Kevin Northrop

Plant Development Services, Inc.

Plant Development Services, Inc. introduces plants that solve landscape challenges and have a high impact on the marketplace. Working closely with the nation's top growers and breeders, Plant Development Services brings plants to market that have highly marketable and recognizable trait improvements, providing the resources and services necessary to ensure these new plant introductions are a success in the marketplace. Each plant is the result of evaluations, trials and research. With a comprehensive grower network, Plant Development Services is able to manage distribution to all regions and market channels. Plant Development Services brands include: Encore® Azalea, the world's best-selling reblooming azalea, and the Southern Living® Plant Collection, the most recognized name in the gardening lifestyle industry in the South, and the Sunset Plant Collection, the first live plant collection to focus exclusively on top performing plants for the Western gardener.