Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs, the brand name of Spring Meadow Nursery located in Grand Haven, Mich., selected Yuki Cherry Blossom deutzia as the 2017 plant of the year. Introduced in 2014, its popularity has skyrocketed among landscapers, gardeners and homeowners, and it is a top seller in the marketplace, the company said. Over 10 years in the making, Yuki Cherry... read more
The National Garden Bureau (NGB) created “Growing for Futures,” a philanthropic program to build therapeutic gardens. The first beneficiary of the annual fundraising effort is Growing Solutions Farm in Chicago, a vocational program of the Julie + Michael Tracy Family Foundation/Urban Autism Solutions, which serves, educates and trains young adults with autism. NGB aims to raise $10,000. As a vocational... read more
Proven Winners wants to support college students by introducing a $15,000 scholarship program. This program, launching this year, will award scholarships in three areas: The Proven Winners Innovations in Plant Breeding Scholarship ($5,000); The Proven Winners Innovations in Horticultural Marketing Scholarship ($5,000); and The Proven Winners Grower Excellence Scholarship ($5,000). Scholarship applicants must be enrolled in a four-year university and... read more
Proven Winners designated its first Proven Winners Botanical Trail, naming Kentucky’s Rockcastle River Trading Co. the first such property in the nation. A designated Proven Winners Botanical Trail exemplifies a property that successfully integrates Proven Winners plants as a complement to the natural landscape, while respecting local landscape tradition and indigenous plant material. Rockcastle River Trading Co. is a home and... read more
Proven Winners added a new name to its Signature Garden roster: Kentucky’s Governor’s Mansion. Making it the sixth location of a Proven Winners Signature Garden, Kentucky’s Governor’s Mansion holds the designation with Hotel Iroquois in Mackinac Island, Mich.; The Duke Mansion in Charlotte, N.C.; Grand Tradition Estate & Gardens in San Diego; Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, Mich.; and the... read more
