Plant Development Services, Inc.

"It was the collection’s hybrid vigor that set it apart from the beginning. It wasn’t just the blight resistance, they also had improved performance in both colder and hotter regions as compared to other boxwoods (they are hardy to USDA Zones 5 to 9) and were adaptable to a range of soil types, as well as offered unique attributes specific to each variety." Years of research and development went into the creation of a collection that truly lives up to its name: Better Boxwood®. Our friends at Ball Publishing's Green Profit recently caught up with Kip McConnell to find out what makes this collection so extraordinary. Read on at the link below! https://lnkd.in/e99ZER5V

Join Plant Development Services Inc.'s Corrina Murray for this exciting talk on Tuesday, December 10! If you're a garden center looking to get ahead in 2025, she'll be sharing strategies for a winning line-up to help you GROW in the new year!

Voting is open for National Garden Bureau's eagerly awaited 2025 Green Thumb Shrub Showdown! We're honored and excited to announce that the new Autumn Moonstruck™ Encore® Azalea is a contender for 2025 in the shrub category! Love variegated foliage, ethereal white blooms, and four seasons of stunning beauty in the landscape? Then cast your vote before December 17th for Autumn Moonstruck! VOTE at the link below!

Here's some sweet news! 🦋🍬 We're thrilled and honored that GardenComm recognized the Butterfly Candy™ website with its 2024 Silver Laurel Media Award! From inspiration and growing tips to detailed information on all five beautiful blooming varieties, our website has everything you need to grow a perfectly pollinator-filled garden in 2025! Visit today: https://lnkd.in/eHyvmTsA

Is your business ready to grow? Join Everde Growers for the 10th annual Horticultural Encounter®: Growing Plants for Life! Register today for this exciting virtual program of learning on November 6-7. Garden centers, you won't want to miss "Leveraging National Brands and Buying Groups for Local Growth" featuring Corrina Murray, Director of Marketing for Plant Development Services, Inc. Streaming on Wednesday, November 6 at 11:20AM PT, the panel will consider marketing challenges independent garden centers face and explore key strategies for support. Registration is FREE at: https://lnkd.in/gAYn_3-j

Plant Development Services' Corrina Murray recently caught up with our friends at Greenhouse Grower to talk shrub trends, and she shared some BIG news about small plants! “In terms of plant sizes, I think consumers still tend to find small plants really adaptable for a variety of landscape sizes. I think there’s an appeal to something small. We see consumer searches increasing for 'super-cute' plants...” Read on at the link below to learn more about what's on the horizon for the industry, and check out https://lnkd.in/ekgjNmPD to discover what's new and next for our brands! https://lnkd.in/eGGmpvKC

In the fight against blight, you've got some powerful new heroes on your side! Better Boxwood's Kip McConnell was thrilled to be interviewed by Digger Magazine where he gave readers the inside scoop on these four game-changing new varieties! Read on at the link below. https://lnkd.in/evgR2vaD

As gardeners and new homeowners face increasingly tight space constraints, our friends at Greenhouse Management magazine are sharing how the "Space Jam" is impacting purchasing decisions. Read about the small and upright plant trend, and be sure to catch Red Sky™ Ilex in this must-read piece! https://lnkd.in/gdGRby_2

What a sweet surprise! We're thrilled to announce that the Butterfly Candy website has received a 2024 Silver Laurel Award from GardenComm! At PDSI, we are proud to showcase our game-changing brands with dynamic marketing that informs and inspires, and it's an honor to be recognized by this acclaimed group of garden writers, content creators, and communicators. Read on at: https://lnkd.in/ezartbbv

BetterBoxwood is the first scientifically bred, blight-resistant boxwood collection by Plant Development Services Inc and Everde Growers for the U.S. and Canadian retail and landscape markets. This impressive series results from two decades of groundbreaking breeding and plant testing in Europe by the leaders in the fight against Boxwood blight. They're hardier, disease and pest-resistant plants for the landscape and come in four different varieties, each with a unique size and form 😍