Coming Soon to YOUR Local Garden Center! 🪴 Proven Winners Best for the West Collection

[@JRP58]

Proven Winners won the jackpot when you started working with them. You are not only a great ambassador for their brand, but you’re also a great ambassador for those of us in the west. Thank you for all your efforts to get these plants out there for everyone to purchase.

[@LakesideQuiltmakingArts]

Monty’s little prideful prance is Soooo Super Sweet!

[@joycerichardson1810]

My frisbeee!!!

[@juliejackson9411]

I was thinking the same thing! I had a Golden named Dasher and he would prance like that. 😢

[@peggyfrommanitoba7310]

Dear Proven Winners: If you ever expand on your Signature Garden and Signature City designations, please consider awarding Signature Gardeners! Way to go Janey for never giving up on your goal of making beautiful plants more accessible!! 🌺🇨🇦

[@gardeningwithmaria]

Take the bulbs from the pineapple lily and plant them in a more shaded area, but not complete shade. Morning sun is fine.They can grow beautifull in the heat, it is the sun that scorch them.

[@nancyzimmer3954]

I live in Vancouver WA and have beautiful Pineapple lilies, they are watered well and seem to do well in backyard with more shade and front with sun. I think you might want to up the watering.

[@joycerichardson1810]

Exactly!

[@sudahiawad4498]

JANEY! Janey, my dear. YOU, you are the BEST in the West!!!! Thank you so much for getting Proven Winner’s plants out to Southern California!!!!! I am so looking forward to spring to plant out the Best in the West plants in my garden!!!! XXOOXXOOXX 💚💚💚💚💚🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@ACozziGarden]

Janey your ingenuity, enthusiasm and energetic pursuit your goals are such a wonder. That it is all combined with a generosity of spirit that seeks to benefit others is such a sweet treasure. Thank you for all the hard work, sacrifice and outside the box thinking that are making these products available to the rest is us. Surefire begonias!! Superbena! Chitalpa!! Oh, I’m so excited!! 😋😊💕 Hugs to you sweet friend!!

[@joycerichardson1810]

The tecoma is gorgeous!

[@GardeningGrammy-q4y]

Hi Janey, So I contacted my local garden center. As of right now they have not heard of Best of West. Several of the local gals with You Tube Channels have visited this garden center (Farmington Gardens) and highlighted them. I did my best to give them your information but feel like I have hit a dead end. I will visit them personally in the next few weeks. Thank you for pursuing this for all of us west coast gardeners! I have spent hundreds of dollars buying plants directly from PW and growers on the east coast. It usually takes months for the plants to rebound from the long trip so I lose months of beauty which is frustrating. Because of you I have discovered Bauman's but it would be wonderful to just drive 10 minutes to get plants instead of an hour. Thank you so, so, much for spearheading this drive! i appreciate you.

[@kristinthomas6035]

Hey, Garden Grammy - I believe we're "neighbors" (Washington County) and agree that more PW are needed. Farmington is pretty good on the shrubs and even some perennials, Al's is good on the shrubs, and even Wilco has some PW, though they're in LO and Newberg. Baumans is the only place I've seen PW annuals, and yes, it's a long trip. Maybe we should car-pool! 🤣

[@GardenHappy]

Oh my goodness I feel your pain. I too have bought plants from PE on line and when they arrive, they look like they’re dead. And the shipping is so expensive!!!

[@peggy-ann1961]

I love the smell of Nepeta! Here in southern Manitoba we are very fortunate to have Proven Winners available. Zone 3🇨🇦👏🍁

[@robinstokes3602]

Love Monty’s happy dance!

[@bevjensen2278]

What a rock star you are Janey! What you've accomplished in the last two years has been nothing short of amazing. We're so lucky to be able to come along for the ride!

[@YorkReacts]

Never seen anyone throw it upside down before hah monty is so cute and looks awesome to have around the garden. Great little companion to keep you on your toes haha

[@B.a.Peacekeeper]

Congratulations Janey! What an achievement that will bring joy to so many. Well done! Love Love Monty - thanks for showing him in your videos!

