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Unique Vegetables That Will Wow Your Guests

By | AAS Winners, Gardening Tips | 0 comment | 24 May, 2019 | 1

WOW Your Guests With Unique Vegetables  By Melinda Myers Make your next gathering one to remember by including a few unique vegetables on the relish tray, as a side dish or for dessert. Your guests will be “wowed” not only because you grew your own ingredients, but because of the unique shape, color or flavor ofRead more

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Edible Ornamentals & Ornamentals Edibles - Grow them both in your garden with AAS Winners

Edible Ornamentals and Ornamental Edibles for Your Garden

By | AAS Winners, Gardening Tips | 1 comment | 8 May, 2019 | 1

Yes, You Can Have it All: Creating a beautiful and edible garden! We all dream of having the beautiful, lush flower gardens that we see in magazines. But practicality is also part of gardening; we want to grow fresh food for our families too. Well, you can have both! Think of using flowers to supplementRead more

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Celebrate the Year of the Pumpkin with AAS Winners

Celebrate the Year of the Pumpkin!

By | AAS Winners, Gardening Tips | 0 comment | 13 March, 2019 | 0

Year of the Pumpkin Our sister organization, National Garden Bureau, has a “Year of” program that selects one type of edible, annual, perennial and bulb plant to highlight for the year. This program has been around since 1980 and continues to grow in scope and reach. For 2019, NGB has chosen the pumpkin as theRead more

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Growing Up - 5 Vertical Gardening Tips from All-America Selections

Growing Up: Five Tips for Successful Vertical Gardens

By | AAS Winners, Gardening Tips, Trial Judges | 4 comments | 7 March, 2019 | 0

Growing Up: Five Vertical Gardening Tips [From one of our AAS Edible/Vegetable judges who has discovered you need a LOT of room for all the entries in the AAS Trials!] “Grow up!”  While that phrase most often is used as an insult for those acting immaturely, it can also be great gardening advice – especiallyRead more

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Your Vegetable Garden Needs Pollinator-Friendly Flowers

Your Vegetable Garden Needs Pollinator-Friendly Flowers

By | AAS Winners, Flowers/Ornamentals Winners, Gardening Tips | 0 comment | 25 January, 2019 | 0

By: Pam Bennett, AAS Judge Ohio State University CES Plant for Pollinators! Almost every gardening resource today has something to share about pollinators. We have all heard about the plight of the pollinators and about what gardeners can do to help increase their numbers. My mantra is JUST PLANT SOMETHING! Something, that is, for pollinators.Read more

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Favorite AAS WInners from Last Year's Garden

Favorite AAS Winners from Last Year’s Garden

By | AAS Winners, Gardening Tips | 0 comment | 22 January, 2019 | 0

Let’s venture a guess that your mind is wandering toward what to plant in your 2019 garden. As you look through seed catalogs and websites, it’s natural to look for what’s new and what will grow best in the garden. We thought we would help take the guesswork out of “what to grow” by asking a fewRead more

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AAS Winners and Pollinators - A Perfect Match

AAS Winners and Pollinators: a Perfect Match!

By | AAS Winners, Gardening Tips | 0 comment | 28 June, 2018 | 0

Looking to increase pollinator activity in your garden? From container gardening to large garden areas, AAS Winners can help! Planting a variety of plants is a sure way to bring pollinators to your garden! Here are 7 tips to increase pollinator presence in your garden.  Not sure which types of pollinators you want to host? Flowers likeRead more

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7 Tips for Preventing Garden Diseases - All-America Selections

7 Tips for Preventing Garden Diseases

By | AAS Winners, Gardening Tips, Vegetables/Edibles Winners | 0 comment | 17 May, 2018 | 0

It can be so disheartening when you spend your time and money dreaming of a bountiful harvest only to have the plants succumb prematurely to disease. Here are 7 tips to make sure your garden is filled with healthy, happy plants!   1)  Plant newer varieties that have been bred for disease resistance (see AAS WinnersRead more

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By | Gardening Tips, Gardening Videos | 0 comment | 24 April, 2018 | 0

Are you interested in joining a special Social Media group made up of passionate hobby gardeners like yourself? Then our new Facebook Group, aptly named Flower and Vegetable Winners, is for you! We have over 2,400 members throughout North America who share photos, thoughts, advice, and tips with other members of this group. We launched thisRead more

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If You Liked That, You’ll Love This!

By | AAS Winners, Gardening Tips | 2 comments | 22 February, 2018 | 0

Only if they perform better than those tried-and-true varieties can they become an AAS Winner! Did you know that all AAS Winners have been trialed against varieties that are considered “best in class”? Where to purchase AAS Winners If you like Burgundy Okra …You’ll love Candle Fire Okra! This red/burgundy okra – Candle Fire – wasRead more

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