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We look forward to seeing everybody! The Classic City Award Winners are the plants that have stunned and wowed us for this trial season. These are truly worth the investment for any southern garden and beyond!

The Best of the Best plants are those who just missed the Classic City Awards but deserve recognition as top notch plants in our trials this year. Public Open House Winners. View this years trial ratings for all plants by selecting " Annuals " or " Perennials " below. When viewing the annual results, these are some helpful hints to keep in mind so that you can understand how to interpret the chart and each plant's score:.

We plant our garden in mid-to-late April and start taking data the first week of June. So plants that start out at a 4 or 5 have been growing for around a month have been getting regular fertilizer and water. When we do plant, we only plant 'finished' pots.

Anything that has not developed well in the pot in the greenhouse are planted later. Generally speaking, any plant with a score of 3 - 3.

Plants that are score at consistant 3s means that the plant looks healthy but is not excelling in new growth or flower production. Plants scoring between 3. This is the largest group in the garden. Plants scoring between 4. Watch for trends where some plants performed well early season and have dropped off as the summer has progressed.

Likewise, some plants have had a slow start and are coming into their season the later in the summer we go. Typically, better scoring plants are maintaining slight dips and rises that correlate with their bloom cycle, i. More Info. Garden Trials The performance ratings are based on number of flowers, leaf color, uniformity of habit and flower, resistance to insects and diseases and overall appearance.

View Trial Results:. All the plants are selected to thrive in Southeastern gardens. Coffee and light snacks will be sold at the two gardens. Admission is free for all plant sales. Milledge Ave. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn. You may also like.