Costa Farms, USA, has been awarded the accolade of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) International Grower of the Year 2016.
Celebrating the world’s best ornamentals growers, the AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards 2016 - Gala Dinner took place on Jan. 28, 2016, during IPM Essen, Germany.
Costa Farms was presented with the coveted Gold Rose, awarding them the global status of AIPH International Grower of the Year.
“We are proud beyond words to be recognized by this prestigious industry organization,” said Jose Smith, CEO of Costa Farms. “This honor is for the entire Costa team of 4,000 talented and dedicated employees who work day in and day out to bring our beautiful plants to consumers.”
“Our team is driven to succeed and this award celebrates and validates our hard work and dedication to this industry,” Smith says.
Costa Farms is one of North America’s largest growers of ornamental plants, regularly bringing new products to retailers on an international scale. It grows a wide range of plants, including houseplants, orchids, indoor and outdoor cacti and succulents, tropical shrubs, annual bedding plants, and perennial bedding plants.
Ornamental growers from Canada, China, Germany, Netherlands, Turkey, UK and the U.S. were all finalists receiving the following awards:
Finished plants and trees
• Gold - Costa Farms, USA
• Silver - Majestic Trees, UK
• Bronze - Dashun International Flower, China
• Bronze - Dutchmaster Nurseries, Canada
Cut flowers
• Gold - Arcadia Chrysanten, Netherlands
• Silver - Flash Tarim Urunleri (Flash Flowers), Turkey
Young plants
• Gold - Florensis, Germany/Netherlands
• Silver - Kunming Hongzhihua Gardening, China
• Bronze - Shanghai Yuanyi Seedling, China
For more information visit www.aiph.org/groweroftheyear