Smart Garden Changes 🍁 One Big Shrub Exits, One New Tree Arrives 🍁 Fall Gardening Continues
Learn when and how to remove healthy plants that aren’t right for their location. We replace Rose of Sharon and Veronica with Styrax and hydrangeas in fall.
September Garden Tour 2025 🌸 Roses, Hydrangeas & Late-Season Color in Zone 6A
Tour our zone 6A garden in late September. Learn our design vignette formula, discover late-season stars, and see what’s still blooming as summer ends.
We Expanded the Back Border 🌿 Dividing, Transplanting & Adding Color for Next Season
Follow our major berm renovation: dividing overgrown perennials, adding irrigation, planting new roses and hydrangeas, and creating space for seasonal color.
Elevating the Fall Garden 🍂 Concrete Urns, Planters & Fall Planting Ideas
Learn how we added focal points and structure to our garden with concrete urns, pedestals, and finials. Includes drip irrigation tips and fall planting.
Triple Hedge Upgrade! 🌿 New Boxwoods + Two New Hydrangeas
Learn how we installed 26 plants in three hedge projects before fall. Get tips for spacing, irrigation, and choosing the right plants for zone 6A gardens.
Mid-September Garden Walk 🌼 What’s Blooming + Big Plans Ahead
Join our mid-September garden walk in zone 6A New York. See drought lessons learned, major design changes planned, and late summer stars coming into bloom.
🍁 Fall Planter Refresh 🍁 + A HoseLink Trick You’ll Want to Copy!
Transform your summer containers into stunning fall displays with bold color choices, easy watering solutions, and expert planting tips for zone 6 gardens.
Planting a Grafted Rose 🌹 Plus Dividing and Transplanting Perennial Alliums 🧅
Master fall planting techniques with our guide to planting grafted roses and dividing perennials. Learn proper planting depth, soil preparation, rabbit protection, and timing strategies for zone 6A gardens.
12 Shrubs You NEED in Your Garden 🌿 Expert Picks with Horticulturist Stacey Hirvela
Go behind the scenes at Proven Winners trial gardens with Stacy Hirvela. Discover upcoming plant releases like Red Zeppelin sweet shrub, Blue Bunny hydrangea revival, and four-season trees for modern gardens.
How Hydrangeas Happen 🌿 Inside the Breeding Program at Proven Winners Color Choice Shrubs
Go behind the scenes at Spring Meadow nursery with hydrangea plant breeder Megan Matai. Discover how Proven Winners develops varieties like Let’s Dance Skyview, Invincible Sublime, and Pinky Winky Prime through rigorous breeding and testing.