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Thanksgiving Holiday |
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Posted:16th Nov, 2011
We wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday. Our office will be closed on Thursday and Friday (Nov. 24th & 25th). If you do need assistance during that time, please call 813-431-4193.
Thank you,
Bill Moore & Co., Inc.
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QR Codes: We're doing it too! |
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Posted:25th May, 2011
Do you have a QR Reader?? Do you know what these are for?

Thanks to ever changing technology, we have yet another way to get our promotional material out to customers. Using the QR Reader on your phone, scan the boxes anytime you see them on a catalog, newsletter or even at a trade show.
Most smartphones should come with a reader/scanner for the QR codes. If yours doesn’t, go to the app store on your phone and you should be able to download one for free. Now, just scan the codes you see on the screen, and voilá!
For example, when you scan the box above, it should take you to our website, www.billmooreco.com, straight from your phone!
Check back with us and keep an eye out for these codes!!
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Chris Moore's Picture Memorial |
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Posted:11th Apr, 2011
Hello Everyone,
We have posted the picture slide show that was created for Chris Moore's memorial. Please take a moment and view these touching photos. We would like to thank everyone for their support during this difficult time.
Thank you,
The Bill Moore & Co., Inc. Family
http://www.billmooreco.com/Chris Moore Picture Memorial.wmv
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Sad news from Bill Moore & Co., Inc. |
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Posted:7th Apr, 2011
It is with sadness in our hearts, that we have to inform you of the passing of Bill Moore's son, Christopher. Bill and Judy, along with their family, would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Chris was with Bill Moore & Co., Inc. for several years and had been involved in the horticultural industry.
A memorial service will be held at the home of Bill and Judy Moore on Saturday, April 9th, from 1pm to 5pm.
Memorial service location
602 Knowles Road
Brandon, FL 33511
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Voices for Children of Hillsborough County, P.O. Box 2694, Tampa, FL 33601-9783, www.vfcgal.org.
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Upcoming Trade Shows |
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Posted:9th Dec, 2010
Come see us at the following trade shows
Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition

Gulf States Horticultural Expo

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Come see us at the following trade shows |
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Posted:19th Oct, 2010
We will be exhibiting at the following trade shows:
TPIE-Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition Ft. Lauderdale, FL January 19-21, 2011 Booth#1005
Gulf States Horticultural Expo Mobile, AL January 19-21, 2011 **Booth number coming soon
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2010 Texas Nursery Landscape Expo |
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Posted:10th Jun, 2010
Come see us there!!
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Posted:25th May, 2010
This is news entered in by Todd.
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Christmas Holiday-Office Closed |
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Posted:23rd Dec, 2009
Our offices will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 24th and Friday, Dec. 25th. Our offices will reopen on Monday, Dec 28th. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday weekend.
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Thanksgiving Holiday |
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Posted:23rd Nov, 2009
Our offices will be closed on Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th. We will reopen on Monday, November 30th. We wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving.
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October Newsletter |
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Posted:1st Oct, 2009
Hi Everyone! Please enjoy the latest issue of our company newsletter: http://www.billmooreco.com/October09Newsletter.pdf
You can "click through" to the catalogs and our website directly from the newsletter.
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Office Closed on Labor Day |
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Posted:4th Sep, 2009
Our office will be closed on Labor Day, September 7th. Our office will reopen on Tuesday, September 8th. We hope you a safe and happy holiday weekend.
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Office Closed: Friday, July 3rd |
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Posted:29th Jun, 2009
Bill Moore & Co., Inc. office will be closed on Friday, July 3rd. Our office will reopen on Monday, July 6th. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday weekend.
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Memorial Day Closed |
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Posted:21st May, 2009
Bill Moore & Co., Inc. will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day. We will be returning to the office on Tuesday, May 26. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday weekend.
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TPIE 2009 |
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Posted:13th Jan, 2009
We would like to invite everyone to visit us at the TPIE show, January 15-17, 2009. Booth #1001
Our office will also be open for the remainder of the week.
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Holiday office closing |
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Posted:30th Dec, 2008
Bill Moore & Co., Inc. hopes that everyone had a safe and happy holiday. Our office will be closed Wednesday, December 31 at 12p.m. through Friday, January 2. We will be returning to the office on Monday the 5th.
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BMC @ TPIE 2009 |
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Posted:15th Dec, 2008
I would just like to remind everyone that we will be showing at the Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition on Janurary 15-17; Booth #1001.
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Bill Moore & Co., Inc. Christmas Party |
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Posted:15th Dec, 2008
We just celebrated our company Christmas party. Please enjoy just a few of the pictures taken below:

