- PlantHaven®, Inc was founded by Geoff and Maureen Needham in January 1997 in response to a growing demand from plant breeders for good independent advice and representation
- Is committed to representing new varieties successfully by maintaining awareness of the marketing and production skills of potential commercial nursery partners
- Manages over 1200 propagation licenses in the U.S.A. and represents its breeder-clients in the Canadian Ornamental Plant Foundation
- Sets up and manages agreements for secure testing of new varieties and for variety protection through Breeder's Rights and US Plant Patents
- Has over 200 new varieties from more than 40 genera in commercial and landscape evaluation trials at appropriate locations in North America
- Collaborates with like businesses internationally towards the goal of simultaneous world-wide new variety testing, protection and marketing
The PlantHaven Team
(bottom row) Nanci Allen, Maureen Needham, Fran Setbacken, Margaret Pryde
