Each year the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society puts out its list of Gold Medal winning Plants. Usually these plants are chosen for their adaptability to the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. This year, the chosen plants have a much wider range of possible success, including USDA Zone 9 and possibly up to  Zone 10, and down to Zone 3. 

Also: Now is the time in warmer places of the nation to get outside and thin the fruit from many of your deciduous fruit trees, as the fruit is beginning to form right after flowering. 

It’s all in Episode 323 of today’s Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - Gold Medal Plant Winners, and Why You Should Thin the Fruit on Your Fruit Trees Now!

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Pictured:  Magnolia “Genie”, a 2024 PHS Gold Medal Plant Winner

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2024 PHS Gold Medal Plants:

Asparagus, ‘Millenium’

Florida Anise tree, Illicium ‘Woodland Ruby’

Magnolia ‘Genie’

Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis ‘Sugar Shack’

The Japanese Roof Iris, Iris tectorum

Foamflower, Tiarella cordifolia ‘Brandywine’

Philadelphia Flower Show

Fruit Thinning Tips (UCANR)

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