Here’s a look at varieties featured during the 2025 Michigan Garden Plant Tour trials at Raker-Roberta’s Young Plants and Walters Gardens.

A new partnership between GardenChoice and Raker-Roberta’s provides U.S. distribution of EverBloom Dianthus.

HilverdaFlorist will transfer its complete Dianthus program from Aris-Green Leaf Plants to Raker-Roberta’s within the next six months.

National Garden Bureau has introduced a new, streamlined process for registering and planning your CAST 2025 trip.

What should breeders and growers highlight and invest in to stand out from others in a crowded industry through 2025?

Following high amounts of rain in the early summer, the plants at Raker-Roberta’s Young Plants flourished in more favorable conditions.

Express Seed Company showcases the newest and best cut flower varieties in its first catalog from InFlora Cut Flowers.

The Firefly Petunia, a bioluminescent plant from Light Bio, earned its spot in the “Outdoors” section of TIME’s “Best Inventions of 2024.”

This year, Schoneveld released its new series of Joybera Gerbera, and reached out to the Raker-Roberta’s team about doing a trial.

MSU Extension educators Heidi Lindberg and Caitlin Splawski highlight their favorite varieties from this year’s Michigan Garden Plant Tour.

Final variety evaluations will come later in the year, but check out these highlights from one of the 2024 Michigan Garden Plant Tour host sites.

During Cultivate’24, a panel of growers shared advice on how they have implemented engagement strategies to increase productivity, improve job satisfaction, and strengthen employee retention.

While observing new varieties, trial managers have noticed important upgrades, including disease resistance and drought tolerance.