All-America Selections Now Accepting Entries For All 2021 Trials

August 13, 2020 All-America Selections

In 2015, All-America Selections (AAS), in conjunction with the Perennial Plant Association (PPA), successfully launched a brand new perennial trial with five entries and corresponding comparisons. Entries are now being accepted for the 2021-2024 (three winter) trial.

Two New Varieties Earn Valued AAS Winner Award

July 8, 2020 All-America Selections

You know it’s good when an AAS Judge calls an entry the “Energizer Bunny” that just kept blooming! Across the board, the judges loved Celosia Kelos® Candela Pink’s bright pink blooms that rose above the foliage, almost like a tall, tapered candle! Unique, showy plumes of pink flowers kept their color all season long and the judges agree that this is a perfect filler plant to add height and interest to a combination container planting.

All-America Selections Releases Annual Report

June 23, 2020 All-America Selections

All-America Selections (AAS) has just released the 2019-2020 Annual Report reflecting the group’s activities from the past 12 months.

All-America Selections Announces Contestants In Annual Landscape Design Challenge

June 16, 2020 All-America Selections

With nine years of exciting and interesting design competitions under their belt, All-America Selections is pleased to announce the contestants in the 2020 Landscape Design Challenge. This year, twenty-four gardens will be vying for the title of best of the best in their size category based on average number of annual visitors.

Six Tips for Creating Successful Hanging Baskets

Baskets allow AAS Winners to “show their stuff” by putting them at eye-level or higher in containers suspended from above. Colorful baskets not only add beauty but they can also provide scale and softness to taller structures.