With the 2025 winners announced, applications for the 2026 Proven Winners scholarship program are now open.

This is the third episode in our Leaders in Floriculture series, where we talk to experts in plant breeding, plant health, and greenhouse technology about the important roles they play in innovation, sustainability, and helping to shape the future of floriculture.

Proven Winners has created custom videos to promote the varieties recognized as 2026 National Plants of the Year.

Proven Winners has partnered with Pure Line Seeds to offer vegetables to the garden retail market through the Proven Harvest brand.

The on-demand 2026 educational program is now available to help independent garden center staff better serve customers.

Climate, labor, and logistics are redefining how plants are bred, pushing performance, predictability, and efficiency past baseline expectations.

Proven Winners Shrub Specialist Natalie Carmolli offers practical shrub-care advice for growers of all skill levels.

The third and final installment of our series highlights more plant varieties that reflect Cloud Dancer, Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year.

The University of Tennessee Gardens in Jackson highlights top annuals and combos after a mostly favorable growing season.

Growers and brands are rethinking labels, tags, and packaging to provide more information, reduce plastic use, and improve plant success.

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.