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A Midwest Backyard Flower Trial
For the past four years, industry consultant Vaughn Fletcher has been providing insight into new variety introductions and evaluating various plant tr... more »
Vaughn’s Midwest Sampler Container Trial
Since 2017 I have focused on the performance of new annual and perennial introductions in regional trials. This month, I will highlight specific plant... more »
Southern Stunners
Each summer, members of the industry travel to Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina to visit the Southern Plant Trials. Growers, breeders, retailers an... more »
Summer Survivors in the Southern Plant Trials
In early June, I attended the Southern Plant Trials in Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina, and I returned in mid-August to evaluate the top new perfo... more »
Costa Farms 2019: Enduring Annual Performers
This is my third article based on this outstanding private trial. I covered 2020 annual and perennial introductions in June and July. I returned to Co... more »
Summer Trial Performers from Dümmen Orange
Dümmen Orange is committed to the trials program, and its extensive annual and perennial portfolio was well represented this year throughout the coun... more »