[@jenniferkessener1111]

I don't know if all of your orange tree clipping are gone now, but maybe when you trim the other tree. Try making some big bouquets for your dining, patio, or greenhouse. They sale citrus as filler, and those, especially with oranges are so cool.

[@AliPillette]

Oh wow!!! You are a force. What an amazing thing you have done!!! ❤❤❤ I live on the West Coast in Portland, Oregon, and I am so excited.

[@claudiaceleste777]

Janet, you are an exact representation of “doing what you love”! Constantly bubbling over with ideas and determination; Proven Winners stumbled onto a winning combination with you.

[@marniroberson8980]

Congratulations on the collection! Well done! We need something similar for Texas.

[@susiefrederickson660]

I love every single Best For the West selections Janey! I will be a squeaky wheel that hopefully gets the oil at all my local garden centers here in south Seattle!!!

[@karlaloves2garden]

Also - I am glad Monty is feeling better after his surgery!! Such a sweet boy!

[@birds-and-blooms]

Best of the West Proven Winners in the Sacramento area! Yes please. And Thank you for doing this 🎉🌼🌻🌺🎉

[@GardenHappy]

Yay!!! I am SO EXCITED to hear this!!!! 🩵💚💛🧡❤️ Liz from California

[@bettyjocohagen7955]

Good morning from Kentucky! Congratulations you did it! That’s so fantastic that you put all this together! That’s so awesome! 🪴🌿🌹🌳🌸

[@VKelly1997]

I just love your videos. Your garden is so beautigul. Wish we could get Proven Winner plants here where I live in the Cayman Islands...some of the flowers are awesome! Giess i will continue to enjoy them by watching your videos and seeing them grow in your garden!!

[@juliejackson9411]

Janey, I am so impressed with your entrepreneurial skills and so proud of you for getting your Best for the West line sold to local garden centers! You Rock! I hope they include TX as well because I only get a few generic PW plants at my Green Acres Nursery!!

[@kimsousa6420]

Support your local sellers too - like Blooms out of Glen Ellen, CA, and Annies Annuals - which sell every type of plant imaginable. They ship directly to your door. Good to support local businesses. All can be found at Ace Hardware stores, Home Depot, Lowes, etc. Keep support local.

[@kfetter9046]

@kimsousa6420 - Sadly, Annie's Annuals is no longer. She closed up shop suddenly about a week ago due to health and financial issues...

[@liyan5795]

Hi Janey thanks for hard work, can't wait for the plants

[@katherinelara1801]

❤❤❤OMG OMG OMG❤❤❤ I love this, and your tenacity and your drive! I’m in the Phoenix, Arizona area also a 9B but moved here from the Bay Area. Zone 9B changes dramatically across the country and but some plants just perform. You gave me the encouragement to try cats pajamas. It is a beast! It made it through over 30 days above 110° this year. And don’t even get me started on the El Niño. I planted mine early last year and now they’re well over 15 feet tall.

[@denisewade6439]

Thank you Janey for all the hard work getting these plants for us!, these are the plants I’ve been wanting to order online! Thank you thank you and thank you Proven Winners!

[@MarigoldsintheGarden]

Hi Janey, You are right about the Pineapple Lilies. However, they will do well for you if you plant them in a partial shade area of your garden. I live in 9b subtropical Australia and although our day time temperatures never get as hot as yours, a lot of full sun plants do well in less than 6 hours of sun, as a little bit of shade goes a long way.

[@marypieroni9141]

Thank you so much Janey! I’m in the Sacramento area and will be looking for them next year. I hope some will be in the small pots…being a senior, it’s easier to plant.

[@ranchhomeliving]

What a wonderful way to bring PW plants to your region. Now we need best for the Southeast PW plants. 😃 Monty is so adorable! I'm glad he's all better now. 💕

[@suelfitz]

Darn, I'd hoped the Sweet Romance Lavender would had made the list. From what I've been able to find out about it on You Tube, it blooms for an incredibly long time, for an English Lavender. Plus I love the deep, intense color. Oh well, I guess you will be adding more plants to the list over time, and it's sure to make the grade eventually.Thanks for making such an effort to get proven winners out to us west coasters, Janey. Oh, BTW, it's been YEARS since I took pomology at U.C.D., but I think I remember one reason you're supposed to let citrus branches grow to the ground is that the bark sunburns badly, and the leaf cover protects the trunk. You might want to white-wash those exposed branches and trunk, just to be safe.

