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Add Easy Color To Any Landscape or Container Throughout the Summer! Annual geraniums have long been planted in gardens throughout North America to add color and brighten up the landscape. The flowers of geraniums are easily recognizable to many people – their large round blooms sit atop unique foliage that comes in many different leafRead more

Grow a Garden of Winning Sunflowers! The Sunflower is one of the most popular flowers grown in today’s gardens. From first-time to experienced gardeners, many gravitate to these bold, easy-to-grow flowers. Sunflowers originated in the Americas and domestic seeds dating back to 2100 BC have been found in Mexico. Native Americans grew sunflowers as a crop,Read more

Six New AAS National Winners for 2023 All-America Selections, North America’s only national non-profit plant trialing organization (established in 1932) is pleased to present six new national winners for this year’s garden. Each AAS Winner is grown and trialed anonymously by independent, volunteer judges all across North America. The entry is scored next to a comparisonRead more

Canadian AAS Judges are Celebrating the Year of the Garden All-America Selections has always enjoyed tremendous support from our neighbors to the north. As they celebrate 2022 as the Year of the Garden, we want to thank and recognize our Canadian judges for all the work they put into trialing the many entries into theRead more

Grow some new varieties of annuals for your cut flower garden. Simply find the right sunny spot then prep a good quality, well-drained growing mix. Choose between starting from seed or buying transplants from your favorite retailer…or try both! You can also direct sow right into the garden or container and consider succession planting toRead more

For decades, zinnias have been the flower of choice for spreading glorious colors throughout the garden as well as for cutting to bring indoors.   But it wasn’t always so. When the Spanish first saw zinnia species in Mexico, they thought the flower was so unattractive they named it mal de ojos, or “sickness ofRead more

Rudbeckia is a classic All American treasure. Widely known as black-eyed Susan, this North American native can be found growing as a wildflower in fields and along roadsides throughout the country. These reliable plants shine in the garden with an abundance of brightly colored flowers reflecting the brilliant yellows and oranges of the summer sun.Read more

What’s not to like about petunias? These incredibly versatile plants come in an abundance of bold colors, are widely adaptable, and largely pest and disease-free. They are low maintenance and drought tolerant, available nation-wide, are a great value, sport a variety of forms and colors, and some even exhibit a light, sweet fragrance.  Additionally, theseRead more

Marigolds were my “gateway” plant into the joys of gardening. Written by Mark Dwyer Landscape Prescriptions by MD Gardening with my mother from an early age, a patch of marigolds and sweet alyssum along the side of the home was our collective endeavor.  Not only did I enjoy tending the garden and the time withRead more

Classic AAS Winners for Your Garden! Written by Mark Dwyer Landscape Prescriptions by MD When I was the Director of Horticulture at Rotary Botanical Gardens (Janesville, WI), we enjoyed our relationship with All-America Selections (AAS) and we were always proud to display a wide range of award-winning plants with a heavy focus on the annuals.Read more