Dirks, who helped shape Proven Winners into one of the nation’s leading plant brands, will be succeeded by Brian Oster.

Classic City Winners highlight plants that thrived through heavy rains and heat in Athens at the University of Georgia trials.

The WMARS Display Gardens delivered season-long color, strong performance, and a deep bench of top-rated annuals.

Proven Winners’ fall survey of more than 7,500 plant shoppers looks closely at how they make purchasing decisions.

Expanded beds and steady summer heat gave UT’s 2025 trials a chance to highlight reliable, high-color performers in both sun and shade.

Curt Varsogea, the VP of Sales & Business Development at Four Star, is leaving to pursue his dream of becoming a commercial airline pilot.

Despite a rain-soaked summer and flooding challenges, WCROC’s 2025 trials still delivered a strong Top 10 list.

Cloud Dancer, the 2026 Pantone Color of the Year, is mirrored well by dozens of currently available varieties from Proven Winners.

Heat, humidity, and high rainfall put begonias, vinca, sweet potatoes, and more to the test in Raleigh.

The FlameProof Awards from the Dallas Arboretum recognize drought-resistant and heat-tolerant varieties trialed in Texas.

A hot, rainy Wisconsin season put roses, zinnias, kale, and compact annuals to the test at Boerner Botanical Gardens.

At D.S. Cole Growers, evaluating plants during summer heat offers a sense of which varieties hold up when late-season stress kicks in.

Here’s a look at what performed well at the Dallas Arboretum during an unusually cool, mixed-weather season in North Texas.