Vaughn’s View
Vaughn’s View: Distinctive and resilient perennials with visual impact — part 1
I began my 2022 summer trial visits and plant evaluations in early March and finished in mid-September. The perennial trial sites I visited were Costa Farms, Dallas Arboretum, Colorado State University, Walters Gardens, Raker-Roberta’s, Penn... more »
Vaughn’s View: Resilient, floriferous and stunning summer performers
In my January article, I highlighted and described 13 of the top 25 top performing annual introductions for 2023 that I observed in the 2022 summer trials. The chosen few that captured my attention were... more »
Vaughn’s View: Stunning Summer Performers Part 1
My trial season visits began at Costa Farms in late February, continued during the summer at 14 different trial sites throughout the country and culminated with a second visit to Colorado State University in early... more »
Vaughn’s View: Leaf Colors and Textures in Coleus
The breeding, trialing and introduction of new seed and vegetative coleus in the past 20 years has been nothing short of remarkable. We now have a multitude of cultivars and series available from a wide... more »
Vaughn’s View: Define the New Lantana Introductions
The extensive breeding, development, testing, and introduction of new hybrids and cultivars has been rapid and extensive the past 20 years. For example, the varieties that were available in the 1990s included 'Confetti', 'Dallas Red',... more »
Vaughn’s View: Creative & Colorful Container Recipes
Young’s Plant Farm in Auburn, Alabama, celebrated 10 years of trialing this year with an extensive inventory of 432 individual varieties, 56 hanging baskets and more than 180 combination planters. I will cover more individual... more »
Vaughn’s View: Distinctive & Exceptional Perennial Introductions
In my three previous Costa articles, I highlighted dynamic annual introductions and top-performing baskets recipes. My evaluation of the trial would be incomplete without an overview of many new perennial introductions for 2022-23. I have... more »
Vaughn’s View: Bright and Radiant Basket Combinations
I visited the Costa Premiere spring trial on week eight to evaluate the early flowering and performance of annual introductions for 2023. My May and June articles highlighted many of the most dynamic, unique and... more »
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