By Ben Cohen
"“We have one purpose, and one purpose only,” McComish said. “We work with global breeders and regional growers to make sure we find plants so they have success in their gardens.”
To find those plants, Home Depot runs 25 trial gardens in nine climate zones across the U.S. and studies them in the field under a variety of conditions. After all, a plant that thrives in New Mexico might not survive in New Jersey. For security purposes, some of those experimental gardens are hidden in cornfields or through backyard donkey corrals, protected on secret farms before the plants are selected and patented.
Each year, the company vets roughly 800 genetic enhancements before 400 make it to the planting stage. As they monitor the trials, Home Depot and its partners focus on key attributes like disease resistance, drought tolerance and “flower power,” industry shorthand for color vibrancy and bloom size.
What they’re really trying to do is maximize your odds of a lush garden. They’re looking for the seeds of success. "
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