“For the last 11 years, we’ve collaborated and engaged with global breeding companies to test and introduce new varieties to this category,” says Maria Costa Smith, Executive Vice President of Horticulture and Planning at Costa Farms. “Our teams are dedicated to finding the top performers that will work for our customers and in consumers’ homes.”
The Trial Garden offers a series of beautifully designed landscape beds, row beds to compare plant performance, hanging basket trials, and mixed-container garden trials. All the plants were transplanted in the garden late last year and will be evaluated over spring and summer to determine the best performers. Many of the plant breeders, as well as the Costa Farms research and development team, were on-site to help answer questions and give additional insights