Photo by Michelle Simakis
Miami, Florida – Costa Farms will open its 2-acre trial garden by appointment Jan. 14 to Jan. 18, 2019, for its annual Winter Open House. Visitors will have the opportunity to see more than 500 varieties of annuals and perennials from plant breeders from around the world. Most varieties will be introduced to the trade in 2019 and 2020.
The trial garden offers a series of beautifully designed landscape beds, row beds to compare plant performances, hanging baskets trials, as well as mixed-container garden trials. Many of the plant breeders, as well as the Costa Farms research and development team, will be on hand to help answer questions and give additional insights on the varieties and gardening in South Florida.
The Trial Garden, which is located at Costa Farms – Costa Color Division, 19995 SW 194th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33187, will be open the week of January 14 by appointment only.
For more information or RSVP, please contact Justin Hancock at Jhancock@costafarms.com.
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