American Garden Award offers garden retailers publicity opportunity

American Garden Award recently announced a new publicity opportunity for retailers selling any or all of the six 2012 AGA contestants and/or any of the three 2011 AGA winners.

The six contestants for 2012 are the following varieties:

• Angelonia angustifolia ‘Serena Blue’
• Begonia boliviensis ‘Santa Cruz Sunset’
• Petchoa x hybrida ‘SuperCal Pink Ice PPAF’
• Petunia ‘Surfinia Deep Red’
• Gazania ‘Big Kiss White Flame’ F1
• Sunflower ‘Goldie’ F1

The three winners from 2011 are:

• ‘SunPatiens Variegated Spreading White’
• Dahlia ‘Dahlinova Hypnotica Lavender’
• Petunia ‘Easy Wave Neon Rose’

For retailers selling any or all of these new varieties, you can have your store(s) listed on the AGA website as a resource for consumers looking to purchase these plants. Simply e-mail Beth Heidel at bheidel@aas-ngb.org with the following information and your store will be listed for no charge during the 2012 gardening season:

1. Your store name
2. The participating AGA Display Garden near you (if applicable)
3. Your full address
4. Your website URL

Please see the American Garden Award website where the store listing appears:  www.americangardenaward.com/garden_centers.cfm

For more information about the American Garden Award program, contact: Diane Blazek at dblazek@aas-ngb.org

The American Garden Award program is administered by the All-America Selections Display Garden program. AGA entries have not been trialed nor awarded a winner status by the AAS Trial Judges.