What is

All-America

Selections?

“A non-profit organization that promotes

new garden seed varieties judged to

have superior garden performance in

impartial trials throughout North

America.”

AAS continues as the oldest, most

established international testing

organization in North America.

EntriesBreeders enter new, never-before-sold cultivars

to be judged in one of four categories:

1. Flower

2. Bedding Plant

3. Vegetable

4. Cool Season Bedding Plant

AAS Trials Sites

1. Flower – 37 sites in U.S. and Canada

2. Bedding Plant – 26 sites in U.S. and Canada

3. Vegetable – 27 sites in U.S. and Canada

4. Cool Season Bedding Plant – 22 sites in U.S.

and Canada

• Horticulture professionals

• Seasoned trialing experts

• Unpaid – they volunteer their time

• Unbiased - cannot judge entries from their own

company

• The basis of our trialing program

AAS Trial Judges

AAS ScoringJudges score each entry from 0 to 5

All entries have 2-4 comparisons

0 to 1 = same or inferior to comparison

2 = better than comparison

3 to 4 = superior to comparison

5 = breakthrough breeding, Gold Medal Winner

Final scores based on averages and percent of judges who score it a 2 or higher.

Introduction Criteria

Breeder gives the variety a marketing name

Breeder submits publicity photos

Has seed-in-the-bag

Gone through germination testing

Product is priced and ready to ship

Publicity Program

Information distributed to:

• Seed Companies

• Distribution chain

• Growers

• Retailers

• Garden Writers

• Consumers

Publicity Program

Display Gardens

Over 186 public gardens grow and display the

past five years of AAS Winners.

Publicity ProgramPreview Gardens

Select garden writers/bloggers grow and evaluate the past five years of AAS Winners in their own gardens then are able to write about garden performance first hand.