Chef and storyteller Jonathan Bardzik features four AAS Winners, Antares Fennel, Pepitas pumpkin seeds, Dolce Fresca basil and Delizz Strawberries in a wonderful, refreshing salad. In this video, chef and story-teller Jonathan Bardzik demonstrates how to grow and cook with award-winning All-America Selections winning varieties. A printable recipe card is below. Fennel Antares This winning plant is itsRead more

Whether your garden is overflowing at the peak of summer or you’re grabbing a little of everything from a late summer harvest this dish captures your favorite flavors from the summer garden in a one-dish supper! In this video, chef and story-teller Jonathan Bardzik demonstrates how to grow and cook with award-winning All-America Selections winning varieties. ARead more

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

It’s Wedding Season! It’s no secret that more and more brides and grooms are choosing to grow their own flowers (and vegetables) for their big day. Or maybe mom, dad, aunts, uncles or friends have offered to grow some of the couple’s favorites. In any case, planning ahead is the key to success and theRead more

2018 Food Trends to Grow in Your Garden We are often asked to speak about food and gardening trends to Master Gardeners and home gardeners and it just happens to be one of our favorite topics. Sometimes, depending on the group, we might even call it “Snob Factor” gardening because who doesn’t like to impress theirRead more

December 2017 – At the recent Great Lakes Expo, which is a fruit, vegetable and farm market show held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, we heard how many farmer’s market growers are familiar with and great supporters of All-America Selections and AAS Winners. The AAS and NGB booth saw a lot of traffic to find outRead more

All-America Selections, the 85-year-young non-profit plant trialing organization, announces fifteen new and exciting AAS Winners. Each of the following varieties was trialed throughout North America by professional, independent, volunteer judges who grew them next to comparisons that are considered best-in-class. This group of AAS Winners for the 2018 garden season includes: Canna South Pacific OrangeRead more

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

All Treats No Tricks! Halloween creeps up on us with appropriately named AAS Winner garden delights.  These winners are destined to be favorite treats in your own garden! Give them a try next year and get ready for a “howling” good garden.  Pumpkin Super Moon Pumpkin Super Moon Super Moon Pumpkins You and your goblins will love the nice,Read 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