Young's Plant Farm

A family business established in 1961, Auburn, Alabama-based Young's Plant Farm is focused on sustainability, reducing the company's carbon footprint and growing plants of the highest quality. Today, many things have changed, but one thing remains the same: family values and a strong work ethic are still at the heart of Young's Plant Farm.

Events

Young's Plant Farm
Industry Open House

The Trial Gardens Industry Open House is open to all members of the horticulture industry and takes place

Coming Summer 2025

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All-America Selections
2024 Summer Summit

National Garden Bureau and All-America Selections will host the 2025 Summer Summit in Auburn and Opelika, Alabama, coming Summer 2025, which coincides with the Southern Garden Tour.

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Young's Plant Farm Industry Open House

The Young's Plant Farm Trial Garden was implemented as part of the operation's production to effectively test both current and newly released plant varieties in a garden setting. It gives Young's Plant Farm the ability to adjust its production varieties to include those that perform best in the mid-South, to ensure the highest success potential for consumers who purchase its products. The trial garden is located in Auburn, AL in USDA Zone 8 and consists of 26,400 square feet of raised beds, which include both sun and shade conditions. During a seasonal trial, Young's Plant Farm can evaluate 432 individual varieties, 180 combination planters, 56 combination hanging baskets and landscape bed trials.

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Young's Plant Farm Garden Gallery

All-America Selections

All-America Selections is the oldest independent plant testing organization in North America. Every year, new plant varieties are evaluated in trial grounds nationwide, where professional horticulturists determine which varieties will be winners based on their garden performance.

National Garden Bureau (NGB) and All-America Selections (AAS) will host the 2025 Summer Summit in Auburn and Opelika, Alabama which coincides with the Southern Garden Tour.

The event begins with a Welcome Reception and Dinner with Peers at Young's Plant Farm in Auburn. The following day will be a tour day. The tour will include the Rane Culinary Science Center and the Donald E. Davis Arboretum on the Auburn University campus, followed by lunch and a tour of Young's Plant Farm, a tour of Bonnie Plants' headquarters and trial gardens in Opelika, AL, and finally a tour and dinner at the Botanic Market.

The event is open to any growers, breeders, brokers, industry reps, educators, media, garden communicators interested in NGB, AAS, these academic and grower organizations, the trials and other local sites.

Registration will open closer to the event.