Media Contact: Gina Tedesco GreenMark 630-803-6333 gtedesco@greenmarkpr.com For Immediate Release Tasty, Unique Holiday Gift Choices from Chicago Flower & Garden Show Marketplace Vendors Now Ready to Help With Your Holiday Gift List CHICAGO (Oct. 19, 2015) – Need an unusual gift for someone special on your holiday shopping list? Here are just a few ideas from the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, presented by Mariano’s that would delight gardeners, or even and those who just like tasty food! The show runs from March 12-20, 2016 at Navy Pier, but vendors from the “shoppers’ paradise,” as the show’s Marketplace has come to be known, have their exciting holiday gift lineup ready now. It’s a topsy-turvy world with Flip Flop Flower Pot, a system to stack multiple planting pots at 45 degree angles. The indoor-outdoor product showcases a wide variety of plants cascading on alternating angles, with a special system to keep plant roots well watered. $19.95 each (pots not included). http://www.flipflopflowerpot.com/ Who doesn’t like chocolate? Gourmet Goodies provides “quality Belgian chocolates you’re sure to love.” Shoppers can pick from chocolate-covered apricots, cherries, almonds, cashews, pretzels, and even gummies and other candies. Most items cost between $6 and $12. http://gourmetgoodies.us/ For holiday football games or other parties, All Star Dips offers “rare and exotic spices” in their flavorful dips, soups, desserts, dry rubs and more. Personalized gift baskets start at $15. http://allstarsdips.com/ A Spice Above also provides delectable dips that are great to season pasta, meats, and just about anything. The company says its products are made of all-natural ingredients, are low in carbs, contain no MSG or preservatives, and most contain no gluten. Gift sets range from $20-35. http://aspiceabove.com/index.php/ Give the gift of organization to a seed collector you know. The Seed Keeper Company’s deluxe kits provide filing system packets, labels, anti-static tweezers, seed magnifier, other accessories and tips for successful protection and storage of delicate seeds. Deluxe kit starts at $24.99. https://seedkeepercompany.com/ Attract lovely, graceful hummingbirds with spectacular colors to your yard with Lil Sweety Feeders. There are more than 300 species of these small birds, some with amazingly long beaks. To the birds, the brightly-colored feeders look like flowers, and sparkle in sunlight. Feeders start at $34.95. http://lilsweetyfeeders.com/ And finally, the gift that’s always the right size and color: tickets to the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, which now through Dec. 31 are $14-16 (discounted by $3 each). The show will feature more than 20 lush gardens you can walk through, delighting the senses with visual and aromatic beauty. Learn from the pros how to give gardens that professional look from DIY classes and seminars. Enjoy art, FREE kids activities, wine tastings, cooking demos from noted chefs, along with the shopper's paradise of garden gadgets, jewelry, and more. Come for the show, stay for Navy Pier. Special rates available for groups. www.www.chicagoflower.com About Flower Show Productions, Inc.: Flower Show Productions, Inc. is the production company for the annual Chicago Flower & Garden Show at Navy Pier and Chicago Flower & Garden Show: At the Lake County Fair in Grayslake, Ill that celebrate sustainable living and eco-friendly lifestyles. The company provides year-round messaging, education and information about the benefits of earth-friendly choices to our yards, neighborhoods, communities and the planet. Future show dates are March 12-20, 2016 (Evening in Bloom, March 11, 2016) and March 11-19, 2017 (Evening in Bloom, March 10, 2017). For year-round inspiration and great ideas, please visit www.chicagoflower.com, and find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/chicagoflower and on Twitter @ChicagoFlower. About Roundy’s Roundy’s is a leading grocer in the Midwest with nearly $4 billion in sales and approximately 22,000 employees. Founded in Milwaukee in 1872, Roundy’s operates 151 retail grocery stores and 100 pharmacies under the Pick ’n Save, Copps, Metro Market and Mariano’s retail banners in Wisconsin and Illinois. Roundy’s is committed to helping the communities its stores serve through the Roundy’s Foundation. Chartered in 2003, the Roundy’s Foundation mission is to support organizations working to relieve hunger and helping families in crisis due to domestic abuse, neglect and other at-risk situations. CHICAGO IS Do Green. Do Good. Kindly consider the environment before printing.