Plant Development Services Inc.

08/31/2026

What a week at Garden Center Magazine Conference & Expo in Nashville! We had an absolute blast showcasing what's new and next for our acclaimed brands to an energized audience of garden centers and nurseries. If you didn't have a chance to take the trip to Tennessee, hop on in and grab a ride with us as we share a few of our favorite moments from the recent show!

We visited Bates Nursery & Garden Center, Moore & Moore Garden Center, and Gardens of Babylon - watch on to see what we found!

08/27/2026

Calling all independent garden centers - we've got big news! Read on in Lawn & Garden Retailer - L&GR to learn what we're doing to help your business GROW in 2026 and beyond!

PDSI expanded its independent garden center program with retail materials, training and marketing support following its 2026 summer tour.

08/18/2026

We LOVE creative collabs with our retailer partners, and this month is one that's especially near to our hearts! It's back-to-school season, so we're partnering with Pike Nurseries on a giveaway for garden fans and the teachers in their lives.

At Plant Development Services, we're all about growing together, so any chance we get to give flowers (literally!) to the folks making a difference in our communities is one we can't miss!

Check out the excitement now through September 1 over on our Instagram-link to the post below!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DcL7N26OuuZ/

08/04/2026

Raise your hand if we'll see you at Nursery/Landscape EXPO! Our team, of course, took that literally 😂🤚

Catch Plant Development Services and our game-changing brands at Booth 1800, and drop a comment (or a wave!) to let us know you're going! See y'all in TEXAS!

07/29/2026

Ready for a "surprise" shared by one of your favorite garden creators? Our friend Jenny of Creekside Nursery, Inc. caught up with us at AmericanHort to check out the upcoming releases from our brands, and she says about the new Early Surprise™ Camellia, a stunner with blooms as early as August:

"If we didn't fly to Columbus and we were in a car, then I would be taking this camellia home with me. I wouldn't even ask."

We have to agree, that's ! Learn more about Early Surprise™ Camellia and get a sneak peek of this upcoming Southern Living® and Sunset® Plant Collections release in Jenny's video: https://youtu.be/wfm2gM5U99A?si=w817stZWOkj_6LAQ&t=116

07/14/2026

We're ringing in another great AmericanHort Cultivate with BIG news to share! We're overjoyed that The Garden Center Group 2026 Retailers' Choice Awards has recognized Plant Development Services' Colocasia Royal Hawaiian® Mai Tai and Carex 'Lunar Falls' as award winners!

Highlighted for their outstanding beauty, strong consumer appeal, and exceptional performance, these two standout varieties are ready to turn heads and capture hearts at retail! Ready for the details? Learn more about these upcoming varieties on our new introductions page:

https://plantdevelopment.com/introductions/

07/13/2026

If you’ve been at AmericanHort , we don’t think you COULD have missed it… 🌺✨🎥 but just in case you did, be sure to stop by our display just outside of Exhibit Hall B to meet the newest star in the Encore Azalea line-up, Autumn Velvet! This decadent dark maroon bloom will be hitting red carpets— we mean, retailers’ shelves— in 2027 through the acclaimed Encore Azalea collection.

Want to learn more? Message us today!

07/12/2026

📣 Dispatches from AmericanHort Cultivate26, where our Poppin’ Pink Agapanthus is being honored as a Greenhouse Grower 2026 Reader’s Choice Award Finalist! Stay tuned on Monday evening to find out the winners! 🪴 🏆 And watch on as we share why the first pink agapanthus is already winning hearts worldwide!

07/12/2026

07/12/2026

Rain or shine, we’re here to change the game. The sun is out, is underway, and Booth 2725 is filled with breakthrough genetics, joyful color, and plants made to stop the scroll. Come see what’s next from Plant Development Services Inc.