[@MyFocusVaries]

Lavender 🪻! So beautiful and useful.

[@tuniedoes]

Hi Janey. I wanted to let you know that in our climate (I live an hour east of you in Ione) that the Pineapple Lily does better with some protection from the afternoon sun. I have it planted along a west fence, so once the sun dips, the lily gets protected. It's really happy in it's spot and has even produced pups this year!

[@pamulapowell3951]

Janey we need u in Texas lol. Congratulations 🎉🎉

[@Sunny14136]

Thank you, Janey! Great job!!

[@jenmazz1257]

Did you edit the video to repeat the section on the nepeta and orange tree, pineapple lily? Before the planting it seemed to play twice. Otherwise loved the Best for the West video. Even though I’m in 5b here just outside Toronto 🇨🇦♥️🍁🍂🌾

[@dianacorderosanchez4244]

Hi Janie. Here in San Diego Anderson's nursery is carrying Proven Winners for zone 9 thru 11. Not a whole lot of them but at least a couple varieties. Keep up the good work. There is also Andersons at Scrips Ranch Poway that I go to as well. My Home depot in Ramcho del Rey in Chula Vista also is carrying several because I spoke to the manager about having petunias etc. For zone 10 plus

[@Gracefulwoman]

Bravo for your persistence! Here in the Midwest we do have access to the majority of what you named. About 90% of my garden are PW plants and they don't disappoint. I have no doubt this Best of the West collection will be a huge success.

[@carolynalfonso4548]

Thanks for your hard work with PW ... Hoping we will see BOW plant collection in southern Colorado! Love you, Janey!💖😊

[@TonyaA7]

Janey maybe move the pineapple lily to another location in your gardens and see if they do better.. Fall is a good time to transplant things.😁

[@cynthiamillentree4886]

This is so, so wonderful and I am excited for you and everyone else who is in the Best of the West collection. This is amazing, and I can still grow some of the things that you plant, but it is always nice to see what other states grow, and how they grow, and thrive in their gardens. Proven Winners is definetly a "Winner for All" now!

[@linakhoury6623]

Hi Janey🌺 . Proven winners has a wonderful plants . These Nepeta ca'ts pajamas are so pretry and they will be a mazung in this place . Have a lovely day. 🌺🌻🌺

[@pamelacarroll]

Put your pineapple lilies in a pot on your patio and you will be amazed at how beautiful they will be …..but I agree - our sun is too harsh for them without humidity. And please do consider posting a list of retailers who will be carrying PW plants and when we can expect them!! I can’t wait!!!

[@deegill1113]

Janey, Home Depot had 3 racks of Proven Winners Leaf Joy plants. In Rancho Cordova. Good job Janey

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

Thanks, I wish I can plant them in my garden.

[@barbb.9489]

Praise God, Janey, with the pruning of the tree. I still see branches growing across the other branches. Those trees spoil the beautiful garden plants, being so massive and heavy. I adore trees, but love balance and high canopies. Love 💕 the mass planting! 😂

[@joycerichardson1810]

Yes, it needs to be thinned more and crossing branches removed. Scale it down.

[@conniesanrn2730]

Besides the esperanza I believe all of your "best for the west" plants are also best for the midwest too 😂❤❤❤ great choices

[@kristinthomas6035]

I have a suggestion for future PW Best of the West collections: Meant to Bee 'Queen Nectarine' Agastache. I believe there's a raspberry color, too, but I planted the nectarine earlier this year (some I ordered online and then some I found locally) and it's been blooming NON-STOP for months with minimal water, even in its first year. The color is unique and blends well with pinks and/or purples, and it's definitely been one of my favorites this year. I'm just outside of Portland, zone 8b, so deal with wet winters and very warm, dry summers. I guess I should wait to see that it survives the wet winter season before giving it my full endorsement but oh, I'll be heartbroken if its feet are too wet.

