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Bailey Nurseries: Plantwatch
Add totally awesome color to your garden with First Editions® Sapphire Surf™ Bluebeard. This compact, low-maintenance shrub features an ocean of deep blue flowers from late summer through early fall. The mondo swells of stunning blue blooms are a butterfly magnet, and make far out cut flowers. It’s also deer resistant and drought tolerant. Seriously dude, Sapphire Surf will have you amped about your epic garden spaces!
Bailey Nurseries: God Save the Physocarpus
All hail First Editions® Amber Jubilee™ Ninebark! This amazing new Physocarpus is fit for a queen with fabulous foliage in orange, yellow and gold tones. In fall, the foliage transforms to regal red and royal purple. Amber Jubilee Ninebark was named in honor of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee, which will be celebrated throughout 2012.
Meet the Cast
Jonathan Pedersen
Plant Geek
Jonathan may be the biggest plant geek in the world. In fact, part of his job as Brand & Business Development Manager at Bailey Nurseries is to search the world for new plants. With more than 20 years experience in the horticulture industry, Jonathan is able to use his plant geek knowledge to help Bailey Nurseries bring great plants to market.
A native of New Zealand, Jonathan speaks the language of homeowners everywhere - knowing that making gardening easy, fun and enjoyable is key. When he’s not adjusting his pocket protector, you’ll find him developing innovative marketing plans or bustin’ out a rap for Endless Summer Hydrangeas, Easy Elegance Roses and First Editions Plants. Did we mention he’s a two-time Garden Idol award winner? Take that Jay-Z!
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Company Info
 Bailey Nurseries was founded in 1905. From 15 acres of stony hillside it has grown to one of North America’s largest and most trusted nurseries. Today Bailey Nurseries serves more than 4,500 nursery retailers, landscapers and growers throughout the United States, Canada and beyond. Main offices are located in Newport, Minnesota, near the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, with other locations in Oregon, Washington, Iowa and Illinois. Phone: 800-829-8898
Episode Directory
Garden Idol 2012
Meet the Judges
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Your host, Lloyd Traven, introduces this season's irreverent panel of expert judges. Get ready for their no-holds-barred, expert opinions on how this year's new plant introductions will perform in the landscape, in your greenhouse or nursery, and in your garden center.
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Garden Idol 2012 Conard-Pyle
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Popcorn, introduces cream to yellow flowers to the Drift series, a knee-high version of the Knock-Out rose with excellent cold hardiness and disease resistance.
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Sunshine Daydream is the first ever AARS winner from the "no spray" trials, with large, double, buttercream flowers.
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Garden Idol 2012 Monrovia
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An exciting discovery, this attractive sport of Little Rascal® Holly is a more upright grower, still having a dense, rounded form. Shiny dark green foliage takes on attractive purple-burgundy tone in fall and winter.
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Garden Idol 2012 Bailey Nurseries
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Add totally awesome color to your garden with First Editions® Sapphire Surf™ Bluebeard. This compact, low-maintenance shrub features an ocean of deep blue flowers from late summer through early fall.
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This amazing new Physocarpus is fit for a queen with fabulous foliage in orange, yellow and gold tones. In fall, the foliage transforms to regal red and royal purple.
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Garden Idol 2012 Hines Growers
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Hines brings two Bloomtastic! new introductions: Lavender Veil Butterfly Bush and Amazon Queen Bahama Bay Hibiscus.
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Garden Idol 2012 Plant Development Services Inc.
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Plant Development Services offers two new introductions from the Southern Living Collection, bright red, Majesty Shrub Rose and Autumn Sunburst, a new addition to the Encore Azalea series.
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Garden Idol 2012 Hort Couture
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Fiery Hells Bells Petunia and wavy Under the Sea Coleus headline Hort Couture's 2012 introductions.
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Garden Idol 2012
The Finalists
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Which of our 11 hot new introductions will be Garden Idol 2012? Your votes decide.
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Garden Idol 2012
And the Winner Is...?
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The winner of Garden Idol 2012 is revealed. Your votes have been counted, and the winner is...
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Bailey Nurseries: Take a Risk or Play it Safe?
After a string of highly successful Hydrangeas, starting with the game-changing Endless Summer, Bailey shows us two hot intros from less mainstream genera this year. Wit new intros do your customer clamor for more of the same or are they new introduction innovators?
The votes are in.....
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Play it safe.
My customers can't get enough of new garden favorites like roses, Hydrangeas and Echinacea.
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Take a risk.
Names like Physocarpus and Caryopteris are sweet music to my customers ears. A new Poncirus or Sciadopitys - now you're talking!
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Publishing Team
Project and Editorial Design: Jonathan Bardzik, ANLA
Visual and Video created by Fresh Brew Studios
Steve Kendall, Producer
Josh Miller, Producer
Graphic Design created by The Design Works
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