Contact: Tara Henley [email protected] 251-533-2916 Magnolia Plantation and Gardens plants both collections to form new summer garden. Loxley, AL – July 23, 2012 – Plants from the Southern Living Plant Collection and Encore Azalea will extend bloom times in a new summer garden to be featured at the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, South Carolina. The Magnolia … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Tara Henley [email protected] 251.533.2916 Water- wise plants in the collection to feature Save Our Water logo Loxley, AL – July 23, 2012 – Sunset Western Garden Collection has joined the efforts of California’s largest water conservancy program, Save Our Water, and will now feature their logo on the water-wise plants in the … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tara Henley [email protected] 251-533-2916 The collection provides landscape for the historic renovation in Senoia Georgia. Loxley, AL – July 23, 2012 – Southern Living Plant Collection is excited to join Southern Living’s 20 year tradition of building Idea Houses across the South by providing all of the plants for the 2012 Idea House. Southern … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tara Henley [email protected] (251) 533-2916 Encore Azaleas to be featured in Bush’s Pasture Park in Salem, Oregon Loxley, Alabama (July 23, 2012)— Encore Azalea is pleased to be growing in Oregon’s most premier park, Bush’s Pasture Park in Salem. Encore Azaleas have been planted in the Rhododendron Hillside as a feature near … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Tara Henley [email protected] 251.533.2916 Get a Sneak Preview Now at Orchard Supply Hardware and Lowe’s Menlo Park, CA – June 12, 2012 – Sunset magazine and Plant Development Services Inc. are excited to announce the introduction of the Sunset Western Garden Collection™. The first live plant collection to focus exclusively on top performing plants specifically for the Western … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Tara Henley [email protected] 251.533.2916 Sunset Magazine’s Garden Collection can be planted today Loxley, AL – June 5, 2012 – Sunset Magazine and Plant Development Services Inc. are excited to announce the introduction of the Sunset Western Garden Collection™. The first live plant collection to focus exclusively on top performing plants specifically for the Western … Read more
ORANGE, Calif., May 29, 2012 — Village Nurseries, a specialty wholesale grower for landscape professionals, today announced they are now offering the new Sunset Western Garden Collection(TM) to California gardening enthusiasts through Orchard Supply Hardware's statewide 89-store chain. The first live plant collection to focus exclusively on top performing plants for the western United States, the … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tara Henley [email protected] 251-533-2916 Georgetown resident receives custom landscape plan and plants for their home Loxley, AL – May 15, 2012 Susan Beckman of Georgetown, South Carolina is the lucky winner of the Southern Living Plant Collection Landscape Makeover Contest. Susan will receive a custom landscape plan from Get More Curb Appeal … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Tara Henley [email protected] 251.533.2916 Village Nurseries is now a grower of Sunset Western Plant Collection Loxley, AL – April 13, 2012 – Sunset Magazine is happy to announce that Village Nurseries in California is now growing the entire Sunset Western Garden Collection in their nurseries throughout California. The newly-formed Sunset Western Garden … Read more
Plant Development Services has announced that, beginning in Spring 2012, Encore Azalea and the Southern Living Plant Collection will begin allowing growers outside the two brands’ licensed grower groups purchase liners and finish these varieties for sale. Plant Development Service’s director says the new liner distribution networks will allow for more Encore Azaleas and Southern … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Tara Henley [email protected] 251.533.2916 Garden Show Attendees Get a First Peak at the Sunset Western Garden Collection San Francisco, CA – March 19, 2012 – Sunset magazine and Plant Development Services Inc. are excited to debut the Sunset Western Garden Collection at the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show. The collection, which will officially … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tara Henley [email protected] (251) 533-2916 Awarded landscape will be delivered to the San Jacinto County Courthouse today Loxley, Alabama (March 9, 2012)—Residents of San Jacinto County will soon see revitalized landscaping in Courthouse Square, courtesy of Encore® Azalea. Encore Azalea designed a contest where community members and … Read more
Long heralded as the expert authority on Western gardening, and the publisher of the Sunset Western Garden Book, considered the bible of gardening books for the Western United States, Sunset magazine has licensed Plant Development Services to introduce and market the plant collection. “We are thrilled that Sunset’s garden experts and Plant Development Services have … Read more
Loxley, AL– Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI) recently assisted in the transformation of an abandoned industrial site near the Dan River in Southern Virginia into a vibrant botanical garden. In preparation for the fall 2011 opening of the Southern Virginia Botanical Garden’s new Town of South Boston location, varieties from Encore® Azalea and the Southern … Read more
PDSI Partners with Plant Watch to Protect Plant Variety Patents For Encore® Azaleas and the Southern Living Plant Collection Move Designed to Thwart Patent Infringers Loxley, AL—–Beginning this fall, nurseries and garden centers nationwide that carry Encore Azaleas and plant varieties in the Southern Living® Plant Collection can expect polite inspections by Plant Watch®, a … Read more
LOXLEY, ALA. – January 7, 2010 – Encore® Azalea, the only brand of azalea to bloom spring, summer, and fall, has announced the debut of a new variety in its Collection, according to Encore® Azalea developer Robert E. “Buddy” Lee. Encore® Azalea Autumn Lilac™ features a unique, brilliant lavender bloom color and spectacular rich green … Read more
In a 2009 USDA study, eleven varieties of Encore Azaleas were found to be resistant to lace bugs, meaning Encore Azaleas can play an important role in eco-friendly pest control! The study, conducted at the USDA-ARS Thad Cochran Horticultural Research Laboratory in Poplarville, Miss., examined 19 varieties of Encore Azalea for host plant resistance to … Read more
Encore Azalea Announces New Cold-Hardy Findings 19 Encore Azalea Varieties Hardy to USDA Zone 6B; 10 Varieties Hardy to USDA Zone 6A LOXLEY, ALA. – August 3, 2010 – Years of trials in botanical gardens, university trials and plant nurseries have yielded important new cold-hardy findings about Encore Azaleas, according to Kip McConnell, director of … Read more
Loxley, AL — Encore Azalea is offering free listings for garden centers and nurseries in their interactive retailer locator on their web site at EncoreAzalea.com. More than 6,000 garden centers are already listed in the Encore Azalea retailer locator, which helps users find garden centers and nurseries near their location in an easy to use … Read more
February 16, 2011 LOXLEY, AL—– Just in time for spring garden planning, Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI) and Southern Living® are excited to announce the launch of new videos showcasing plant varieties in the Southern Living® Plant Collection, according to Kip McConnell, director of Plant Development Services, Inc. The videos are live now at www.southernlivingplants.com/video-gallery, … Read more