2022 Blogs

On its Instagram channel this week, Mast Young Plants shared a quick video of luscious green Dianthus liners racked and ready to ship to customers.

The “frilly” new cyclamen Crispino has a technical support document recently released from Morel Cyclamen with plant culture to help with production success.

Ball Seed exclusive products from Ball Ingenuity and Ball FloraPlant were recognized with awards from Penn State University Flower Trials this summer. Varieties from each of these breeding companies received a number of awards after thorough evaluati...

Rex Begonia Jurassic Jr.™ Fire Spike has been honored with a 2022 Classic City Award from the University of Georgia. It was an impressive series that the judges could not stop talking about.

Introducing the newest varieties for 2023. Here you’ll find the latest innovative varieties in vegetative and seed that have been trialed and tested for a successful growing season. Check out these top new introductions in Annuals from Ball Seed. (Li...

Flower trials took place on Aug. 9 and Sept. 8, 2022, in Fort Collins with record-breaking warm temperatures still lingering earlier in the month. Ball received many “Best Of” by class distinctions for the 2022 season. Read the trials managers’ feedb...

Thank you to everyone who visited The Gardens at Ball this summer. It was a fantastic year for flowers and the trial gardens were a must-see stop for color, inspiration and education.

Join our Ball Seed cut flower experts for a FREE webinar, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at 1 pm ET / 10 am PT, as they discuss "Perennials for Cut Flowers."

The Ball Tech On Demand team was thrilled this week to accept the 2022 Outstanding Education Materials Award from The American Society for Horticultural Science Extension Division. It feels great to share this award with my colleagues, who are dedica...

With Ball Customer Days only a few weeks away, be sure to add Ball Ingenuity to your list when you arrive. They will have some must-see items on display to check out. Ball Ingenuity products will be spread throughout The Gardens at Ball – keep an eye...

The 2023 Ball Seed New Varieties Brochure covers both vegetative and seed new products for your upcoming selling season. Find distinctive plants featuring attractive colors, a variety of textures, and proven performance.

We've recently completed the 2023 New Varieties brochure for our Ball Mums assortment. Watch for it soon hitting your mailbox! If you can't wait to see what's inside, be sure to explore our garden mums webpage for the latest literature, videos, podca...

The Kieft Seed perennials team is thrilled to showcase their amazing new lineup, consisting of high-quality perennial breeding from PanAmerican Seed. Kieft Seed is a brand that includes top-notch seed perennials as well as specialty crops, including ...

As one of the world’s leading breeders in the horticulture industry, you know the quality of PanAmerican Seed. Well, get ready to see their newest additions for 2023! Count on PanAmerican Seed to introduce creative, innovative, and appealing varietie...

Joan Mazat is our Container Solutions Team leader, and she is filled with ideas on how to create gorgeous and long-lasting mixed combos for your customers. She recently shared her insights with home garden blogger @FrauZinnie who was looking for colo...

This year Darwin Perennials is bringing more innovations to our product assortments than ever before. We're coming off a strong Darwin Perennials Day event in June, with the overwintered plants in the zone 5 trials looking amazing.

Do you need something to spice up the garden center next spring? Look no further! Burpee brings the best garden-ready plants to create a flavorful garden that’s uniquely yours. With a fresh, inviting look, the assortment is filled with vegetable plan...

All of the new plants that Selecta One is introducing for 2023 are fascinating. The Selecta Group is a world leader in breeding, growing, and marketing of innovative ornamental plants. Your Ball Seed team is excited to display what’s new for our gues...

Big color doesn’t always mean big flowers. Some of the most attractive colors and textures for home gardens are found on plants that don’t flower. Others may flower but their true decorative appeal is in their foliage.

Calling all industry green thumbs ... do we have an opportunity for you! Ball Horticultural Company in West Chicago, IL is hosting its annual Ball Seed Customer Days on July 28 and 29. This is a chance for you, our customers, to visit our facilities ...

Your pro landscaper clients demand a lot – and you can deliver the biggest bang for their buck when you stock up on these long-lived varieties that fill in fast, look better and last longer.

Remind 'em that “Shopping Local” keeps their favorite stores open and contributes to the vitality of the local economy.

Want to maintain customer loyalty? Draw new shoppers to your store? Of course you do!

Our Ball Seed ColorLink Specialists assist new greenhouse businesses and all sizes of operations in the professional horticulture industry.

The annual Darwin Perennials Day is back and in-person this spring in The Gardens at Ball.

Have you read through your copy of GrowerTalks magazine this month? The April edition features our Ball Ingenuity team in an advertorial on page 59 where head of new product development, Joan Mazat, shares how passionate they all are for finding the ...

Ball Seed® is sponsoring a two-part webinar series that will focus on the growing Cut Flower segment and the new varieties coming to market. The area of cut flowers has been on the rise for a number of years – especially “locally grown.” This webinar...

Ball Ingenuity is the team behind finding the most unique and exclusive plants for Ball Seed. Their ever-expanding "weird, wild and wonderful" assortment is what can set your business apart from your competitors. To help you find the on-trend categor...

The latest update for the Ball Horticultural Company CAST | Mobile app is now live!

Congratulations to two Ball Seed exclusives for earning top marks at the 2021 Ohio State University Field Trials. Rex Begonia Jurassic Megalo™ Reptile (from Ball Ingenuity) and Petunia ColorRush™ Merlot Star Improved (from Ball FloraPlant) were recog...

It’s that time again… The announcement of PANTONE® Color of the Year! And the accolades go to PANTONE17-3938 Very Peri.