Who we are: Beautiful Gardens Grow with Confidence® is a broad customer consortium of Virginia based public and not-for-profit entities.

What we do: Beautiful Gardens tests and promotes new and underutilized plants with stable performance in USDA hardiness/AHS heat zones 6a/2 to 8a/7, and with excellent ornamental display.

2012 Plants of Distinction

2013 Plants of Distinction



Growing Virginia to Market VT Spirit Daylily
An emerging firm in Pittsylvania County has signed an agreement to wholesale the VT Spirit daylily. Growing Virginia in Brosville has begun taking delivery of ...
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Rare azaleas and Hokie colored Daylily are in the works for upcoming promotions through the BG program.

Growers needed for Beautiful Gardens tissue cultured plants. more

Hokie Daylily a Winner! by Deborah Morehead in Virginia Tech Research Magazine. article

Master Plants by Ann Wright in Virginia Living Magazine. article

Video - Claytor Nature Study Center Test Site Interview with Greg Eaton and Neal Beasley

Video - Beautiful Gardens Chair, Doug Hensel with the Great Big Greenhouse in Richmond discusses the 'Plants of Distinction' program

Virginia Farm Bureau Beautiful Gardens Program - YouTube Virginia Farm Bureau Beautiful Gardens Program. FarmChannel·673 videos ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9SflGpucbc