National Garden Bureau , the non - profit organization promoting horticulture in North America on behalf of the gardening industry and its members , is proud of to announce the addition of one more family to the democratic and inspiring Year of program .
The new category is houseplant !
Houseplant sales were booming before the COVID pandemic and they are in even greater demand now . More home office equals the motivation for more houseplant ! With National Garden Bureau ’s expanding member base and more appendage offering houseplants , it ’s natural to add this family to the long - established “ Year of ” program .
The other five categories are Bulbs , Annuals , Edibles , Perennials , and Flowering Shrubs .
For 2022 , the houseplant class will be Peperomia .
so as to aid breeders , growers , and retailers in their crop preparation , NGB is announcing the other classes for 2022 at this fourth dimension as well . They are :
Annual : Verbena Bulb : gladiola
Edible : Salad greens Flowering shrub : Lilac
Perennial : Phlox
The “ Year of the ” program chooses crop specifically for the North American market that are easy to grow , genetically diverse , and with a lot of new fostering to showcase . Breeders , agent , seed company , growers , and garden marrow throughout the U.S. and Canada are urged to use this computer programme as part of their marketing efforts .
How democratic is this program ? The “ Year of ” pageboy on the NGB site is consistently in the top 10 call in Page by thousands of website visitors every month .
This fall photos ( provide by NGB Members ) of numerous diversity of all six crop will be posted on the NGB site . NGB also provides PDF ’s of fact sheets , flyers , handouts , signage , poster , PowerPoint presentations , etc . After November 1 , 2021 , all of the above can be download at no charge from the NGB website . To get the logos prior to November 1 , simply adjoin NGB via email . These tools will help oneself the North American home garden industry encourage the crop to consumer and encourage gardening with these specific harvest classes .
Garden author publicity for the 2022 Year of crops will set out in August 2021 .
Consumer publicity for the 2022 Year of crop will set out in January 2022 .
