Trial Garden at Green Legacy

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Colorful flower garden with wooden borders, trees, and a gazebo under a clear blue sky.
Flower garden with colorful flowers, two large gray pots with orange and yellow flowers, trees and power lines in the background, sign reading 'Green Legacy'

Trial Garden at Green Legacy

The Trial Garden at Green Legacy, a collaborative initiative between Green Legacy and EMI, is transforming Midwest landscape design. This innovative showcase features cutting-edge plant varieties and sustainable solutions specifically adapted for our regions unique climate and conditions.

Our mission is clear:
To inspire, educate, and lead the transformation of outdoor spaces through excellence in horticultural performance and sustainable design practices.

We are proud to:

  • Drive Innovation
    Presenting a curated selection of the latest plant genetics and design concepts that are setting new standards for beauty and resilience in Midwest landscapes.

  • Empower Growth
    Offering educational opportunities, industry insights, and product knowledge to support professionals, partners, and enthusiasts alike. Together, we are shaping the next generation of Midwest landscape design—built on creativity, resilience, and results.

Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors:

Benary Beautyside logo with green and blue dots and text
Danziger logo with green text and speech bubble
Logo for Bull Plant Genetics featuring a stylized plant with leaves inside a green circle and the words 'BULL Plant Genetics' to the right.
Logo of American Taku featuring a Takii symbol with red, blue, and yellow colors, and the text 'EST. 1835'.
Ball Seed logo with black and green text
Beekenkamp Plants logo with red and green text
The logo features the letters 'PW' with a green leaf integrated into the design, and the words 'PROVEN WINNERS' below them.
A logo for AIRTRAY TECHNOLOGIES by Blackmore Company, featuring a stylized green geometric diamond shape with horizontal lines inside, next to the text AIRTRAY TECHNOLOGIES in green uppercase letters, and the phrase by Blackmore Company in italics below.
The logo features a circle made of orange leaf-like shapes above the text "DÜMMEN ORANGE" in orange capital letters on a black background.
Profile logo with slogan 'Solutions for your Environment'
Logo with the text
Logo for H2O Labor Saver featuring hanging plant containers and a stylized grapevine design.
Close-up of the selecta one logo with black text and a red circle containing the word 'one' on a black background.
Close-up of a logo with the text 'SAKATA' in black letters on a white background
Logo for Kurtz Bros mulch and soils featuring a sprouting plant, soil, and text that reads 'Kurtz Bros', 'Mulch & Soils', and 'We Make The Good Earth Better'
Logo of GreenFuse Botanicals, Inc. with a green leaf icon.
Logo of Environmental Management, Inc. featuring a green tree and the text 'EMI' with the company name below.
Syngenta Flowers logo in black with a leaf above the letter 's'
The ThinkPlants logo with green leaves above the letter 'I' in 'THINKPLANTS'
Logo with the text 'Ball FloraPlant' in green and black letters.
Logo of PanAmerican Seed with colorful circular design and green text.
The logo of Smurfit Westrock, featuring a stylized wave design inside a rounded square and the company name beside it.
Neon sign reading 'Plant Pie' with green leaves and decorative accents on a green wall.
PP&L logo on a turquoise shield-shaped background.
Aerial view of a flower nursery with rows of flowering plants, a green-roofed building, and fenced greenhouses, surrounded by gravel paths and grassy areas.
Colorful flower garden with various purple, red, yellow, and white flowers under a cloudy sky, with monarch butterflies on some flowers and trees in the background.

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Construction began in March 2025

Construction began in March 2025

Construction site with dirt mounds, wooden posts, and greenhouses in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Construction site with dirt mounds, wooden posts, and greenhouses in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Garden after installation in May

Garden after installation in May