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Plan Your Visit! Register For Ball Seed® Customer Days July 24-25
WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, July 2025: Plan your visit and register online now for the Ball Seed® Customer Days event in West Chicago, Ill. Visitors can choose between Thursday, July 24 or Friday, July 25 to spend a full day strolling through 13 acres of beautiful garden showcases filled with more than 700 new product introductions for the 2026 retail season. The event has traditionally been the perfect time to engage with Ball Seed team members, gather ideas from industry experts, and find inspiration for the next growing season.
This year, Ball Seed Customer Days will feature more outdoor education sessions to help customers build successful strategies heading into 2026. The “TENT Talks” will include cut flower production, merchandising tips, labor-saving hacks, a calibrachoa spotlight, plus a Tech On Demand LIVE recorded amongst the crowd.
The popular Container Solutions Demonstrations return featuring cut flower bouquets, perennial combos, hanging baskets, and a feature session celebrating 30 years of Wave® Petunias.
There are also guided tours of the Ball Premier Seed Lab, the Ball Helix Center for Research and Development, plus a glimpse at automated machinery and a tour of the new Seed Packaging and Distribution facilities.
“Ball Seed Customer Days connects visitors with our experts in the most colorful setting – The Gardens at Ball. It is a full day of education and inspiration,” says Jaime Kedrowski, Marketing Manager for Ball Seed. “We look forward to this event every summer. It’s a can’t-miss opportunity for greenhosues and retailers to get a jumpstart on next season.”
Registration is open now! Reserve your visit today and see the full schedule of activities online at www.ballcustomerday.com. For questions, please call 800 879-BALL or email fieldtrial@ballhort.com.
Ball Seed Customer Days
Open Thursday, July 24 & Friday, July 25, 2025
8 am – 3 pm
1017 W. Roosevelt Road
West Chicago, IL 60185
fieldtrial@ballhort.com
800 879-BALL
About Ball Seed Ball Seed is North America’s leading wholesale horticultural distributor. It combines extensive experience, innovative thinking and world-class customer service to ensure professional growers have the best products, most efficient tools, and dynamic growing solutions. Visit www.ballseed.com for more information and check live availability and order through Ball Seed WebTrack®.