[@heidijones1516]

I hope Cottage Garden in Petaluma is one of the nurseries that will be carrying the Best For The West collection!! Thanks so much for pushing this sales pitch to PW. I ordered 10 plants online last spring from an out of state nursery and they all arrived stressed and near death. They were held up for agricultural inspection for days.

[@TerryCrisler]

I love Cottage Garden, I’m in Sonoma.

[@karenplante3801]

Ooo, I bet when you trimmed your orange tree, it smelled so good. Monty was so cute with his Frisbee!! Gotta take time for a little fun to wear him out. Lol. It is so hard to find PW plants here in central TX, but I found the cats pajamas nepeta and I bought a bunch with high hopes that they would thrive in our 100+ heat for months at a time and it burned up like I set the poor things on fire with a flame thrower. I'm hoping yours does great for you bc they are such amazing pretty little plants

[@juliewilliams793]

You’re such an inspiration Janey ❤

[@kathleenweeks6068]

You are such a go-getter Janey!!! Will our local Green Acres carry the new Best of the West line?

[@SowGrowandSustain]

Hi Janey. Love that you’re trying to get us PW plants! What, no bubblegum???

[@betweber266]

Janey how did all your plants do outside fence . I never saw then after u planted , unless I missed it .. 🎃

[@Maddieandelle]

I literally yelled Yess!!! When you said surefire rose my husband thinks I’m crazy 😂

[@hasmitapatel3646]

Wow that amazing. You are a great ambassador for proven winners. Keep it up girl. Bravo. Would love to get those El Niño chitalpa. Congratulations

[@rachaelslivka7973]

I have almost all those flowers in my garden. I'm zone 6A (Indiana). The Cat Pajamas is one of the best perennials I have in my garden. It's always in bloom and when I cut it down, it grows back quickly...and my cats LOVE IT!

[@DivineUniverse11]

I need them in Green Acer and Home Depot 😊

[@dianeodonnell1971]

I love Proven Winners but because of our extreme heat for the last 2 summers my Proven Winners plants died. I live in the Phoenix area and we had 113 days of over 110 degrees this past summer. It’s so hard dealing with these high temperatures. My Lowe’s is now carrying their plants. I will keep trying but I need plants that can handle extreme heat. We are now cooling off, thank goodness. Love your channel. Thanks

[@lupemendoza1084]

Oh wow!!! You have made me so happy!!! Thank you for all your hard work. Can’t wait to see/buy those plants near me!!!

[@tlcgarden2300]

Congratulations and thank you for working so hard to bring Proven Winners to the West! I love your selection of plants...especially Nepeta! It does so well in my very hot, dry 9b climate!❤M

[@deemckinney1486]

Thank you so much for all your hard work. I am so excited and I will let my garden centers know here in Eureka and McKinleyville. We are also 9b but have high humidity. Oh my gosh I really needed to see Monty’s happy dance when he threw the frisbee and he got it. Thank you working on my garage clean out and barn clean out. Thank you for inspiration. humidity.

[@Shin-iy3dm]

Hi Janey, will you be able to provide a list of garden centers that will be carrying Best for the West collection? Thank you

[@jannawgarden]

I have been wanting a desert willow forever. Thank you so much, I’ll be looking for the El Niño chitalpa!

[@stitcher54]

Janie, I live in the Midwest and I have a hard time getting proven winners. If I hit the big box stores just right, I might be able to grab some. And forget about finding the new colors and varieties. Thank goodness for mail order.

[@MyFocusVaries]

I find PW at local garden centres more than big box stores.

[@rootelation486]

Pineapple sage LOVES southwest florida.....it grows like a weed in humidity

[@DavidLietz-dp9hr]

Eucomis does well in NW Florida.needs afternoon shade.not a trip plant needs a winter. Am in zones 8 a and b.Eucomis from eastern area of south Africa.the summer rain area.the Nepeta better suited to a drier summer than mine. Had best luck with it when the cats mouse tore on the patio and t the seeds in it germinated between the stones .they got some lime and cooler roots there. Try the Eucomis in a shaded spot . Summer water. Very interesting videos you have! Thanks!

