A number of Jamaicans are opting to spend more of their leisure time at home and with advance technology have found pastime on the indoors. A growing number of those are joining the ranks of the traditional garden hobbyists in forging a new relationship with their outdoor space. They have turned to sprucing up their landscape with the addition of ornamental plants and ornate fixtures.
The overwhelming support at our orchid sale on Saturday, Ocober 27th , at our headquaters Kingston branch and our rural outlets in Montego Bay, Mandeville, Southfield and Browns Town, served to authenticate the reality of this new found leisure pursuit. Then, we presented the widest ever range of orchids, many new varieties, including Paphiopedilum, Epidendrum, in addition to the popular Sun Vanda, Shade Vanda, Mokora, Cattleya, Dendrobium, Oncidium, and Phalaenopsis. Also available were Epidenium (Desert Rose) and Euphorbia (Crown of Thorns).
Ornamental plant collection, in particular, gardening, in general, is a growing pastime for the number of professionals who are trying their hands in horticulture and are being rewarded with lush green outdoors and bountious blooms. And, the orchid is their most loveliest, most exquisite, and the showpiece of their gardens.
Agro Grace has, and continue to, asssist the hobbyists, old and new, by offering a wide range of bare root orchid plants from world leading growers. We also offer technical support to our orchid growers in the form of training in the growing and care of the many imported varieties.
The company hosted two well-subscribed All About Orchids seminars in Kingston and Montego Bay in September utilizing experts from Thailand, Montego Bay Orchid Club and Jamaica Orchid Society, who instructed participants on the primary aspects of growing beautiful orchids, including nutrition, water management, shade\light requirements, pruning, potting, repotting, and pest and disease management.
Agro Grace used the opportunity to launch , Paradise of Orchids, targeting Gardener's Club members and other orchid customers. Paradise of Orchids is a competition to be hosted at Agro Grace's locations beginning early next year in Kingston and Montego Bay.
But, not only orchid, Agro Grace periodically brings in, from Jackson & Perkins, United States leading breeders of exotic roses, some of the finest, newest varieties of roses, including the exciting variety of whatever the year. And, early next year we will extend yet another invitation this time to our sale on exotic rose plants.
We supply the plants, technical support and the products necessary to maintain your gardens and individual plants in showpeice condition. We offer most everything in terms of your gardening needs. Please drop by our stores in Kingston (Spanish Town Road), Southfield, Mandeville (Ward Avenue), Browns Town (Neslyn Plaza) and Montego Bay (River Bay Road) where our trained, technical and helpful customer service personnel will take care of your needs.
