LANDSCAPE AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE

The following are new plants that merit consideration for your landscapes and landscape beds .

ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS All-America Selections ( AAS ) is a respected non-profit plant trialing organization that announced six new AAS Winners available for the 2024 season . All AAS Winners are trialed throughout North America by professional , independent , volunteer judges who grow new , never-before-sold entries next to comparisons that are considered best-in-class .

CELOSIA PLUMOSA BURNING EMBERS AAS SEED ANNUAL WINNER National Winner Burning Embers is a new celosia bred for its gorgeous bronze foliage with dark pink veins that contrast nicely with the vibrant pink flower plumes . Plants are well branched and produce more flowers over a longer bloom time . Numerous AAS Judges commented that this entry had the largest and longest lasting flowers of all the celosia varieties they trialed . Plus , Burning Embers does very well in both heat and humidity while remaining completely covered with blooms that withstood the test of time . Bred by Clover Seed Company . Distributed by Sakata Seed ( https :// sakataornamentals . com /).

GERANIUM INTERSPECIFIC BIG EEZE PINK BATIK AAS NON-SEED ANNUAL WINNER National Winner The Big Eeze geranium series is known for its superior container performance , medium vigor , and heat tolerance . The newest addition to the series , Pink Batik , is sure to impress with its unique coloration and minimal maintenance requirements . Batiking is known for being a labor-intensive way to produce beautiful colorations on fabric , but this new geranium is a super “ Eeze ” way to get stunning petal colors on a very floriferous plant with very little effort needed . Bred by Dummen Orange ( https :// na . dummenorange . com ).

IMPATIENS INTERSPECIFIC SOLARSCAPE XL PINK JEWEL AAS SEED ANNUAL WINNER National Winner Solarscape seedpropagated impatiens provide unbeatable color in full or partialsun garden areas . Durable Solarscape outperformed the comparison varieties with vibrant pink satiny blooms that covered the mounded plants non-stop all season , adding a bright

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