Trial Garden Open House 2026

Art Vanden Enden is a retired senior executive from the Independent Garden Centre Sector. He has worked for 44 years primarily in retail operations for one of Canada's largest garden centres. In retirement, Art is only holding back a bit. He has served as a Board Member with Landscape Ontario representing the Garden Centre Sector Group. He is also involved with the CNLA with Garden Centres Canada as well as Communities in Bloom. Art is an instructor for pre-apprentices in landscaping. Two areas of interest for Art are Training new employees as well as Garden Centre product sustainability, specifically addressing alternatives to invasive plants.

With 40 years working in the horticulture industry, Joy has experience in all aspects of greenhouse production, from seeding, planting, and growing crops, to selling, marketing, advertising, and purchasing, Formerly employed by two different large growing operations: Jolly Farmer Products in New Brunswick and Colonial Florists in St. Catharines, she is now the product rep and key accounts manager for Danziger in Canada. Danziger Flower Farm is a breeder and young plant supplier of annuals, perennials and foliage plants with locations all around the world.

Tim is the Director of Grower Accounts at Proven Winners, where he fosters brand loyalty among growers and brokers. With a focus on education and innovation, Tim plays a key role in introducing new plant varieties across all company programs. He brings over 20 years of industry experience to his work, combining deep knowledge with a passion for helping growers succeed.

Terry is proud to be a part of the floriculture industry more than 25 years, the last 13 at Syngenta Flowers, where he is the Canada Business Manager.

Anik, ThinkPlants Program Manager, works to promote exciting new perennial genetics across North America. Anik earned her Honors BSc in Biology at Algoma University and has since worked as a grower at Linwell Gardens before joining ThinkPlants.

In her current position at ThinkPlants, Anik helps to bridge the gap between growers, suppliers, and breeders, and enjoys presenting fun new perennials to suit every program.