Bill and Judy Moore

Liliana Delgado, M.S. and Lucille Dillin
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Pictures from the Texas Trade Show |
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Posted:5th Sep, 2008
Tim Mitchell in front of the Bill Moore & Co., Inc. booth

Sample material from one of our newest suppliers, First Step Greenhouses

"Knockout Roses" with Oleander liners in the foreground

Bareroot material from our Thailand supplier

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25th Annivesary Party |
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Posted:21st May, 2008
We are proud to announce our 25th Anniversary. Bill Moore & Co., Inc. has been a young plant broker since 1983. We would like to thank both our suppliers and customers for helping make it possible.
We recently celebrated with a ‘Backyard BBQ’ this past weekend. This was a huge success, with many suppliers and customers able to make it. It was great for our company to be able to meet and converse with people we work with on a daily basis.
Bill and Judy Moore singing karaoke

Paul Caminsky, industry consultant and Cherly Spronger, Lovett Farms

Ricardo and Maria Guaqueta; Dan and Revi from Milestone; Liliana Delgado, Mike Samilian. from Speedling

Backyard BBQ

Karen Arrington, Bill Moore & Co., Inc.

Everyone enjoying the great food provided

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Pictures from the California Pack Trials |
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Posted:30th Apr, 2008
Royal Hawaiian Colocasia

Bandana Lantana

Dipladenia Rio

Hilo Bay Colocasia

Wave Double Red

Calliope Dark Red Geranium
Some interesting new plant material was displayed at Pacific Plug & Liner in Watsonville, Ca. Among them were some Colocasias which were developed by Hawaiian breeder Dr. John Cho and being marketed under the “Royal Hawaiian Colocasia” label. Five new varieties were offered this year; and, while they weren’t quite as different as we might like, there are several really different varieties now being developed by Dr. Cho. But, with the five varieties on display, a couple of them did stand out. ‘Blue Hawaii’, for example, had combined large green leaves with prominent bluish-purple veins and a bluish purple leaf margin. ‘Hilo Bay’ had large glossy, olive-green leaves that are ruffled in texture. We spoke with Dr. Cho at the Plant Haven display and were told of some very exciting new Colocasias for future release; totally unique from the current offerings.
Karen Franck at Greenheart Farms in Arroyo Grande showed us a couple of new varieties of Knock Out roses, the Pink Double and their new yellow, Sunny. These will be available beginning in January 2009. Karen was also recommending Drift Roses, a cross between full-size ground cover roses and miniatures. Drifts are sold primarily in 6” pots, quarts and 1-2 gallon containers. They continuously bloom, are creepers and are perfect for the small space gardens, containers and hanging baskets.
At Fides we saw one of the more exciting new petunias. The Wave Double Red was extraordinary.
There were some very interesting new offerings from Syngenta Flowers; one of which we noticed last year; the Rio Dipladenias. This was breed for pot production only, with minimal tendency to vine. There is limited amount available this year for trial. Also, the Bandana Lantanas put on a tremendous display of color. There was also Calliope Dark Red Geranium which is an interspecific variety, a new break-through in geranium breeding. It is said to have excellent heat performance. For Florida growers there will be trials at the University of Florida in which Harmony New Guinea Impatiens will be compared with Syngenta’s Super Sonics.
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April 7, 2008 |
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Posted:7th Apr, 2008
Sun Parasol® New Web site
Suntory Flowers Limited has launched Sun Parasol® Web site. This site offers a vast majority of information for not only growers, but for gardeners as well. The site has numerous pictures of the products available. There is also a virtual garden available, where the viewer can create their own garden of Sun Parasol® products. To check this website out for yourself, please visit: www.sunparasol.net
‘Zena’ Spotlight
Philodendron ‘Zena’, which is solely brokered through Bill Moore & Co., Inc., was recently showcased in Greenhouse Grower’s Variety Central section. You can read the article by clicking on the following link: http://www.greenhousegrower.com/grower_tools/200801_vc2.html
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March 24th |
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Posted:24th Mar, 2008
Floriculture Field Days
The University of Florida presents the 2008 Floriculture Field Days May 14th and 15th in Gainesville, Florida. This event is in partnership with the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association. This is a two day event providing information in the floriculture industry. Interests include new crops and research results from the university. Registration, schedule of events, hotels, direction and sponsors are now available on their website, http://trialgarden.ifas.ufl.edu.
Karen Arrington and Liliana Delgado will be in attendance.
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Posted:26th Feb, 2008
Tim Mitchell’s Trip to Louisiana and Texas
I just recently returned from a two week customer trip to Texas and Louisiana. In an effort to see as many customers as possible following my weekend flight into Houston from SUNNY San Diego, with an emphasis on SUNNY, I might add, I did manage to see many of my past customers from days working at Twyford International. Unfortunately, after having driven over 2,400 miles I failed to see just as many. I really expect to have guilt feelings, at least until August when I’ll be back in Texas for the Texas Nursery and Landscape Expo (BOOTH # 2514). Hopefully, I’ll be able to catch up with many of those that I missed come the dog days of summer.
The first week of this trip was spent darting between Houston and the San Antonio area while attempting to unsuccessfully dodge both rain and mid 30 degree temps. Sometimes it’s a bummer when you don’t own a jacket! By mid week Shiner, Texas was looking like a place I needed to be, but guilt once again set in and customer visits won out keeping me away from the well known AND historic Shiner Brewery. All in all it was a much needed, fun, wet, cold week of seeing some fantastic customers and friends.
Leaving the southern part of the state I headed into north to Forest Hill, home of nursery after nursery after nursery not to mention some great ‘community coffee’. I didn’t even scratch the surface of seeing everyone I wanted to see here in town (and I’ve already been hearing about it!) so I think I’ll hold off talking about this area of my sales territory until next time, after all…I really do need to get back to work.
An alligator that is near the property of one of our customers, Live Oaks Garden in Louisiana

