Editors Julie Hullett and Allan Armitage discuss the biggest highlights from their time at the 2024 California Spring Trials (CAST).

At the 2024 California Spring Trials, Greenhouse Grower’s Julie Hullett and Allan Armitage look at the Guardian and AngelFlare series of Angelonias from Ball FloraPlant and their many uses.

Check out this photo gallery of top selections from the first day of the 2024 California Spring Trials, direct from the Greenhouse Grower team.

The Greenhouse Grower team kicked off California Spring Trials at Ball Horticultural and Green Fuse. Here are their top picks.

To get you primed for what you can expect to discover this year (whether you attend or not), Greenhouse Grower highlights some favorites directly from the breeders.

Varieties from these three breeders match up with Pantone’s Color of the Year — Peach Fuzz.

During the 2023 California Spring Trials, the Greenhouse Grower team saw new colors in lantana and how they are ideal for hanging baskets.

From standout calibrachoas and cupheas to a new groundcover series, here are some of Dr. A’s favorites from Green Fuse Botanicals, Ball FloraPlant, and others at CAST 2023.

In the last of a three-part series, breeders tout their favorite offerings that reflect Pantone’s most recent Color of the Year.

Learn to steer clear of production challenges that can take the wow factor out of your calibrachoa crop.

There is no shortage of great vegetative products for you to choose from to fit the hottest consumer trends imaginable.

The 170-page catalog is available online and includes new varieties and combos such as Lantana Shamrock series and the new MixMasters combo that includes the award-winning Petunia ‘Bee’s Knees.’

Ball Horticultural Company featured its top new variety intros for 2021 during SimulCast20. Here’s what’s new from each breeding company.