All-America Selections Winners were on display during October’s opening of A Tasteful Place at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens in Dallas, TX. Leaders of the well-established public garden have added a new 3.5 acre section—a hands-on, practical, taste-and-see adventure, designed to teach, guide, and inspire home gardeners. Naturally, the new vegetable venue included testedRead more

This year All-America Selections challenged the AAS Display Gardens to create a design based on the theme “Foodscaping-Interspersing Edibles in the Ornamental Garden.” For this challenge, AAS provided the gardens with Winner seed from the last five years. They also had the option to incorporate any older AAS Winners from the past 85 years. GardensRead more

Three New Varieties Earn Exclusive AAS Winner Designation for North America June 28, 2017 – All-America Selections, currently celebrating their 85th anniversary as the only North American non-profit trialing organization for plants that demonstrate great garden performance, announce three new and exciting national AAS Winners. Each of the following varieties was trialed throughout North America byRead more

In the beginning… there were simply beautiful plants. Then, when it was discovered that some were good to eat–their fruit, foliage, roots or flowers providing the calories and nutrition required to assure mankind’s survival–it made sense to grow them in a special protected area to guarantee an adequate, convenient supply. Ever since, with a few exceptions,Read more

Bring Some Color & Heat to your Combo Container! Combination containers give you the freedom and flexibility to grow different plant varieties in one small space. Use two, three or four plants together that have similar growing needs and end up with a very eye-catching container. Bring together the colors and kick of culinary spices in thisRead more

Come join All-America Selections Executive Director Diane Blazek as she travels through Ohio and Pennsylvania to explain the AAS Trialing process and share details about some of the newest AAS Winners. Three dates in May: #1: Rockefeller Park Greenhouse and Greenhouses 750 E 88th Street, Cleveland, OH Tuesday, May 9 at 11:00 AM   #2: MillRead more

March 20, 2017 Published by Dr. Gene Blythe Step aside A-B-C! Now K-L-M is easier than 1-2-3! To welcome the arrival of spring, our K-L-M trio of delicious and easy-to-grow All-America Selections (AAS) award-winning vegetables are performing extra duty as showy ornamentals in a raised salad table. The salad table was built by the Pine Belt MasterRead more

January 2017: All-America Selections, the only non-profit trialing organization for plants that demonstrate great garden performance throughout North America, presents 8 more exciting new AAS Winners. Each of the following varieties was trialed in North America by professional, independent, volunteer judges who grew them next to comparisons that are considered best-in-class. This new group ofRead more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DOWNERS GROVE, IL – November 15, 2016 – All-America Selections, the only non-profit trialing organization for plants that demonstrate great garden performance throughout North America, presents eleven exciting new AAS Winners for the 2017 garden season. Each of the following varieties was trialed in North America by professional, independent, volunteer judges duringRead more

All-America Selections, the only trialing organization for plants that demonstrate great garden performance throughout North America, presents the first five AAS Winners for the 2017 garden season. Each of the following award-winning varieties was trialed in North America by professional, independent judges during one growing season. Each AAS entry is trialed next to one orRead more