UpShoot, LLC

09/16/2026

If you are a garden communicator, whether a wannabe, newbe or experienced, talking to B2B or B2C audiences, the GardenComm Virtual Conference will help take your communication skills to the next level. And it gives you an opportunity for one-on-one pitch sessions with editors and publishers like BHG, American Gardener, Storey Publishing, GIE Media and many more. Land a paid writing gig, magazine or book, and you've easily recouped the nominal registration fee. Check out the details and sign up today!

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09/15/2026

Look what arrived at Creekside Nursery, Inc. - it's Temple of Bloom Heptacodium of the Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Tree program. This late flowering tree is in full bloom making pollinators very happy this time of the year! It's a draw for bees and people alike.

09/14/2026

09/08/2026

Did you know??🌱

09/04/2026

Pleased that UpShoot and could be a GardenComm Annual Conference sponsor last week in Portland, Oregon! Appreciated the opportunity to share info about the #1 consumer plant brands tree program.

Garden Communicators International (GardenComm) thanks UpShoot by Maria Zampini & Proven Winners Color Choice® for providing the ID lanyards for our 2026 conference this August at the Farwest Trade Show in Portland, OR. Madison, OH-based UpShoot partners with Spring Meadow Nursery, the manager of Proven Winners® ColorChoice® flowering shrubs, to add ornamental trees to their program. 🎉

UpShoot is a boutique horticultural marketing firm specializing in new plant introductions and marketing plants and gardening-related products. For more information, contact upshoothort.com.

09/03/2026

Excited to see the Proven Winners ColorChoice Tree program get a shout-out in the recent issue of the Buzz enews from Ball Publishing! Thanks Jen and Ellen!

Resources from PW, PDSI and First Editions; plus, it’s nearly NIPW time

09/01/2026

🏅 Honored & Grateful

UpShoot was incredibly honored to receive the Wilfred J. Jung Distinguished Service Medal at this year’s GardenComm Annual Conference in Portland last week.

I'm truly appreciative of this recognition and grateful to be part of an industry filled with so many talented, passionate people who are dedicated to telling the story of plants, people, gardens and the green industry.

A heartfelt thank you to GardenComm and our colleagues and friends throughout the industry for this meaningful honor. I'm proud to be part of the GardenCommUnity and look forward to continuing to serve and support the industry I love.

https://gardencomm.org/honors/jung

08/30/2026

We were proud to sponsor the GardenComm lanyards at this year’s annual conference in Portland! 🌿

As UpShoot, we were excited to support the GardenCommUnity and connect with so many talented professionals from across the horticulture and garden communications industry.

And we were happy to do it as ! 🌳

Here’s to growing connections, sharing great stories, and celebrating the plants that bring us all together! 💚

08/29/2026

A big thank you to Chris Robinson and Robinson Nursery, Inc. for hosting GardenComm for a fantastic nursery tour and dinner yesterday! 🌳🌿

It was a great opportunity to see firsthand how Robinson is growing success — from the Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Tree program, to their Grow Ready™ liner process designed to help growers produce successful, high-quality trees.

We also enjoyed learning more about their direct-to-consumer program, My Patio Tree, connecting consumers with beautiful trees for their own landscapes.

Great people, great plants and lots of great conversation. Thanks, Robinson Nursery, for a memorable tour and evening! And also to LaManda Joy for organzing the GardenComm tours! 👏