Apr 25, 2026 · 44 min · 14 segments
Incredible flowers, improved disease resistance, and foliage for every taste and space – whew! In this episode Stacey and Rick talk about plants you’ll want to keep an eye out for in garden centers in…
[instrumental music] Broadcasting from microclimate-controlled Studio A, here at Proven Winners Color Choice Shrubs, it's time for the Gardening Simplified Show with Stacie Hrivella, me, Rick Weist, and our engineer and producer, Adriana Robinson.
Well, Stacie, you know, this month marks my 50th year [applause] in the garden center industry, and I can tell you I've seen it all.
And I have a friend, uh, who is a retired professor from Michigan State University, and, uh, something she said to me a long time ago has stuck with me, uh, through the years in the garden center industry, and that is that people search for and buy in a garden center what they're familiar with.
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[instrumental music] Broadcasting from microclimate-controlled Studio A, here at Proven Winners Color Choice Shrubs, it's time for the Gardening Simplified Show with Stacie Hrivella, me, Rick Weist, and our engineer and producer, Adriana Robinson.
Well, Stacie, you know, this month marks my 50th year [applause] in the garden center industry, and I can tell you I've seen it all.
And I have a friend, uh, who is a retired professor from Michigan State University, and, uh, something she said to me a long time ago has stuck with me, uh, through the years in the garden center industry, and that is that people search for and buy in a garden center what they're familiar with.