Plant Development Services Inc.

10/08/2026

Bold color deserves BIG support!

Next time you pick up your favorite trade publications, that stop-in-your-tracks bloom could very well be an upcoming new release from our family of brands like this Encore® Azalea Autumn Velvet™ spotlight in a recent issue of Nursery Management magazine.

We're proud to support our new releases with a strong story and dynamic, scroll-stopping imagery, giving growers, retailers, and consumers even more reasons to take notice.

Don't miss Autumn Velvet™ when it hits shelves in 2027!

09/21/2026

FREE Event Alert! September 30, 4PM PT

Sunset Plants and BetterBoxwood are thrilled to be sponsoring a talk with Landscape Designers of Greater Los Angeles - APLD, "Designed for the West: Plants for Resilient California Landscapes" with horticulture leader Tom Foley, who will draw from his considerable background of expertise and innovation to share exceptional plants for the West Coast.

Register now:

Designed for the West: Plants for Resilient California Landscapes.California landscapes are being asked to do more—with less.

09/17/2026

We've got some news that's... well... GROUNDBREAKING!

We are delighted to announce that we are bringing two extraordinary new brands to the U.S. market in the coming year, Groundbreaker® Hydrangea and Living Creations® Hydrangea. Huge thanks to our friends at Garden Center Magazine for sharing the details - read on to learn more at the link below!

https://www.gardencentermag.com/news/plant-development-services-two-new-hydrangea-brands-north-american-consumers-2027/

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!