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BatesMeron has worked on the design and branding for the Chicago Flower & Garden Show for years. Through this process, we’ve been able to do beautiful things for an equally beautiful event, and [...]

Just as we were coming down from last week’s Communicator Awards high, we were surprised with a new one—the Hermes Creative Awards has also granted us some serious kudos! Hermes Creative [...]

Last Friday the team at BatesMeron was lucky enough to get a sneak peek at spring! No, this doesn’t mean we have the ins with Mother Nature, and we, too, have no clue when this Chicago weather [...]

Your cheat sheet to enjoying the 2014 Chicago Flower & Garden Show is here. To help show regulars, newbies and curious Chicagoans make the most of the annual event held at Navy Pier, [...]

Tony Abruscato is the owner/director of the Chicago Flower & Garden Show and is also a great friend of BatesMeron. As the owner and director of the Midwest’s premier flower and gardening [...]

Back in 2011, BatesMeron began working with Flower Show Productions to develop the promotional campaign for the 2012 Chicago Flower & Garden Show. And since the theme was “Hort Couture,” we [...]

We’ve written before about how infographics are a powerful communication tool. They’re 30-40 times more likely to be viewed and shared than text alone, and they appeal to the visual learners that [...]

As a rookie to the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, I’ll admit that I had no clue what to expect once I got there. Although I have been reading, writing and learning the ins and outs of what [...]

Rich Eyre is a conifer collector turned nurseryman who has turned his passion into his own thriving business, Rich’s Foxwillow Pines Nursery. Rich has been participating in the Chicago Flower [...]

Tony Abruscato is the owner and director of the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, which makes him one of the go-to gardening gurus in the Midwest. Tony’s vision inspires the beautiful gardens [...]