[@KathyDavenport-i3u]

Yeah, I hope so for Texas. My pineapple lily looks the same.

[@botanykey]

I'm tempted to try the pineapple lily here in Florida to test your theory on humid heat!

[@marciar8909]

I’m in San Antonio 8b/9a and agree that all of your recommendations are good for us too. We have warmer nights than you do during parts of the year but everything you mentioned does well. I’m so excited that next week I’ll be planting a PW chitalpa. I did kill my kniphofia by overwatering them. Lesson learned.

[@donnasgarden6495]

I hope that some of our South OC California nurseries will have more Proven Winners next year! A note on lamb's ear. I took out my generic lamb's ear which was doing fine to replace it with Helen von Stein. HvS is doing OK, but does not bloom!! I miss the blooms from the generic types and will be replacing the HvS for that reason.

[@Collington23]

I live in FL zone 9b and can confirm our climates and the plants we grow vary a ton. I wanted to mention I have your chicklet orange Esperanza as well and it’s one of my favorite plants too! It also does very well here and not many people know.

[@marypieroni9141]

Hi Janey! Love all your videos,,,such good ideas. Wondering if you could share the brand of the battery powered pruners. I could really use one of those. Thanks for all you do!!😊♥️😊

[@gracefulgrowing144]

Was Monty prancing when he got that frisbee and was holding it straight up in the air. It looked like he was prancing.Just a bit like Santa's reindeer!!❤❤

[@terrypauloregon]

Janey, so I’ve been looking for a Gauva Pineapple FEIJOA SELLOWIANA. You must check it out. You maybe can grow there. The flowers are beautiful.

[@GreenGranny]

I am so so so excited about this!!!! Bravo Janey! I want all the plants!

[@kfetter9046]

Janey, what is the tool that you so easily pruned the orange tree with? I must get one!! I also like your gloves. They are long enough that dirt doesn't get into them.😃💐

[@OliviaaPeterking]

gardenplanbyai AI fixes this. Proven Winners Best for West!

[@karlaloves2garden]

Oh Girl I love your CRAZY ideas!! You are my garden sister for sure!! I love the Best for the West line!! I hope there is a garden center near me in Riverside County that will have this collection!! I have some that I got online from Creekside Nursery last year and most have survived our horrible month of July. Your Cat's Pajamas Nepa is so lush! Mine was a 4 in pot and it didn't make it. My Pink Cashmere was such a performer and all the others on your list are what I have on my wishlist!! I am so excited!! What size pots will the Best in the West plants be in? If I weren't getting ready to leave for Hawaii I would be going over to my garden center to talk to them - I may have to call them!! Thanks for all you do Janey!!

[@barbaracole4314]

Your orange tree looks so good, I have 1 over 30 yrs which produces like crazy too, was told not to trim the bottom branches leave them there... also leave enough room to be able to get all around the tree when you start picking oranges this winter.

[@melissacookbbleu]

I trust you’ve already approached Van Winden’s!

[@celestemayse2446]

I live in North Texas (zone 8A), lived in Chico, Ca for 10 years. We have similar weather-hot and dry but night time temps don’t cool off. And we can get some serious humidity. Several plants labeled full sun are more suited for east coast climate, not the blast furnace temps we get. I’ve tried pineapple lily and it’s definitely not full sun, doesn’t like our heavy clay soil. Looking forward to seeing how the plants grow for you!

[@CJBlue-gi7ch]

Congrats on getting PW to do a Best for the West collection! You know when you said you would love to do Pop-ups in states that can't get PW. If you ever made it happen for Texas...and your good ideas keep getting taken on by PW...I hope you could come up with a line for Texas 9a-9b, which is a combo between Florida's 9a-9b and California's 9a-9b, and call it something like South By Southwest Collection. :)

[@tracythomas343]

I really want to try the sure fire begonias next year. ❤️❤️

[@marilynruggeberg]

I live in Iowa and I can't always find the exact Proven Winners plants that I want, so I do order those I can't find online. Proven Winners are pricey, but I know that they will grow and thrive. ❤❤❤

[@Ldolsonoliver]

Yes❣️we were in Gridley and at the Winters event! Didn’t buy enough! Bought most of the ten! All of those have performed fantastic here in SantaRosa 9b! Cannot wait❣️🌞yay, yay, yay!

