JA Larix shows the effectiveness of combining Joomla + Virtuemart + JA News. This provides a user-friendly and impressive and appealing interface while emphasizing the display of your content and images.

In addition, JA Slideshow module helps not only to utilize space but also renders content in line with Web 2.0 style.

JA Larix effortlessly eases all your concerns about compatibility issues and features. The installation of JA Larix can be completed with the demo of the advanced features using the Quickstart which allows the template to be installed with all the demo content and Virtuemart ready to use. 

Now that Virtuemart has put out a new stabel 1.10 release and Joomla has a new 1.53 version,  this has all happened recently within a few months of each other, it is important make sure you get up-to-date. Joomlart will have a new version of the template out and they may or may not have the new Virtuemart in the quick start. Virtuemart just put out the latest stable version this April 2008 so it is not likely Larix has the latest version of Virtuemart intergated yet. Baratta Design can look after this type version checking and installation for you. 

This article about JA Larix is fairly old now. I believe you may find a more up to date template at Joomlart that will have Virtuemart ready to go in a Joomla quick start. I am sure I saw one that was very similar to Larix.