Good ol’ Bourbon Street

New Orleans

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Posted:26th Feb, 2008
Bill and Judy’s Trip to Florida Plant Specialist, a supplier for Bill Moore & Co., Inc.
Judy and Bill Moore visited Florida Plant Specialist on February 7, 2008. FPS is a new supplier for us and our visit was made to become more familiar with this operation. Ron Fox gave us a great tour and showed us some very innovative and exciting features of his nursery operation. We were very impressed with the LTL Pallet Shipper on which he can ship in excess of 40,000 plants in 288 flats, enough to fill an acre of six inch pots spaced on one-foot centers. Reliability, quality and the ability to communicate extremely well is a wonderful combination of traits for a propagator/supplier.
Ron Fox
Judy Moore and Ron Fox

Florida Plant Specialist Flat Trimmer

Florida Plant Specialist

Florida Plant Specialist Plant Shipper

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Company and Industry News |
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Posted:11th Feb, 2008
Company News
25th Anniversary
This year marks 25 years since the start of Bill Moore & Co., Inc. We are looking forward to another great 25 years. Look forward to more information on our anniversary.
Newsletter
Bill Moore & Co., Inc. is currently distributing newsletters to our customers. The following is a link to our February newsletter: http://www.billmooreco.com/JanuaryNewsletter.pdf
California Pack Trails
Bill Moore and Tim Mitchell will be attending the California Pack Trials in late March.
Industry News
New Misting/Growing Greenhouse Facility
http://www.hatchettcreek.com
Hatchett Creek’s New Misting/Growing Greenhouse Facility is now open.
Mesa Magic Nursery now a division of Greenheart Farms
Mesa Magic Nursery is now a division of Greenheart Farms, Inc. This will help to expand the production of high quality cyclamen liners using Greenheart’s advance greenhouse technology. This acquisition will also help to introduce new product forms.
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Early Order Discounts for Poinsettas |
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Posted:4th Feb, 2008
A friendly reminder to put in orders for Poinsettas. Here is a list of suppliers nearing the end of their Early Order Discounts:
Ecke Geranuims- February 8, 2008
Syngenta- February 29, 2008
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Posted:24th Jan, 2008
Hello Everyone!!
Welcome to the new Bill Moore & Co., Inc. blog. I will be updating bi-weekly with information on our company, industry news and upcoming events.
Let me start off by introducing myself. My name is Jillian Mann and I am the most recent addition to BMC. I am an intern working on order tracing as well as developing communication tools for the company. I am brand new to the industry but can’t wait to learn all about it.
TPIE SHOW
The Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition Show was my first trade show. I was overwhelmed by the beautiful plants and set-ups that people had created. I hope that everyone got a chance to stop by and see our booth. We were able to feature many plants from our suppliers. Here are some of the pictures:
George Griffith from Hatchett Creek Farms, Steve Grant from Grants Farm Nursery, Lucille Dillin, Jillian Mann and Jason Wetherington from Bill Moore & Co., Inc.

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Mandevilla from one of our customers: Specialist Growers

Work, work, work

Our booth at the show

Costa Party, Friday Night

Time to party

Upcoming Trade Show
Nursery and Landscape Expo
August 15-17, 2008
Houston, Texas
George R. Brown Convention Center
Check back again on the 11th of February for our next blog!!
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