DOWNERS GROVE, IL – Sorry, this voting won’t impact your tax rate, or improve your healthcare, or cause a family rift. But it will cause a moment of joy when you look at four stunning flower varieties and choose your favorite! American Garden Award is very pleased to invite the public to vote now in the 2014 contest. Thirty-two prestigious public gardens are participating in the nation’s only flower popularity contest—the southern gardens have the flowers planted and are ready to show them off. The northern gardens will do so as Mother Nature allows. But anyone can go online to vote now then visit the gardens later in the season to see the flowers in person then vote again in the garden. The American Garden Award is a unique opportunity for the horticulture industry as well as the general public to view, choose and vote on a specific flower that they think has the most appealing garden characteristics.
Vote now by going to www.americangardenaward.com and clicking on the appropriate button to vote for your favorite flower.
The four entries are:
- Celosia Arrabona Red from PanAmerican Seed
- Cuphea Sirracha™ Violet F1 from Syngenta Flowers
- Foxglove Digiplexis™ Illumination® Flame from Cultivaris
- Petunia Sanguna® Radiant Blue from Syngenta Flowers
Voting is open May 1 – September 30 and winners are announced in October. In the meantime, these flowers, as well as some of the past American Garden Award winners are available at garden centers nationwide. Garden retailers are encouraged to promote these varieties and this contest in their own stores. The 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 winners can be viewed at www.americangardenaward.com
Follow American Garden Award on Twitter and Facebook to keep up with the voting results!
www.facebook.com/americangardenaward or @AmerGardenAward
For a full list of participating gardens, click here.
The American Garden Award program is administered by the All-America Selections® Display Garden program. AGA entries have not been trialed nor awarded a winner status by the AAS® Trial Judges.
For further information contact:
Diane Blazek, American Garden Award
dblazek@aas-ngb.org
Source: All-America Selections
