Miami, FL – Costa Farms, the largest producer of ornamental plants in the world, will open its 2-acre Trial Garden on August 13, 2014 for its annual Summer Showdown Garden Open House, where plants are put to the ultimate torture test.
This year’s Trial Garden will feature six sets of thematic gardens including butterfly, hummingbird, tropical-style, foliage, magenta-pink, and easy-care gardens for beginners. Visitors will see plants in lush landscape beds, a living wall, in hanging basket trials (to see which plants and combinations stand up to summer heat and humidity) and more than 400 plant varieties from breeders around the world.
“Our Summer Garden is an excellent time for visitors to evaluate plants for high temperature, heavy rain and humidity tolerance,” says Justin Hancock, garden expert at Costa Farms. “Plants that demonstrate success in this garden will survive in just about any zone.”
The Costa Farms staff will be on hand to give tours and answer any questions regarding the gardens.
The Trial Garden, which is located at Costa Farms – Costa Color Division, 19995 SW 194th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33187, will be open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Justin Hancock at Jhancock@costafarms.com.
About Costa Farms
About Costa Farms: Costa Farms is the largest producer of ornamental plants in the world. Founded in 1961 by Jose Costa, Costa Farms is a third-generation, family-owned business that globally stretches over 3,500 acres and employs 4,000 people. Along with thriving indoor and bedding plant divisions, Costa Farms operates merchandising and young-plant production divisions as part of its infrastructure, with operations domestically in South Florida and North and South Carolina, and abroad in the Dominican Republic and Far East.
Source: Costa Farms
