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The Elephant Ear, ‘Colocasia Esculenta’, has huge leaves and is a spring planted bulb. It looks great in a container or in your shade garden. The large beautiful green leaves will add diversity to any landscape. Elephant’s Ear bulbs produce large tropical looking plants that look great when used with other colorful plants like Caladiums. Elephant’s Ear grows best in well drained soils that are fertilized and watered regularly. This bulb is13-15 inches in circumfrance.

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The Micro Greens Spicy Mix, ‘Asst. Genera and Species’, is the latest, greatest, tastiest, and healthiest trend in upscale resturants. This plant is very easy to grow and adds crispy and spicy texture and fresh flavor when used as a garnish on soups, on crackers, in sandwiches or in salads. Micro Greens can be grown any time of the year, even inside during the winter. Sow seeds and harvest when plants are 1 to 2 inches high.Micro Greens is a term used for both individual varieties of greens and for mixes of vegetable varieties. The Spicy Mix contains assorted varieties including, Sawtooth Mustard, Peppergrass Cress, Cabbage Red Ace, Mustard Green Giant and Radish China Rose.. Plant seeds every couple of weeks to keep getting crops all year around. Micro Greens prefer light, fertile, moist, and well drained soil. Harvest by cutting just above the soil line, rinse and use immediately.

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The Zinnia Profusion Fire, ‘Zinnia hybrida’, is one of the easiest annuals to grow, and attract butterflies to the garden! These bushy plants are simply smothered nonstop all season with cheerful, 2-inch daisy-formed blooms. They are ideal for mass plantings or containers! It’s no wonder Profusion Fire (and its sister, Cherry!) won the AAS Gold Medal Flower Award–the first flowers to receive this prestigious award in a decade! The most highly-decorated landscaping Zinnia ever grown, Profusion remains the ONLY choice for an extra-early, extra-long, extra-colorful summer season of bloom!

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Montaigne Lilac, Syringa vulgaris ‘Montaigne’, is an upright growing, French Hybrid Lilac with double, soft lilac-pink flowers in May. It displays an excellent, clean, dark green summer foliage. This strong, long lived, early flowering shrub prefers full sun, good drainage and air circulation. If one removes flowers as they fade, as well as older wood and suckers, it will improve the plants appearance and flower production. Montaigne can be used in many situations, including shrub borders, informal hedges and perennial borders. It is a good bloomer and grows 10-12 feet tall and 8-10 feet wide. Being very showy and extremely fragrant, it makes a wonderful screen or border specimen.

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The Ageratum Artist Rose , ‘Ageratum hybrid’, has beautiful rose colored blooms. This Proven Winner plant is able to renew itself continuously throughout the season by over-growing old blooms with fresh colorful new blooms. It is also exceptionally heat tolerant. The Artist Rose has an open habit and will add texture and mid-height interest in large containers or landscapes. They produce radiant clusters of fuzzy flowers, early and on even compact plants. They flower May through October and are a low maintainence plant. Ageratum are great for borders, containers, and rock gardens.For zones 9-11, this plant can also be a perennial.

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The re-blooming Daylily Collection, ‘Hemerocallis’, contains 5 plants, 1 each of Daylily ‘Twilight Secrets’, Daylily ‘Blueberry Cream’, Daylily ‘Thundering Ovation’, Daylily ‘Wild Horses’ and Daylily ‘Lacy Doily’. Daylilies are the perfect perennial. Each plant sends up many flower stems, and each stem bears 12 or more buds. Bloom is lavish and continues for several weeks or more on each plant. Trouble-free, maintenance-free, they tolerate most soils and conditions if they get at least 6 hours of sun. Use them in a perennial border, in front of shrubbery, as an edging along a walk or wall, and in your bulb beds, where they hide the ripening foliage of tulips and daffodils. They need dividing only every 10-15 years. Plants 18-24″ apart.

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The Geranium Rocky Mountain* Deep Rose, ‘Pelargonium x hortorum’, is outstanding for landscaping. They make large, full-sized plants and are very showy in ground beds and containers with their large, colorful deep rose blooms. Geraniums are a favorite bedding and container plant and are grown in almost every region of the country. These plants have succulent leaves and stems and they are commonly called garden geraniums or zonal geraniums. They are excellent in containers of all types from small pots to large tubs to window boxes and combine well with other plants such as petunias and ivies. Geraniums are one of your best choices for use in hanging baskets. Plant in ordinary well-drained soil. Over fertilization results in excessive foliage and few flowers. Fertilize lightly every 2 weeks. Pinching of the shoots will promote bushiness Remove spent flowers to enhance flowering.

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The Butterfly Bush Purple Emperor, ‘Buddleia ‘Purple Emperor’, a Proven Winners selection, is a new cultivar that will not crowd its neighbors in your garden. They are about one third the size of most Butterfly Bush varieties and the butterflies and hummingbirds still love them. The plants are extra bushy and are loaded with colorful flowers. The purple flowers are good sized and have that delightful fragrance. This plant is perfect for smaller gardens and the mixed border. They can also be used as container plants in milder climates.

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The Geranium Sassy Dark Red, Pelargonium x hortorum’, is a beautiful introduction from the Euro Series. They have extra-bright dark red flowers with a dark green leaf. Geraniums are a favorite bedding and container plant and are grown in almost every region of the country. These plants have succulent leaves and stems and they are commonly called garden geraniums or zonal geraniums. They are excellent in containers of all types from small pots to large tubs to window boxes and combine well with other plants such as petunias and ivies. Geraniums are one of your best choices for use in hanging baskets. Plant in ordinary well-drained soil. Over fertilization results in excessive foliage and few flowers. Fertilize lightly every 2 weeks. Pinching of the shoots will promote bushiness Remove spent flowers to enhance flowering.

