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INVITATION OPEN DAYS NAKURU, KENYA

January 2024 – United Selections cordially invites you to attend the open days at Nakuru, Kenya from January 10th till January 12th, 2024. Have a look at the WAC collection. Showcased are: Pixie, Golden Robin, Pretty Pillow, Orange Weaver, Red Robin, Vanilla Ice, Golden Bird, Catch, Speedo and Femina. Please feel welcome. Elvis Musyoka is ...

WAC ROSES AT IFTF 2023 IN THE NETHERLANDS

November 2023 – From November 8 (wednesday) till November 10 (friday) our WAC roses are on show at IFTF in Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands. Please visit booth number B3.08. You are welcomed by United Selections, our representative. They will show among others the new two-coloured Pixie. DON’T MISS OUT. Register upfront via the website of IFTF: ...

COME AND SEE WAC ROSES AT PROFLORA 2023

October 2023 – WAC, specialised breeder of roses for the cut flower industry, has decorated a booth at Proflora with some beautiful, intriguing roses. Come and see it for yourself at Proflora, October 4th-6th, Bogota, Colombia. Proflora is celebrating 30 years of being the best flower show globally. More than 300 exhibitors from 18 countries ...

UNITED SELECTIONS SET TO REPRESENT WAC BREEDING

September 2021 – In their pursuit to bring more colors and to contribute immensely to the development of a robust floral supply chain, United Selections’ recent partnership with WAC breeding goes a long way in contributing to this cause. WAC breeding is famously known for Catch the Bi-colored rose, and the Robins and Weavers collections, ...

OPEN DAYS 2021 ON MARCH 23 AND 24 AT WAC, NAIVASHA

March 2021 – WAC BV are having open days at the show/trialhouse at Wildfire Farms, Naivasha on Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th of March. This year, WAC presents Red Robin and several other interesting varieties. ”We have many interesting colours, new and old, and you can see many varieties that we feel would interest you ...

OPEN DAYS AT WAC, NAIVASHA FROM 26TH TILL 28TH FEBRUARY

February 2020 – WAC BV are having open days next week from Wednesday 26th till Friday 28th of February. During this three-day event, our varieties and particularly new varieties will take center stage. This year, WAC presents two new red varieties, several yellows and a pink for the first time. “We shall be launching several ...

WAC AT NAIVASHA HORTICULTURAL FAIR

September 2019 – Next Friday 20th and Saturday 21st September is the annual Naivasha Horticultural Fair. WAC will be having their stand and will be delighted to see you there. Again we will present several new varieties, for example our new red Fiancee. And for those interested we shall have some sample blooms from our ...

WAC OPENS NEW TRIALS SITES IN COLOMBIA AND ECUADOR

February 2019 – WAC, Wagagai Agriom Combination, has opened new trial sites for roses in Ecuador and Columbia. In 2018 several hundred WAC selections were planted at both sites. “During the open days in March, we will be proud to present them to potential customers”, says Agriom director Jaap Stelder. Wider range of possibilities The ...

FEBRUARY 28TH AND MARCH 1ST: OPEN DAYS AT NAIVASHA

February 2019 – WAC will be having open days at their trial site in Naivasha, Kenya on Thursday February 28 and Friday March 1. “We will be showing all our latest newest selections including the first viewing of the 2019 selection”, says Richard McGonnell, Sales Manager at WAC. “For those that may not know where ...

ROOOZ CONTEST WINNERS AT NAIVASHA HORTICULTURAL FAIR

Naivasha, 27 September 2018 – At the Naivasha Horticultural Fair, Bert Middelkoop from Zuurbier International announced the winners of the ROOOZ contest 2018. 29 intermediates and 36 large-flowered varieties participated in the competition for the best African grown rose. At the show, held in June in the Historical Garden in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands, more than ...