Press Releases

Innovative Mahonia is named Chelsea Flower Show Plant of the Year 2013

Loxley, AL - May 28, 2012 - ‘Soft Caress’ Mahonia, a plant bred by Ozzie Johnson of ItSaul Plants is the 2013 Plant of the Year at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London, England.

Sunset® Western Garden Collection to add a unique variety of Ligustrum

‘Sunshine’ Ligustrum is an appealing product available exclusively to Southern Living® Plant Collection and Sunset® Western Garden Collection growers now.

Sunset Western Garden Collection to Showcase Top Three Plants in New Collection

Loxley, AL – September 17, 2012 – Sunset Western Garden Collection, featuring innovative plants specifically developed for the Western garden, will showcase the top three plants for the Western garden at the Garden Writers Association Annual Symposium October 12 – 15, 2012 in Tucson, Az.  

Sunset Western Garden Collection Partners with Save Our Water

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 collection.

Sunset Western Garden Collection Debuts in California Garden Centers

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 gardener can be found in select California retailers today.

Sunset Western Garden Collection Hits Retailers in California

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 gardener can be found in major California retailers today.

Village Nurseries Debuts Sunset Western Garden Collection through Orchard Supply Hardware

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.

Sunset Western Garden Collection Begins to Grow in California

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.

New Garden Collection from Sunset Magazine Makes its Debut at San Francisco Flower & Garden Show

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 launch in May, focuses exclusively on top performing plants for the Western gardener.

Sunset Magazine and Plant Development Services to introduce Sunset Western Garden Collection

Berkeley, CA. (January 6, 2012)— The first live plant collection to focus exclusively on top performing plants for the Western gardener — the Sunset Western Garden Collection — will debut this spring with 23 new introductions, according to Sunset magazine and Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI).