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The Garden Guy has had the best time following the Pantone "Color of the Year," which is Cloud Dancer. By following, I am talking about the color gurus verbalizing on social media. I’ll not call any out by name lest they come after me.

Cloud Dancer as you might expect is white. Now I admit while I will always hope for Electric Orange, I know ...Read more

The AAS testing program is an independent nonprofit organization that tests new plants. They have about 80 test gardens from Alaska and Canada to California and Florida. They also have almost 200 display gardens all across the continent that are not used for judging but to show gardeners how well the plants grow locally.

Last week, we covered ...Read more

Yogi Berra, the beloved New York Yankee, was as famous for his sayings as he was for his baseball prowess. One of my favorite sayings was "It's déjà vu all over again." When it comes to Senorita Rosalita cleome or spider flower, it is déjà vu again and again.

Senorita Rosalita has been chosen as the Proven Winners "Landscape Annual of the ...Read more

When I go shopping for vegetables at the garden center or look for seeds in the catalogs that have begun arriving, I look for the red, white and blue logo of All-America Selections. Even AAS winners from several years ago are more likely to produce more vegetables and grow more flowers than current nonwinners.

The AAS testing program is an ...Read more