13 Plants with Cocktail Inspired Names

December 19, 2024 Proven Winners

These plants aren’t edible. You can’t use them in cocktails. They don’t necessarily have anything in common other than they are named after cocktails or ingredients in cocktails. 

Proven Winners: Leaves, Bark and Movement for Winter Interest

As we move into “stick” season as we call it in New England, when mostly we’re looking at bare tree and shrub branches, it’s good to remember we can have more than “sticks” in our yards. There are herbaceous perennial flowers, grasses and shrubs that can put on quite a show, especially in locations that have less consistent snow cover in winter.

Leaves, Bark and Movement for Winter 

Many gardeners are quick to cut back their perennial flower gardens in fall. Current thinking is to leave the spent flowers, branches and leaves. They provide overwintering sites for beneficial insects and pollinators.

Low Maintenance Shrubs and Gardens Defined

October 31, 2024 Proven Winners

There’s a bit of a misconception that low-maintenance plants can get popped into the ground and be on their own immediately. This may be true for a lucky few gardeners in perfect conditions, but everyone else needs to help them along for at least the first year, like any other shrub.

Proven Winners ColorChoice Varieties Take Multiple Awards at 2024 Plantarium

September 10, 2024 Proven Winners

Plantarium is a trade show-style event tailored for growers, wholesalers, and garden centers, designed to connect buyers and suppliers of garden plants. With participants and trade visitors from multiple countries, Plantarium exemplifies the international nature of the horticultural industry and is recognized as the leading wholesale market for nursery products in Europe.