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NEW Grand Garden Shows by Proven Winners
Many of you may remember me raving about my experience at the Proven Winner’s annual Grand Garden Show last August at The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island (northern Michigan). Well, here I go again, but now there are TWO GRANDIOSE events in 2016. The 2016 Grand Garden Show at the regal Grand Hotel (named the…
Read MoreGarden Myth Busters from Proven Winners
P. Allen Smith and Proven Winners will be producing short videos titled ‘Garden Myth Busters’ to shed light on some common garden lore that you want to have ‘busted’. They want YOUR input for garden myths that you’ve heard and/or practiced. Please send your input to Jeanine@provenwinners.com. To thank you for your help with this…
Read MoreProven Winners Annuals as Houseplants
Two for the price of one! I like to stretch my dollar – who doesn’t? That’s why I ‘double my pleasure’ with some Proven Winner annuals that are especially prized for their showy foliage. These entertain the eye from late spring through fall and then double as attractive houseplants during the winter months. A few…
Read MoreRock’N Grow Sedum is a Thriller
Sedum has always been a mainstay for fall color – in the garden as well as containers. Rightly so. The succulent, broccoli-like foliage jazzes up gardens as soon as it emerges in spring and continues the excitement through fall. Add to these kudos that it is highly drought tolerant, is beloved by butterflies, provides winter…
Read MoreProven Winner’s New 2016 Annuals
Each year I have the incredible opportunity to trial plants that Proven Winners will be introducing to the market the following season. When the big brown box thumps down on my front porch, I feel like it’s Christmas morning! I plant the sweet little things in both the gardens and containers to see how they…
Read MoreThe Hummingbirds are Coming!
Proven Winners Vermillionaire Cuphea is commonly called the large firecracker plant. Does that tell you something?! Sadly, it is an underused in many parts of the country, but it’s quickly rising to stardom. Hummingbirds can’t resist this extremely, low-maintenance annual, with shocking deep orange tubular flowers. Vermillionaire requires full sun to look its best and…
Read MoreProven Winners Charm Supertunias
Proven Winners Supertunias are superior petunias that put many others to shame. The fact that they require no deadheading, are highly heat and disease resistant, and produce masses of blooms spring through fall, are just a handful of distinguishing attributes. Supertunias also make great substitutes for Million Bells (Calibrachoa) in landscapes without excellent drainage. Million…
Read MoreSupertunia Black Cherry and Limoncello
Proven Winners new Supertunia Black Cherry has sexy, burgundy-red flower petals surrounding a black throat. Mesmerizing! Like all Supertunias, it needs zippo deadheading, thrives in full sun, and is extremely heat tolerant and disease resistant. Add to these attributes its allure for hummingbirds and butterflies and you’ve got a real lady killer. Deer are the…
Read MoreProven Winners New Bacopas!
What better annuals to feature, after the winter we just survived, than those in the Proven Winners Bacopa (Sutera) Snowstorm series. New for 2015 are Snowstorm ‘Snow Globe’ and ‘Blue Bubbles’, joining the winning team of other top-sellers in this series: Snowstorm ‘Blue’, ‘Giant Snowflake’, and ‘Pink’. Snowstorm ‘Snow Globe’ has larger, white flowers and…
Read MoreProven Winners New Pansiolas!
Pansiolas are here! Spring is right around the corner and the planting frenzy will soon begin. Many gardeners, including me, would agree that pansies and violas are unmatched for cheerful and flamboyant beauty. What if you could combine the best traits of both for one, knockout spring bloomer? Ta-da! New Pansiolas Proven Winners’ new Anytime…
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