Best Performing Plants at the 2024 Raker-Roberta's Trial Garden: Michigan Garden Plant Tour

Our sponsored areas are full of the latest and greatest offerings from our breeder sponsors.

• This year in our comparison row trials in the sun his year in our comparison row trials in the sun, we will have Angelonia, Scented Foliage, Salvia (annual), French Marigold, and Cuphea. We are also showcasing Pantone's color of the year, Peach Fuzz! 
• In the Shade, we will have Begonia tuberous, and Impatiens wallerana. We will also be showing Bidens in large containers. In our hanging baskets, we are showing New Calibrachoa, Begonia boliviensis and Alyssum/Lobularia
• Our 2024 Specialty Cut Flower Trial bed will display the most expansive snapdragon comparison trial in the country. Along with our showcase rows of all the newest and greatest by some of the best breeders in the market. Also, do not forget to checkout our catalog/R&D screen live and in color.   

RRTG24 will trial over 1,000 varieties in side-by-side row, hanging basket, and large container comparisons.

• ROW - 600 raised rows containing annuals and perennials
• HANGING BASKET - 250 hanging baskets (14") of trailing plants
• LARGE CONTAINERS – 150 20” containers in sun and shade

RRTG24 offers an array of displays sponsored by the best horticultural breeders:

• SPONSOR BED - 12 raised beds of new and unique varieties
• SPONSOR ROWS - 300 sun rows of new introductions and top breeder picks
• HANGING BASKET - 150 hanging baskets (14") of new introductions and top breeder picks
• LARGE CONTAINER - 265 large containers (20") in sun and shade
• ALL-AMERICAN SELECTIONS (AAS) TRIAL & DISPLAY - New seed and vegetative annual testing
• LANDSCAPE DISPLAYS - Throughout the Gardens, real-world applications of favorite RRTG plants