2024 Blogs

It’s that time of year to start thinking about your Mums order. Ordering now for your next growing season is the best time to do so since growers have a pretty good idea of what worked, what didn’t and what new trends are happening in Mums.

Find what you’re looking for in every size, shape, color and timing! The 2025 Poinsettias Catalog is available from Selecta One with 50 pages worth of top-selling and on-trend varieties. Also included is a full listing of trial sites for every region...

New for Ball Mums from Ball Seed are four new colors and several new “Fall Favorites” that pair well with mums. Not only are these varieties on the same schedule for late Summer and Fall retail sales, but they make for a great addition to your progra...

The University of Georgia Trial Garden Classic City Awards have been awarded for 2024. The UGA winners include two Ball Seed Exclusives from Ball FloraPlant and one from Darwin Perennials.

Find the latest in Ball Seed Cut Flowers through its new website and all new catalog.

The Ball Seed Perennials Brochure is now available to view and download right here at your fingertips! Find the information you need to grow the very best in perennials, including a helpful “Booking Calendar” on when to book, stick, grow and sell.

Ball Seed’s own Cut Flower Expert Dave Dowling was featured on a recent podcast of Seed Talk with Lisa & Layne.

Explore our latest designs with new varieties in The Gardens at Ball. Not only do we have new varieties, but we’ve also matched them with some trusted varieties that have done very well in the landscape.

The University of Georgia has announced this year’s UGA Plants of Distinction. This collection represents the plants in different categories that have received the best ratings through 100-degree temps, as well as long periods of inundating rain foll...

Place your orders today! The 2025 Ball Seed New Varieties Catalog is now available. Featuring both vegetative and seed products, we provide our customers with a thorough listing of all the new genetics available to North American growers. And now’s t...

What a great time at Cultivate’24! Hosted over four days in Columbus, OH, from July 13-16, 2024, this year’s tradeshow had our booth bustling with attendees eager to network or catch up, as well as ready to order. The team was delighted to answer que...

The new 2025-2026 Ball Seed Catalog is now available. You’ll find all the new product highlights and introductions right here. Check out this edition for top new series and varieties that make your success our passion here at Ball Seed.

There's still time to RSVP for Ball Seed Customer Days 2024! Watch the video below (featuring yours truly) to hear all about the new features on display in The Gardens at Ball.

Have you seen the full schedule of events for Ball Seed Customer Days? If not, you’ve come to the right place. Check out all there is to do, so you can plan your visit accordingly full of tours, demos, dining and much more!

It’s fall-pansy-booking season! Ball Seed wants you to offer the best to your customers.

We had a great time at CAST24 this year. It was full of exciting conversations, beautiful plants and wonderful weather up and down the California coastline. Here, our team shares a few of our Top Picks from CAST24 that you’ll sure to be ordering for ...

Cost Accounting is the process of calculating your fixed and variable costs of production and identifying on what products and activities you are spending your resources. It may not be glamorous, but taking the time for Cost Accounting can dramatical...

Ball Seed® has the widest assortment of perennials in the forms you need: Seed & Plugs, URC & Liners, and Bareroot. It’s all delivered from a network of the industry’s most reliable suppliers:

Spring is upon us and that means you’ll need to start ordering for next season’s Primula and Early Spring Perennials. Here are some tips for when it’s time to order your Early Spring or Vernalized Perennials, including Primula.

Our suppliers are very important to us. Ball Seed Gold Service Suppliers set us apart from the rest by delivering top-quality assistance that makes all the difference. Here, we introduce you to Bob’s Market and Greenhouses based in Mason, West Virgin...

If you haven’t already gotten your orders in for Cut Flower Plugs for Summer/Fall, then you better hurry. Here, we have expert advice on this topic from Dave Dowling, Cut Flower Specialist for Ball ColorLink.

Perennial production doesn't have to be a PAIN ... Ball Seed experts have the information you need to succeed! Optimize your best-perennial-crop-yet with tips from the pros in-the-know. Like our recent GrowerTalks Magazine webinar "Your Guide to Easy...

Time to get your Cyclamen orders ready! In the meantime, here’s some helpful advice for greenhouse growers when planning your cyclamen crop.

Although it is very different from Spring annuals, perennials and potted plants, here’s some information to get you started. We talked to Andrew Britten, Technical Sales Manager and foliage expert, to offer growers some tips and tricks on Tropicals.

Our suppliers are very important to us. Ball Seed Gold Service Suppliers set us apart from the rest by delivering top-quality assistance that makes all the difference. In our first installment of this video series, you’ll meet Tagawa Greenhouses.

There's still time to book and grow perennials for June sales. Take a look at the following recommendations that will fit right into your current spring program. Each is first-year-flowering AND popular with consumers for their fantastic texture, gar...

Michigan State University recently hosted a Horticultural Lighting Workshop sponsored by Ball Seed and Philips/Signify Lighting. The workshop provided greenhouse growers with education on supplemental lighting in indoor controlled environments, inclu...

The Wave brand kicks off 2024 with an appearance on the GRAMMYs® red carpet through a partnership with Tu Bloom Designs, the official botanical artist of Music’s Biggest Night® on February 4, 2024.

Beacon Impatiens continues to stay fresh and relevant in 2024. The brand is building its ongoing outreach to consumer media to drive demand in the marketplace, including announcing its latest annual charitable endeavor. Beacon has collaborated with s...

January is the time to begin thinking of the holidays for next season. We’re talking about Poinsettias and Christmas Bulbs, such as Amaryllis.

Let’s celebrate the Color of the Year: Peach Fuzz. 2024 rings in the new year with a color described as “a cozy peach hue softly nestled between pink and orange,” according to PANTONE®, the global authority on color trends.