National Garden Bureau announces theme crops for 2012

National Garden Bureau, the non-profit organization promoting gardening on behalf of the horticulture industry, just announced its picks for the "Year of the" program in 2012. For the first time ever NGB has added a perennial class to the program, so there are three crops to announce for 2012:

• Year of the Herbs (presented in cooperation with the Herb Society of America)
• Year of the Geranium
• Year of the Heuchera

The National Garden Bureau website features full-length fact sheets for each crop. These fact sheets are provided as a service from the National Garden Bureau. The use of these articles is unrestricted; simply credit National Garden Bureau as the source.

Additionally, for any group or garden center that needs just a portion of these fact sheets in printable format, there are full color tri-fold flyers available in the Downloads section of the NGB website. The organization has also created both 5x7 and 8x10 signs for easy printing as additional ways to help promote these three "Year of the" crops.