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Best Performers at Michigan Trial Gardens
Are you seeking proven performers for the season ahead? Every year, Michigan State University and Michigan's leading young plant producers host a free open house at their trial sites and display gardens for growers, landscapers and retail operators to learn about a wide range of ornamental crops. If you could not make it to Michigan for the trials, you are in luck! Heidi Lindberg and Caitlin Splawski, Michigan State University Extension educators, traveled to each site, picking favorites and snapping photos along the way. Check out our article series highlighting top picks from the 2025 Michigan Garden Plant Tour trial sites:
- Part 1: Featured Five 2025: Favorites from DGI Propagators Trial Gardens
- Part 2: Featured Five 2025: Favorites from Four Star Greenhouses Display Gardens
- Part 3: Featured Five 2025: Favorites from Mast Young Plants
- Part 4: Featured Five 2025: Favorites from MSU Trial Gardens
- Part 5: Featured Five 2025: Favorites from Pell Greenhouses
- Part 6: Featured Five 2025: Favorites from Raker-Roberta's Young Plants
- Part 7: Featured Five 2025: Favorites from Walters Gardens
About the Author:
Heidi Lindberg is a greenhouse and nursery extension educator based in West Olive, Michigan. She serves growers in western Michigan, especially the dense number of growers in Ottawa, Kent, and Muskegon counties. She provides research-based educational programming and diagnostic support for greenhouse growers in southwest Michigan.
Heidi Linberg
Greenhouse Extension Educator, Michigan State UniversityHeidi Lindberg is a greenhouse and nursery extension educator based in West Olive, Michigan. She serves growers in western Michigan, especially the dense number of growers in Ottawa, Kent, and Muskegon counties. She provides research-based educational programming and diagnostic support for greenhouse growers in southwest Michigan.