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We made it through the first week of the year. Are you tired of winter yet? Officially, it is only a couple of weeks old, but I am ready for spring. I like snow that covers the ugly brown grass and leafless trees, but I like leaves and flowers more.

For Northerners, winter is a good time to plan your vegetable garden and your landscape. A good ...Read more

Tomorrow is the beginning of a new year. Are you ready? First, of course, there are parties to go to tonight, or maybe you will stay home and binge-watch something. I like to watch trilogy movies, starting in the late afternoon and running until just after the new year starts. "Back to the Future" is a good set, and so are some of the "Star Wars...Read more

Supertunia Hoopla Vivid Orchid petunia has only been out for a couple of years and is already lining the trophy case. Now it has been chosen as Proven Winners' "Petunia of the Year" for 2026. Indeed, it is living up to that Hoopla name.

The Supertunia Hoopla Vivid Orchid is a novelty for sure with its purple picotee pattern and white margins. ...Read more

What do you do with a waxed amaryllis after it is done flowering? Waxed bulbs are intended to be thrown away when they are done blooming, just like a cut flower in a vase. There is no mess of potting soil, no watering or any other care; just enjoy the flowers and then toss it out. You are reading this article because you could never do that. You...Read more

This coming new year will be a celebration for all loropetalum lovers. Jazz Hands Variegated will be honored as Proven Winners' "Heat Loving Shrub of the Year." This is "hands" down the most beautiful loropetalum in the marketplace. Just looking at it for a few minutes will cause you to fall madly in love with it.

Loropetalums have the common ...Read more