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The Impatiens New Guinea Sonic White, ‘Impatiens x hawkeri’, produces flowers that are extra large and perfectly contrast by it’s dark green foliage. Sonic New Guinea Impatiens have extra-large flowers and a compact to medium growth habit. They are versatile plants that can be used from 4-inch pots all the way up to hanging baskets. Sonics have award-winning performance in the landscape and do well both in landscape beds and containers.

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The Hyacinth ‘Annabelle’ ‘Hyacinthus orientalis’, is a fall planted bulb. This fantastic double pink Hyacinth is a great compliment to any bulb group. Grow them for their graceful shape, long-lasting blooms, and sweet scent. Hyacinths are great for indoor forcing, containers, and borders. They flower in mid spring for a 3 - 4 week period.Hyacinths require a well-drained soil. If they must be planted in heavy soil, mix some sand into the soil. When planted in somewhat shady spots, the flowers will last longer than they would in the hot sun. For the best effects, plant the bulbs in clusters of 5 to 15 bulbs of one variety, or scatter clusters throughout the garden or flower border. Wear gloves to prevent skin irritation. These plants are deer, squirrel and rabbit resistant.

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The Petunia Wave Pink, ‘Petunia x hybrida’, creates gorgeous waves of color from summer to fall. Try them massed in beds and billowing from tubs and baskets. The Wave Pink petunia does not need pinching or pruning. The spectacularly different, spreading habit makes this award winning petunia an excellent choice for landscapes and garden beds where brilliant groundcovers are desired. These low growing annuals reach a height of 4 to 6 inches and can spread as much as 4 feet. The 2 to 3 inches blooms continue all season with out being trimmed back. Wave petunias are both heat and cool tolerant. These plants are truly spectacular and a eye-catcher.

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The Calibrachoa Million Bells Cherry Pink, ‘Calibrachoa hybrids’, is a fantastic annual hybrid from Proven Winners and is indispensable for use in containers and hanging baskets. The Cherry Pink blooms are outstanding. Million Bells plants are compact, low growers with fine foliage and 1 in, trumpet-shaped blooms that open nonstop until hard frost without need of deadheading. You can expect hummingbirds to visit your garden when you plant Calibrachoa because they love the large trumpet shaped flowers and it’s good nectar source. The One-inch bell-shaped flowers bloom all season long to fill garden beds and cascade from containers. They are easy to grow and maintain. For zones 9-11, this plant can also be a perennial.

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The Butterfly Light Lavender Penta, ‘Penta lanceolata’ is a unique and very hardy plant that can be grown at any light level. It’s fairly drought tolerant too! This tall garden plant can be grown in both northern and southern garden beds and patio containers. This annual is also called ”Egyptian starflowers” Pentas are quickly becoming one of the most popular summer container and landscape plants. They grow up to 22 inches tall with large star shaped flowers up to 3 inches across that attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. The flowers are light lavender in color. This hybrid has very good plant vigor and it produces larger flowers and umbels, withstands stressful conditions, and demonstrates better garden performance than other commercial varieties on the market today.

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The Pea Shelling Green Arrow, ‘Pisum sativum’, is a very productive, dwarf plant with large 4 inch pods containing 9 to11 wonderful sweet peas per pod. Remember when you were a kid how fun it was to pop open a pod and eat the Peas? As an adult, you will enjoy the wonderful taste of Green Arrow peas and appreciate the dwarf, 2 foot vines for ease of growing. Green Arrow is very disease resistant. The pods are set in pairs atop the plant for easy harvest.Plant in the early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked. In mild climates, plant in the fall for winter harvest. Peas prefer well drained soil. Keep the plants moist but do not get them over watered and soggy. Shelling peas should be harvested when the pods are plump which is about 3 weeks after flowering.

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Impatiens Super Sonic White, Impatiens ‘Super Sonic White’, has large white flowers, dark green foliage, and a medium-vigorous growth habit. Super Sonics are vigorously growing New Guinea Impatiens bred and selected for superior landscape performance. They have extra large flowers (up to 3-inches across) and are perfect for large baskets and patio containers. The growing habits of impatiens make them ideal low-maintenance plants. Impatiens rank among the top ten most popular annuals in the United States. This is because they are colorful, dependable plants which bloom steadily all summer. However, their biggest attraction is that they flourish in light shade. New Guinea are more sun-loving than the other impatiens. They will tolerate more sun if their roots are kept moist. This plant can be a perennial in zones 9-11. In zones 3-8 it is an annual only.

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The Geranium Artic Red, ‘Pelargonium x peltatum’, is an ivy geranium that has beautiful white and red flowers. These ivy geraniums provide a mass of color for your enjoyment all season long. Geraniums are a favorite bedding and container plant and are grown in almost every region of the country. These plants have succulent leaves and stems and they are commonly called garden geraniums, zonal geraniums or ivy geraniums. They are excellent in containers of all types from small pots to large tubs to window boxes and combine well with other plants such as petunias and ivies. Geraniums are one of your best choices for use in hanging baskets. Plant in ordinary well-drained soil. Over fertilization results in excessive foliage and few flowers. Fertilize lightly every 2 weeks. Pinching of the shoots will promote bushiness Remove spent flowers to enhance flowering.

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This Tin Verdigris Bucket lets you display your plants with style. The tin construction makes it durable and long lasting. Ideal for plants indoors or out, this planter has a Verdigris finish and is weather resistant. Use for plants or to hold gardening tools and accessories. Add an accent to your home, garden, or patio with this rustic and appealing plant holder. It comes with a plastic liner and measures 11.8″ x 9.6″ Fantastic for those special plants or herb gardens.

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