National Garden Bureau announces five plant classes for the 2021 “Year of the” Program

The National Garden Bureau has announced the five plant classes that will be featured in the 2021 “Year of the” program.

• For the bulb crop, 2021 will be the Year of the Hyacinth.
• For annuals, 2021 will be the Year of the Sunflower.
• For edibles, 2021 will be the Year of the Garden Bean.
• For perennials, 2021 will be the Year of the Monarda.
• For flowering shrubs, 2021 will be the Year of the Hardy Hibiscus.

The “Year of the” program chooses crops specifically for the North American market that are easy to grow, genetically diverse, and with a lot of new breeding to showcase. Breeders, brokers, seed companies, growers and garden centers throughout the U.S. and Canada are urged to highlight these flowers and plants when planning their marketing for the 2021 season as the publicity generated from this program is substantial.

How popular is this program? The five “Year of” pages on the NGB website are consistently in the top 10 visited pages by thousands of site visitors every month.

NEW! For 2021: The “Year of” program is being turned into a special exhibit opportunity for public gardens! By working with the American Public Garden Association members, NGB has created a way for public gardens to create educational programs and seasonal exhibits that feature the plant classes above. For more information on this special new program, click here.

NGB members and non-members alike are encouraged to take advantage of the publicity this program generates by using the attached logos in their 2021 catalogs, websites, advertisements, presentations, trade show booths, event exhibits and other marketing materials.