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Sweet peppers bring a rainbow of colors and a plethora of shapes to the table. It is easy to value them for looks and flavor alone, but sweet peppers are a nutritional powerhouse as well. A serving of the most popular type in the USA–the sweet bell–contains more vitamin C than the average orange, aRead more

More and more gardeners are seeking out perennial plants. Echinacea are a very popular perennial that fills a number of landscaping needs. They can be long-term investments that offer good value at an effective cost. Echinacea has been one of the varieties seeing a significant growth in breeding activity. It remains a “top five” perennialRead more

All About Tomatoes The modern age of the tomato was ushered in by hybrids such as Big Boy, which is still offered today. The early ripening red tomato was an instant success. Thousands of hybrids have followed, offering gardeners desirable traits such as earliness, crack-resistance, and compact habits. Continued breeding efforts have produced more healthfulRead more

Let’s Get to Know the AAS Judges The horticulture experts who are the AAS Judges sometimes can’t help but pick their favorite AAS Winners. In a series of different surveys we sent to the AAS Judges, we asked them a variety of questions. One of those questions was controversial because how do you ask someoneRead more