Plant Trials

Find out the top-performing plant varieties in North Carolina, Texas trial gardens
The final report in a three-part series looking at some of 2024’s best-performing varieties from trial gardens around the country.
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Plantpeddler announces details for Poinsettia Variety Day 2024
This is a free event, but attendees are asked to register.
2024 trial standouts
The first of a three-part series looking at this year’s best-performing varieties from trial gardens around the country.
The ‘Hopeful Consumer’s Accidental Neglect Trial Garden’ Report
Editor Patrick Alan Coleman provides the trial report from his garden, which he calls the 'Hopeful Consumer's Accidental Neglect Trial Garden.'
A gold star for bluestars
Mt. Cuba Center’s horticultural research team evaluated Amsonia, a genus of adaptable and long-lived perennials.
Intrinsic Perennial Gardens hires new plant trial manager
Lisa Hilgenberg will help facilitate supply for existing licensees, provide focus for the breeding program and manage the trial plant distribution and communications.
Burpee Gardening prepares for 2024 Burpee Open
The annual Burpee Open is in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, July 27, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
2023 poinsettia trial results
Here are the best-performing poinsettia varieties from two of the industry’s leading poinsettia trials.
Staying ahead of the game
At F. Lower Greenhouse, Caleb Whaley works ahead for a successful spring.
Plantpeddler Poinsettia Variety Day 2023 results
Plantpeddler has released the results of this year's Poinsettia Variety Day.
Chad Miller
Miller, a Colorado State University professor, discusses his new role as trial manager for the university’s trial gardens.