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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Jul 25

Echibeckia Summerina’Firana’ part Echinacea, part Rudbeckia from PP&L in a 72 and 32 cell will make garden center customers happy. #gardencenter #summerflowers #classicgarden #griffingreenhouse #gardening

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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Jul 22

Bouteloua gracious ‘Honeycomb’ at CSU Ft Collins Perennial Trial Garden. This is just too fun a photo not to post. #perennialgarden #csutrialgarden #perennialgrasses

Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Jul 12

Rudbeckia Rising Sun Chestnut Gold from Greenfuse is a growers coneflower. Look at that beautiful flower with flowering window unlike any other Rudbeckia. Available as a URC from Vivero or multiple liner sources. #rudbeckia #coneflower #landscapegardening

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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Jun 17

New Series of begonia from Syngenta Flowers called Eye Candy is 5 colors on a chocolate colored foliage. vivid, beautiful. They are doubles, this is Vanilla Cream. #gardening #begonia #boldcolors #vanillacream #griffingreenhouse

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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Jun 12

Another contender for best new yellow! From Syngenta called Sanguna Sunshine. The first yellow petunia was named Sunshine Yellow. It’s become the verbiage associate with yellow, nice to see Syngenta stick to that name. #yellowflowers #hangingbaskets #gardening #containergardening

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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Jun 8

This is one of two new yellow petunias to come in 2026. This is “Crazytunia Yello” from Westhoff. What’s not to like watch out Bee’s, can’t wait to see them all this summer in an outdoor trial #gardening #yellowflowers #petunia #containergardening

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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Jun 2

This orange calendula is daisy-flower type, that’s different and I just thought why not put the two together in a landscape for a creamsicle effect. From InnovaPlant/Kientzler, it’s nice to see this new single look in a calendula.

Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · May 28

Beekenkamp La Bella Chocolate “Grande” Amber is at the top of the list for me of my favorite new colors, series of dahlia (really all plants) this year. It’s that good. The assortment includes Amber, Apricot, Red and Rose. #dahlia #blooms #garden #classicgarden #containergarden

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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · May 27

Cyclamen Dragon Blue and Dark Blue from Schoneveld. Every spring there is a planter box on my porch, I fill with cyclamen. There is always a traditional pink, red white theme. This year for 1st time it’s blue. At first, I wasn’t sure I liked it, now I’m very sure. Way to go Schoneveld Breeding.

Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · May 8

Dahlia Summer Bees Red Bicolor from Dummen is the sister to Purple Bicolor. Pollinator friendly, blooms all summer in a large, showy space. #pollinatorgarden #pollinators #dahlias #gardencolors #bigblooms

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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Apr 29

How about this beauty from Dummen. Dahlia Summer Bees Purple Bicolor. This 2Gal size plant is showy. #garden #dahlia #summerflowers #containergardening #bees #pollinators #butterflies

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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Apr 23

Lavandula Stoechas Ever Great Blue is a Spanish lavender with soft silver foliage and if flower size matters, the brushes topped with “flags” on the flower bract are super sized. Pollinator friendly - deer and rabbits avoid it.

Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Apr 22

Snapdragon DoubleShot (seed) Appleblossom Hem Genetics is so beautiful, the double-petaled snapdragon flowers make for a beautiful, impressive stem. There is a little Nemesia Escential Zazzleberry (Plant Haven). #flowerpower #snapdragon #californiagarden #containergardening #pinkflowers

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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Apr 16

Calibrachoa Unique Sangria Fizz is a look you either like or don’t. I tend to like, it’s orange, it’s unique. Like nothing ever seen. From Kientzler and InnovaPlant. What are your thoughts on this color. #calibrachoa #garden #baskets #hangingplants #sangria

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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Apr 16

Breeder Sakata combo “Fire In The Sky” is Supercal Premium Red Maple & Supercal Premium Yellow Sun Imp. Really partial to orange hue flowers. This basket is simple and it pops! #petunia #hangingbaskets #orange #supercal #springtimephotography

Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Mar 24

CAST California Spring Trials is about to begin next week. This is the week that all the flower breeders in the world descend on CA to show off their new flower breeding. Pics to come. #cast #flowers #bedding

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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Mar 18

Spring is on the horizon. Soon it will be time to start sowing seeds, filling pots, planting gardens. I was at a customer’s Garden Center last week and these had arrived. #livingstonseeds #gardening #plantsmakepeoplehappy #griffin #caspringtrials

Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Feb 18

Here’s a Thick Trunk Tuesday Grandfather Tree in NorCal. Looks like 1000 years ago, something happened to split it into two main branches. Think about this, what was happening in the world 1800 years ago #thicktrunktuesday #coastalredwoods #trees #pnw

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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Feb 11

This is a Moreton Fig, I thought it would be fun to participate in the Thick Trunk Tuesday #thicktrunktuesday #gardening #bigtreehunter #fig

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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Feb 6

A yellow bidens is sunshine. This is Dummen Orange Bidens Bidy Gonzalez 2025. Large flower, compact habit, recommend a bidens to your friends today #gardening #bidens #dummen #sunshine #yellow #containergardening #flowers

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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Feb 3

Truth

Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Jan 31

A waxed Christmas Amaryllis is almost like a miracle sitting there on your winter windowsill #holiday #christmas #bulbs #amaryllis #indoorflowers #traderjoes #indoorplants

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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Jan 23

This verbena Vanessa Optik Grape is soft, and feels wintery to me. Bred by Danziger #winter #flowers #gardens #gardening #Danziger #verbena #grapes

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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Jan 19

Ruelia

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Paul Ollice @paollice.bsky.social · Jan 18

Leucanthemum Whisker White from GreenFuse. Tell me the name doesn’t apply.