At the International Plant Trialing Conference, Chad Miller, trial garden director at Colorado State University, shares which plant varieties performed best in its trial gardens.
Each year, trial gardens across the country put the newest varieties from national and international plant brands to the test to see which perform best in their local environments. The resulting data is crucial for both the horticulture industry and consumers.
In the above video, Chad Miller shares the best-performing plant varieties and some of his favorites in the trial gardens at Colorado State University.
Read more on the best-performing plant varieties in trial gardens throughout the U.S. for 2025 from Greenhouse Management magazine's report here.
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