CONTENTS ADVERTISER INDEX 8 A California Comeback After taking 2020 off, CAST returned this year - only with a later timeframe in June - making this year's event the California " Summer " Trials. 20 8 Coming to a Garden Near You... Not even a pandemic could stop the world's brightest plant breeders from working hard to come up with truly exceptional new varieties. Hundreds of new introductions are making their debut for the 2022 gardening season, and here are some standouts that deserve your attention. 36 20 EDITORIAL Jasmina Dolce | Editor 616.520.2162 * jdolce@greatamericanpublish.com Tim Hodson | Editorial Director 616.520.2161 * thodson@greatamericanpublish.com Teresa McPherson | Retail Editor 616.520.2163 * tmcpherson@greatamericanpublish.com ADVERTISING SALES Kim Sammartino | Integrated Media Consultant - West Coast 616.520.2173 * ksammartino@greatamericanpublish.com Tiffany O'Kelley | Integrated Media Consultant - East Coast 616.520.2172 * tokelley@greatamericanpublish.com Bob Bellew | Vice President, Group Publisher 616.520.2164 * bbellew@greatamericanpublish.com Kim Meyers | Classified Advertising Manager 616.520.2137 * kmeyers@greatamericanpublish.com 36 PRODUCTION Jolan Godfrey | Production Assistant 616.520.2148 * jgodfrey@greatamericanpublish.com Amanda Mackey | Multimedia Designer 616.520.2157 * amackey@greatamericanpublish.com Kristina Howell | Creative Director 616.520.2168 * khowell@greatamericanpublish.com CIRCULATION Becky Stovall | Audience Development 616.520.2138 * bstovall@greatamericanpublish.com CORPORATE Corporate Office | 616.887.9008 Deb Carnes | CFO & Director of Human Resources 616.520.2169 * dcarnes@greatamericanpublish.com Matt McCallum | CEO mmccallum@greatamericanpublish.com Greenhouse Product News is a publication of www.facebook.com/gpnmag | www.twitter.com/gpnmag | www.instagram.com/gpnmag | www.linkedin.com/showcase/gpn-greenhouse-product-news/ a division of Great American Publishing 4 NEW VARIETIES 2022 DIGITAL GUIDE GPNMAG.COM Copyright 2021 Westhoff www.westflowers.de .................................................. 26-27 Syngenta Flowers LLC www.syngenta-us.com .................................................. 6-7 Suntory Flowers www.suntoryflowers.com .......................................... 10-11 A Salvia Showdown Salvia continues to trend at the consumer level - thanks to its bright color, versatility and pollinator appeal. This summer, Pacific Plug & Liner conducted a comparison trial of more than 100 varieties of salvia. Here are the highlights! Ball FloraPlant/Selecta One www.ballfloraplant.com www.selectanorthamerica.com ..................................... 2-3 Benary www.benary.com ........................................................ 42-43 Danziger www.danzigeronline.com .......................................... 22-23 Green Fuse Botanicals www.green-fuse.com ................................................. 34-35 HilverdaFlorist B. V. www.hilverdaflorist.com ............................................ 38-39 Pacific Plug & Liner www.ppandl.com ........................................................ 14-15 PanAmerican Seed www.panamseed.com ................................................ 30-31 Proven Winners www.provenwinners.com .......................................... 18-19 This index is provided as a reader service. The publisher does not assume responsibility for errors or omissions.http://www.ballfloraplant.com http://www.selectanorthamerica.com http://www.benary.com http://www.danzigeronline.com http://www.green-fuse.com http://www.hilverdaflorist.com http://www.ppandl.com http://www.panamseed.com http://www.provenwinners.com http://www.suntoryflowers.com http://www.syngenta-us.com http://www.westflowers.de http://www.facebook.com/gpnmag http://www.twitter.com/gpnmag http://www.instagram.com/gpnmag http://www.linkedin.com/showcase/gpn-greenhouse-product-news/ http://www.GPNMAG.COM