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Unique & healthy

Proven Winners^® shrubs are bred & selected to always offer something extra or unique e.g. stronger branches, more abundant and/or longer flowering, extraordinary leaves or compact growing habit. Only healthy & strong varieties are selected to become a Proven Winners^® plant.

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Multiple seasons attractive

Most Proven Winners^® shrubs are attractive from spring to autumn - they have longer flowering times, beautiful foliage throughout the season, great autumn colour or combine several of these characteristics. In addition, many of our Proven Winners^® shrubs are hardy to at least -20°C, so you can enjoy the plants year after year.

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Easy to maintain

Proven Winners^® plants help you achieve beautiful results and maximum satisfaction with minimal effort. Proven Winners^® plants are easy to grow and care for, which makes them suitable for enthusiastic beginners and expert gardeners alike.

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Award winners

Proven Winners^® truly are ‘winners’! Many Proven Winners^® shrubs have won professional awards as an acknowledgement for their special characteristics, uniqueness and innovativeness.

Season-long joy

With Proven Winners^®

Why settle for a boring garden when you can have colour all season long? Proven Winners^® plants bring your garden to life. From fresh spring flowers and vibrant summer colours to warm autumn hues - and all without much effort! This is because most Proven Winners^® plants are easy to maintain. Put them in the ground, give them some love (and water 😉 ) and year after year enjoy a colourful garden that looks great.

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Proven Winners^®

Award-winning!

Quality that stands out! Proven Winners^® are not just any plants-they are innovative, unique and thoroughly tested to ensure the very best performance in your garden. Thanks to improved characteristics such as more compact growth habit, longer or richer flowering, or better disease resistance, many varieties have already won awards.

Choose proven success in your garden and discover the power of our award-winning plants!

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Gardening tips

7 basics for planting your new shrub

It's October. You've scored a beautiful Proven Winners® shrub and now is the best time to put it in your garden. But how do you go about that? Fortunately, we can help you with our 7-step planting plan. Follow these planting basics and you can be sure your new plant will get the best start.

Inspiration, Hydrangea, Summer

A summer flowering plant with power: the panicle hydrangea

August is the perfect time to enjoy your garden. You can be outside for a long time and admire the flowering plants with their beautiful colours from the comfort of your lazy chair. Many summer flowering shrubs are now at their peak and some get a little past that during this month. But this is certainly not the case with the panicle hydrangea, or Hydrangea paniculata. Proven Winners© paniculata only get more beautiful as summer progresses. They will set your garden on fire until autumn! Get to know this versatile summer flowering shrub.

Inspiration, Pollinator friendly

Bee and butterfly charmers: our top five hidden gems

Do you also enjoy the fluttering of butterflies and the cosy hum of bees in your garden? They are not only beautiful to see but also essential for biodiversity. To make your garden bee- and butterfly-friendly there are well-known shrubs like the butterfly bush, ivy and lavender. But there are also beautiful, lesser-known shrubs that attract many butterflies, bees and other insects. We introduce you to our five favourite, lesser-known gems.

Inspiration

Create a special garden with special varieties

Would you like something different than the average garden plant? There are many ways to turn your garden into something extraordinary and planting a special variety is one of them. With unusual plants, you can create a unique atmosphere or appearance in your garden. These may be plants with remarkable leaves, a striking flower colour or an unusual inflorescence.

Inspiration, Hydrangea, Pollinator friendly

The fun starts now: special varieties for the new garden season!

Winter is the ideal time to start thinking about new additions to your garden. Are you looking for something special? These special varieties certainly deserve a place on your wish list!

Inspiration, Tips & tricks, Pollinator friendly

Turn your garden into a sweet shop for bees and butterflies!

Bees and butterflies are super important. Did you know that without these pollinators, there would be far fewer fruits and vegetables in the shops? So we should spoil them a bit! We will give you some ideas to make your garden bee- and butterfly-friendly and tell you which plants are real magnets for these useful insects.

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