The Georgia Plant Selections Committee is a non-profit organization comprised of nurserymen, flower growers, garden center retailers, landscape professionals, botanical gardens, county extension agents and faculty from the University of Georgia. Organized in 1993, the committee has the following goal:

Each year the Committee evaluates a long list of plants nominated by committee members and sponsors.
Five categories of plants are considered:

• Annual


• Perennial
  
  
• Shrub


• Tree
  
  
• Vine or Groundcover

The State Botanical Garden of Georgia is managing the committee. Membership on the Georgia Plant Selections Committee is open to anyone in the Professional Environmental Horticulture Industry. All members volunteer their time and no one receives a salary. The Georgia Cooperative Extension Service and The State Botanical Garden of Georgia prepare promotional literature on the Georgia Gold Medal Winners including color fact-sheets on each winner, that are distributed to growers, retailers, landscapers, county extension agents and consumers. A media packet is produced in January for the new winners.