About Us

Meet Proven Winners

The Proven Winners cooperative is made up of an international team of horticultural experts, each of whom makes a substantial contribution to our growing program. The founding members came together in 1992 to form the Proven Winners cooperative. In partnership with one another and the network of international breeders and licensees, the founding members provide quality plant material and innovative ideas to support the continued evolution of Proven Winners. The cooperative has expanded across North America and now includes four additional licensed propagators. These operations join the founding members in producing superior Proven Winners, Fall Magic, and Proven Selections plants and marketing them throughout the United States and Canada. These unique and innovative plants are grown from material bred by a network of top international breeders. Breeders providing plants to Proven Winners are located throughout the world - South Africa, Germany, Holland, Japan, Australia, Great Britain and the United States.

Founders

Henry Huntington, Pleasant View Gardens, Inc.
John Rader, EuroAmerican Propagators, L.L.C.
Tom Smith, Four Star Greenhouse, Inc.
Weidners Gardens, Weidner's Gardens

Licensees

Dentooms Greenhouse
Nordic Nurseries
Sobkowich Greenhouses
Spring Meadow Nursery (ColorChoice flowering shrubs)

Breeders

The unique and innovative plants in the Proven Winners line are grown from material bred by a network of top international breeders. Breeders proving plants to Proven Winners are located throughout the world - South Africa, Germany, Holland, Japan, Australia, Great Britain, and the United States. Every plant that is chosen to become a Proven Winners has passed a lengthy series of tests lasting 2-3 years to trial the varieties for performance in numerous greenhouse and garden performance situations. This is why very few varieties are selected to become Proven Winners!

Proven Winners Staff

Mark Broxon, Executive Director
John P. Gaydos, Director of Product Development and Promotion
- Patti Williamson, Assistant to Director of Promotions
Marshall Dirks, Director of Marketing & Public Relations
- Laura Geoghegan, Marketing Manager
- Tabatha Gainey, Marketing Coordinator
- Danielle Ernest, Public Relations
- Jeanine Standard, Media Coordinator
- Sandy Wentworth, Customer Relations
Dave Konsoer, Director of National Accounts
Rick Schoellhorn, Director of New Products
Kerry Meyer (formerly Strope), Project Manager

Marketing office:
111 E. Elm Street
Suite D
Sycamore, IL 60178
877-865-5818

Administrative office:
45 N First Street
Suite B
Campbell, CA 95008
408- 871-7925