July 2023 - 4

FROM THE EDITOR
PERENNIAL
POSSIBILITIES
This month is all about new
perennials and shrubs for the
coming year. Long season
performance and grower success
is at the forefront for July, so let's
get into it!
SHRUB SELECTIONS
Shrubs make perfect longlasting
and low-maintenance
landscape options. With new
breeding improvements, there are
many varieties that give us more
compact growth habits, require
little pruning and stand up to
varying environmental conditions. Bold colors, higher flower power
and reblooming potential can be expected too. I chatted with some
perennial growers about top shrubs that will be coming to the market in
2024 from recent breeding work and why consumers will love them, so
don't miss the latest on page 22.
Did you know the National Garden Bureau named 2023 the Year of
the Spirea? This flowering shrub can be grown in much of the U.S.
and has been in development for better size, color and longer lasting
flowers. Flip to page 26 to get the scoop on what Star Roses and Plants,
Spring Meadow Nursery and Bailey Nurseries is bringing to growers
with this easy to grow shrub. And learn more about the free marketing
tools available from NGB to help your business succeed with spirea.
COSTA TRIALS PERENNIALS
In Vaughn's View on page 38, he gives us the rundown on what's hot
with perennials at the Costa Trials in Miami, Florida. He focuses on new
perennial introductions and their applications in combination baskets to
provide growers with the best recipes that give uniform timing, longlasting
color and weather tolerance, which will translate over to the
consumer and their success too.
Are you planning to add any new perennial
varieties to your lineup for 2024?
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