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New to Market Forum Returns for the 2026 PPA National Symposium

By Perennial Plant Association|May 4, 2026
2025 PPA National Symposium event infographic.

2025 PPA National Symposium event infographic. | Perennial Plant Association

The Perennial Plant Association’s New to Market Forum will return for the 2026 PPA National Symposium, taking place July 27–30 at the Kellogg Center on Michigan State University’s campus in East Lansing, MI. New this year, presenters will have two unique opportunities to showcase new plants as PPA will be hosting the New to Market Forum in-person during the National Symposium on Tuesday, July 28, and on Tuesday, Aug. 25, to an online audience at PPA’s New to Market Review webinar.

The New to Market Forum is an opportunity for breeders and plant dealers from around the world to present their best and brightest in the industry to an audience of influential perennial professionals and enthusiasts.

PPA has announced the following featured companies for its 2026 National Symposium:

And lastly, the event’s feature sponsor: Pleasant Run Nursery.

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All companies presenting at the Forum will also be featured in an upcoming Perennial Plant Association newsletter and on PPA’s website following the National Symposium. To receive this excellent New to Market information, become a PPA member at https://perennialplant.org/page/Join.

The early bird National Symposium registration deadline is June 16, 2026, and the final registration deadline is July 14, 2026. For more information on the National Symposium and to register, please visit https://perennialplant.org/page/NationalSymposium.

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Founded in 1984, the Perennial Plant Association is a trade association composed of growers, retailers, landscape designers and contractors, educators, and others that are professionally involved in the herbaceous perennial industry. See all author stories here.