[@PattyB.Gardening]

Lovely collection! I’ve heard the El Niño Chitalpa actually grows into a tree, 12-15 feet high, when conditions are favorable. I tried ordering one online, and it was sold out. I’ll keep trying. I’m in Mississippi zone 8a, where our summers are hot and humid. Beautiful planting!💚

[@TonyaA7]

Janey your gardens are so beautiful. . Here in my area proven winners is hard to find as well and when any stores does have them it's not a big selection.. Sucks.... My Rose of Saron by them is growing nicely..I have the white ,but still wanna get a blue one.. Would also like to have a butterfly bush or 2 . Lol one day... I have a few proven winners plants. Though some I brought from a local nursary died within 2 weeks after we got them .. I think I brought them with bugs or diseased already.. My husband said they didn't look to great,but I didn't listen..Then at 12.00 per plant ain't cheap I was mad they died.. " it was bubblegum petunia" which I see so beautiful in everyone's gardens.. Mines were in a hanger pot..

[@melissacookbbleu]

I sent your video to MidCity Nursery in American Canyon.

[@terrypauloregon]

Keep the pineapple Lilly. Move it to a little more shade. They are beautiful

[@nimisha270]

Hi Janey, I find your videos very helpful since I too live in San Jose. I recently planted lemon coral sedums in my west facing front yard and I would like it to spread to cover as a ground cover. I have read that sedum shouldnt be watered very frequently. How have you set up your irrigation for the sedums? Should I do drip emitters or tubing emitters?

[@joannbishop892]

I can’t believe you didn’t include Supertunia Vista Bubblegum in your collection. They are amazing as you well know.

[@lyonhawaii]

Even in Alaska zone four beginia does very well!

[@pammowry604]

❤praying these come to Bakersfield or close. I am willing to drive though!

[@gabymestas4030]

Hi Janey, I’m so excited about the best for the west collection of plants! Are you able to list the independent garden centers in southern California that you know of so far that will be carrying them?

[@RC-mc6rc]

I am in Santa Clarita and my Green Thumb has a very small section with a nice variety of proven winners plants. They are $8.99 their other “premium” annuals are $5.99. I always look at the proven winners first💜

[@julietaylor9638]

Janey, I planted pineapple lilies from High Country Gardens as corms (or tubers, whichever they are) in a garden bed where they get sun most of the day. (Zone 9b, central CA) It took 3 years for them to bloom! Each plant seems to get one bloom stalk, and by the middle of a hot summer, they begin to lose their color, ( both flowers and leaves), turning yellowish and the ends of the leaves brown.. (Much like what happens to agapanthus here). I am pulling mine out this fall, to make way for something better suited to this increasingly hot climate.

[@MyFocusVaries]

Other folks are saying to plant them in a semi shaded spot.

[@debs-more-plants]

How exciting for you! What the difference between Cats Pajamas and Cat Meow form PE? I’m south of Seattle and hope the Bo W will work for me!

[@sharonpence6919]

I can't find them in Texas either, we have long summers here, wish they were available here, I should say I have seen a very few but never a supertunia and I want them so bad as I have seen yours

[@ianbella]

Looks good, what shrub next to pineapple lily?

[@user-hp2xd4xh6r]

What is the tool you were using to prune the branches? It looked really efficient!

[@DavidLietz-dp9hr]

Eucomis propagated by division seeds And leaf cuttings . cuttings can be cut into sections and each one started in sand or perlite with peat.

[@JenniferTheisen-e8m]

Love the plants selected for the PW collection & will request from local garden centers here in Lamorinda/concord CA area. Pineapple sage grows amazing here, and agree with others plant in video isn’t pineapple sage.

[@joycerichardson1810]

Pineapple lily is eucomus, and it comes in different foliage colors. It grows well in San Francisco...morning sun.