show provided by: (left to right) Wayne Bagwell, Sun Gro Professional Products Rep. for North Carolina; Pam Beck, Black Gold Community Expert Garden Writer; Scott Pace, Sun Gro Horticulture’s District Manager of Southeastern Retail Products; and, Lee Urwick, Buffalo Horticultural Sales representing Fafard products in N.C.

August was the perfect time to visit the Metro Convention Center in Hickory, North Carolina, an internationally famous furniture convention site nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. On this trip, however, the emphasis was on living plants, garden tools, and potting medium at the 2012 Summer Green Road Show.

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Sept 9th: Black Gold at the Parade of Homes in Camas, WA

Parade of Homes Family Day

Thank you for joining Black Gold and K103 at this fun event for the entire family in beautiful Camas, Washington. The festivities took place Sunday, September 9th, 2012. Black Gold’s very own Donna Wright was there showing kids and adults alike how to make Dirt Babies out of some of the best soil on earth – Black Gold Natural and Organic Potting Soil. It was a lot of fun!

For more details, or to purchase a ticket visit the Clark County Parade of Homes website.

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