Midwest blooms with expanded garden and oudoor living collection
(Cannon Falls, MN) – Midwest – leading designer and manufacturer of the Seasons of Cannon Falls brand of innovative holiday, home, garden and gift products – introduces six new, larger garden and outdoor living collections. The collections feature more than 130 new and exclusive functional and decorative product designs in top selling formats including pots, planters, birdbaths, birdfeeders, bird houses, garden signs and stakes, thermometers, rain gauges, statuary and fountains. The new garden collections will debut in Midwest showrooms across the country during the summer 2008 markets, with immediate shipping available.
The new Seasons of Cannon Falls garden and outdoor living collections include:
Hothouse: Fresh shades of turquoise, lime green and pink paired with bold floral designs bring a fresh, contemporary look to the home and garden. Hothouse features bold and oversized metal flower and bunny stakes and picks, signs, birds, and buckets; wooden planters and birdhouses; glass thermometer, rain gauge, tealight holders and nightlights; and fabric pillows.
Gnome Valley: Gnomes make a comeback with this family of happy little gnome planters, garden figures, step sitters, fountain, rain gauge, garden stakes, birdbath, mushroom statuary and bird houses. Materials include wood and resin.
Take Flight: Celebrating America’s increased interest in birds and bird watching, Take Flight features thermometers, rain gauges and ornaments with realistic, three-dimensional designs of the country’s most popular birds including the cardinal.
Critter Crossing: Garden accents feature America’s favorite backyard friends including frogs, toads, turtles, birds, snails, and hedgehogs in a nature-inspired color palette of green and turquoise. Formats include glazed earthenware and ceramic statuary, plant stakes, rain gauges, thermometers and fountain.
Garden Grace: Garden and home decor features angels, birds, and celestial designs with inspirational text such as “Embrace the beauty of every moment,” “Quiet moments are found in a garden,” “Miracles can be discovered in every flower blossom,” and “May peace fill your life and flowers fill your garden.” Formats include garden statuary, planters, fountains, birdfeeder/birdbath, rain gauge, thermometer, suncatchers, nightlight and tealight holders in soothing shades of celadon and stone. Made of stoneware and resin.
Fairy Kisses: Magical creatures such as fairies and gnomes are trending up in home and garden decor as consumers create “escape” gardens to get away from the stresses of our world today. Fairy Kisses features a charming young fairy character with a subtle patina copper finish. Formats include birdfeeder, garden statuary and tealight holder.
“Outdoor living spaces and gardens have become equally important as the living room for many families as a gathering place to spend time and enjoy the outdoors together,” says Frederic Contino, Midwest President. “Our new, expanded garden and outdoor living collections provide independent retailers with best selling formats in popular characters and motifs such as florals, gnomes, fairies and backyard creatures, but with Seasons of Cannon Falls’ unique twist and flair for design to help retailers stand out.”
Midwest sparkles as a national leader in the giftware industry, bringing independent retailers unique product designs, award-winning display ideas, innovative merchandising programs, outstanding customer service, and an experienced and enthusiastic sales team. Through our Seasons of Cannon Falls brand, we offer a wide variety of exclusive holiday, seasonal, and everyday home decorations and gifts.
Through our Colonial Candle brand, we bring independent retailers the highest quality premium candles and home fragrance products featuring on-trend fragrances and colors, effective displays and the Colonial Candle Promise. And now through our Delight brand, we offer a complete collection of trend-forward candle accents to brighten the home. Please call 800-776-2075 or visit www.midwestofcannonfalls.com to view Midwest’s new e-catalogs, for more information or locate a showroom near you.
