2022 CALIFORNIA SPRING TRIALS A shop full of Syngenta Flowers at CAST. Trends FROM BY STEPHEN KLOOSTERMAN J ust like crows looking for things that are bright, new and shiny, GPN staff once again flew out to California Spring Trials to see the plants. Most of the plants will be available to growers for 2023 retail. Those who have been 20 JUNE 2022 GPNMAG.COM to CAST before may relate: Each stop on the trip seems more amazing than the last, and the vivid plants compete for space in one's visual memory. We plan to analyze some of our experiences with articles in our June and July issues - this is the first of the two articles. While no two of the new plant varieties we saw looked quite alike, we did notice some general trends or themes among the breeders. Dianthus, begonia and salvia were all quite popular. Diverse flower varieties debuted during California Spring Trials in April. Everyone had something different, but a few themes did emerge.http://www.GPNMAG.COM