Celebrating 20 years, NDSU’s trial gardens highlighted dependable performers and crowd favorites under a slightly wetter-than-average summer.

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

Mast Young Plants used its 2025 trials to test fertilizer strategies, water-storing polymers, and potential program additions under a hot, relatively dry summer.

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

With nearly 3,200 trial entries, Metrolina’s 2025 public trials highlighted durable color and strong performance across seasons.

The Garden at Elm Bank highlights how plants in their 13 trial beds held up under a hot New England summer.

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

Trial managers share ideas, tools, and habits they’re bringing back to their programs from the 2025 International Plant Trialing Conference.

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.

From weather swings to standout pollinator magnets, the Penn State Flower Trials highlight top performers.

In Alabama’s Zone 8 heat, Young’s Plant Farm highlights standout performers and a Food U edible garden collaboration from this year’s trials.

Now entering its third year, the Iowa Arboretum & Gardens shares top performers from its most successful trial season yet.