With a polar vortex in the weather forecast and winter on our doorstep, my garden tools and tender plants have been safely tucked away for the winter.

But a cold afternoon is the perfect time to start dreaming about next summer’s garden. To get your creative juices flowing, the results from the All-America Selections trial gardens are in. The following award-winning seeds should be on the market in time for our 2026 gardens.

What is AAS?

All-America Selections (AAS) is a non-profit organization that conducts confidential and impartial trials of new, never-before-sold annual ornamentals, perennials and vegetables throughout North America.

Each fall, they accept new variety entries that have not been introduced to the market. Entries face trials in more than 50 locations throughout the U

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