15 Retailers’ Choice Awards given out at Farwest Show 2024
15 Retailers’ Choice Awards were handed out at the 2024 Farwest Show, which took place Aug. 21-23 at the Portland Convention Center in Portland, Oregon.
“We had an incredible group of garden retailers as judges for Farwest 2024 this year, all helping to find great products to present Retailers’ Choice Awards,” said Danny Summers, managing director of The Garden Center Group.
Following are the 15 winning products.
Cercis ‘Garden Gems Amethyst’
Alpha Nursery (Introduced by Star Roses & Plants)
This compact Cercis tree is an elegant focal point in small gardens and when potted on patios. Its size and burgundy foliage give a similar effect as a Japanese Maple, with the benefit of being native to North America. A spring flush of pink blooms will attract pollinators.
Basil ‘Everleaf Lemon’
Ball Seed
This late-flowering basil brings bright, lemon flavor to your table all season long. It is a great addition to dressings, marinades, and salads. Upright plants deliver an abundant harvest. It performs well in the ground and in containers.
Japanese Forest Grass ‘Lime Zest’
Briggs Nursery
Lime Zest features eye-catching lime-colored foliage with white-to-cream variegation along with plum-colored shoots. Adds texture and movement to a landscape and accompanies well with dark leaved shrubs. Lime Zest complements its predecessor Hakonechloa macra Lemon Zest. It looks great when planted alone or is mass plantings and brightens up those lower light areas. Reaches 12 to 14 inches tall by 18 to 24 inches wide. Hardy in Zones 5 to 8.
Mulberry ‘Mojo Berry’
Briggs Nursery
‘Mojo Berry’ is a perfect patio selection that reaches 3 to 5 feet tall and produces fruit on old and new wood, allowing for fruit in the first year compared to the usual 5 to 6 years. Has extended berry production; other varieties produce over a three-week period, whereas Mojo produces berries in late May through September.
This European variety is a home gardener’s dream with long fruiting, self-pollinating, and compact growth. Grows well in full sun. Hardy to Zone 8.
Philodendron ‘Carmel Marble’
Cascade Tropicals
Philodendron ‘Caramel Marble’ has serrated leaves that are a true sight to behold! The foliage is wonderfully variegated with streaks of cream, white and yellow variegation throughout the leaves.
Forsythia ‘Hillier Discovery’
Meridian Young Plants (Plant Haven)
Discovery is part of the Hillier collection from Hillier Nurseries, United Kingdom. Elegant, cream-white, broadly edged foliage. Tidy, compact habit. Extended impulse sales opportunities.
Redbud Flame Thrower
Monrovia
Light-pink spring flowers are followed by an ever-changing display of colorful foliage that continues all the way to fall. New foliage emerges burgundy, fades to yellow, and matures to green. Branches display all the colors at once for a stunning effect. Deciduous. An excellent landscape specimen.
Snowbell ‘Starway to Heaven’
Robinson Nursery
Starway to Heaven Japanese Snowbell is a reblooming Styrax with petite, five petalled flowers that resemble a galaxy of stars when it blooms in the spring and again in the fall when it reblooms. Each flower has a shimmering, almost metallic effect that sparkles in the landscape. Its deep green, glossy foliage emerges red, and its narrow, space-saving habit beautifies both large and small landscapes.
Beneficial Insectary
Sound Horticulture
Ambylseius cucumeris is a predatory mite that feeds on immature thrips, broad mites, russet mites, and spider mite eggs. Adults are pear-shaped, tan in color, and less than 0.5mm long. Eggs are round, transparent, and 0.14mm in diameter.
Water Checker
Sustee Innovative
A home-grade moisture checker has been equipped with a pF indicator (available water capacity) for the first time ever. This way, the root’s ability to absorb water, or the plant’s “thirst,” becomes visible (patented in Japan, No. 5692826). Using SUSTEE can prevent root rot caused by improper watering.
Reblooming Hydrangea ‘Cherry-Go-Round’
Van Belle Nursery
Cherry red flowers adorn this hydrangea’s compact frame and rebloom through
summer and fall.
Artemisia ‘Garden Ghost’
VanBelle Nursery
This is a lovely new addition to the world of Artemisia. Drop this silvery-leaved beauty into the landscape to add texture and accent in the garden. Artemisia ‘Garden Ghost’ is one of the newest additions from Garden Genetics. Starting out slightly green in color, matures throughout the season to a nice bright silvery foliage accent piece. Mounded, 12 to 24 inchea tall and 24 to 30 inches wide. Zone 4 hardy.
Skinny Skip Laurel
Woodburn Nursery (introduced by Colony Nursery)
Glossy dark green leaves and dense upright growth habit make laurel ‘Skinny Skip’ the perfect privacy hedge. Minimal trimming required. USDA Zones 6 to 9.
Jasmine ‘Ogon Nishiki’
Youngblood Nursery
Spectacular bright orange, golden yellow, and dark green foliage. Trailing habit to 8 feet or more. Rarely flowers. Part sun, regular watering. Evergreen. Zones 7 to 9.
Canna ‘Red Golden Flame’
Youngblood Nursery
A vibrant and striking perennial plant known for its brilliant red-orange blooms and striking golden foliage. Zones 7 to 11.
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