Cool-weather annuals planted in the spring or fall can extend the gardening season on either side of the summer […]

A Pennsylvania gardening expert recently worked with local growers, garden centers, and other plant experts to give consumers a feel for some of the latest annuals varieties hitting the market this year.

Longwood Gardens asked guests to be the judge and select winning Trial Garden landscape combinations.

Petunias, marigolds, pansies, lantanas, and zinnias will always be needed, but here are some other annuals I think may increase sales.

Consumers will soon have the opportunity to experiment with colorful, big-impact blooms in their containers and landscapes. Here are 31 new introductions to consider that will color-up your product mix.

Gardeners love impatiens because they are one of the few plants that offer stand-out, splashy blooms for shady areas, and in some cases full sun. There’s no shortage of new introductions this year to choose from for your 2018 product mix. Here are 27 new and improved varieties to consider offering to your customers.  

Cultivate’17 attendees had a chance to visit the annual and container trials at The Ohio State University to see how some of the newest plant introductions are performing. Here’s some of the new plants that stood out.

New spring annuals have to provide something for everyone — longevity, durability, performance, and more — if they want to meet breeders’ high standards for market-worthy plants.

Consumers judge plants by appearance, color impact, and ease of maintenance, which is why retailers want new spring annuals that are novel standouts.    

With the abundance of new introductions for the 2018 retail season, we’ve made it easier for you to sift through them by separating out the vegetative petunias from the Northern sites, which includes selections from Westhoff Flowers, Sakata Ornamentals, Danziger, Proven Winners, and Syngenta flowers.

We asked breeders to share with us pictures and information on some of the great new annuals that you’ll see at California Spring Trials 2017. They didn’t let you down.

We asked breeders to share with us pictures and information on some of the great new annuals that you’ll see at California Spring Trials 2017. They didn’t let you down.

Marketing resources such as fact sheets, bench cards, and videos are available on the NGB website.