The Gardener's Idea Book

THE GARDENER’S IDEA BOOK Be a Pollinator Champion

Gardeners are nurturers by nature. A sense of fulfillment comes each time we hear a hummingbird whiz on by or watch a robin build a new nest. Whether you garden on ten acres or on your condo’s patio, you can provide a safe space for pollinators to live, feed and multiply. To attract pollinators in this space, we painted our containers in vivid colors that bees, butterflies and hummingbirds can see. Then, we filled them with flat-topped and trumpet-shaped flowers that provide the nutritious pollen and nectar our winged friends are seeking. Whimsical birdhouses made from simple kits were added to attract more biodiversity to the space. How will you be a champion for pollinators this season?

Above: VERMILLIONAIRE® Cuphea, LUSCIOUS® BERRY BLEND™ Lantana, LUSCIOUS® CITRUS BLEND™ Lantana, ‘Pardon My Cerise’ Monarda, ‘Pardon My Lavender’ Monarda, ‘Cat’s Pajamas’ Nepeta, SUPERTUNIA® Daybreak Charm Petunia, SUPERTUNIA® Giant Pink Petunia, SUPERTUNIA® Really Red Petunia, ROCKIN’® Deep Purple Salvia, ROCKIN’® Fuchsia Salvia, METEOR SHOWER® Verbena and MAGIC SHOW® ‘Wizard of Ahhs’ Veronica Above, top row: LUSCIOUS® BERRY BLEND™ Lantana and ROCKIN’® PLAYIN’ THE BLUES® Salvia Middle row: ‘Pardon My Lavender’ Monarda, LUSCIOUS® CITRUS BLEND™ Lantana and METEOR SHOWER® Verbena Bottom row: SUPERTUNIA® Daybreak Charm Petunia

Click here to save pins of beautiful plants that feed pollinators.

Love these birdhouses? Click here to get the sources and see how we assembled our own. You’ll also find a handy list of plants for pollinators there.

1 The art of the urban patio

After a busy day in the city, there is nothing sweeter than being able to Opposite page and above: Square table planters: LEMON CORAL® Sedum come home and kick your feet up in a lush green space. You’ll forget Large patio planters: you’re in the middle of the city as you take in the fresh air of your SILVER BULLET® Artemisia stelleriana, TOUCAN® Scarlet Canna, transformed urban oasis. GRACEFUL GRASSES® VERTIGO® Pennisetum, ‘Denim ‘n Lace’ Perovskia, and SNOWSTORM® GIANT SNOWFLAKE® Sutera Surround yourself with an eclectic mix of richly textured, easy care Small patio planters: SNOWSTORM® Pink Sutera and METEOR SHOWER® Verbena plants in containers that can move with you when your lease is up. Windowbox 1: Those you see here won’t keep you chained to the hose, even with TRUFFULA™ Pink Gomphrena, LUSCIOUS® CITRUS BLEND™ Lantana, MOJAVE® Fuchsia Portulaca and SNOWSTORM® the reflected heat from surrounding structures. Mobile tables made Pink Sutera from wooden shipping crates paired with plush ottoman seating Windowbox 2: Sweet Caroline Bewitched GREEN WITH ENVY™ Ipomoea, are easy to rearrange as needed when entertaining. LUSCIOUS® Grape Lantana, MOJAVE® Fuchsia Portulaca and ROCKIN’® Fuchsia Salvia Large planter box: ‘Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red’ Ipomoea, GRACEFUL Click here GRASSES® VERTIGO® Pennisetum, ROCKIN’® Fuchsia to find step-by-step instructions on Salvia and METEOR SHOWER® Verbena how to build your own crate planter table.

2 3 East Coast Swing – ROCKAPULCO® Coral Reef Impatiens, LEMON CORAL® Sedum and COLORBLAZE® Chocolate Drop Solenostemon (Coleus)

LEMONCORAL lights the way Gardeners like Laura of Garden Answer love to grow this worry-free succulent with crisp citrusy color, spiky-yet-soft texture and a tough as nails constitution. Lemon Coral plays nicely with others in containers and landscapes in sun and part shade. Forget to water for a few days? No one will ever know. If only everything in life was so easy!

4 Above, clockwise from upper left: LEMON CORAL® Sedum with cut flowers in water picks LEMON CORAL® Sedum in the landscape with COLORBLAZE® ROYALE APPLE BRANDY® Solenostemon (Coleus) Click here to see why Laura of Garden LEMON CORAL® Sedum in unique container Answer thinks Lemon Coral is the perfect LEMON CORAL® Sedum in landscape with Heart of the Jungle Colocasia, ‘Gold Edger’ Hosta and CATALINA® White Linen Torenia plant for containers and landscapes. LEMON CORAL® Sedum decorated with fall decor with DOLCE® ‘Cherry Truffles’ Heuchera in background Below, left to right: Click here to learn how to grow and Friends Forever: SUPERBELLS® Tropical Sunrise Calibrachoa, ROCKIN’® ‘Golden Delicious’ Salvia and LEMON CORAL® Sedum design with Lemon Coral. Cleopatra: BETH’S BLUE® Isotoma, LEMON CORAL® Sedum and METEOR SHOWER® Verbena Roman Emperor: VERMILLIONAIRE® Cuphea and LEMON CORAL® Sedum William the Conqueror: Sweet Caroline Raven Ipomoea, COLORBLAZE® Chocolate Drop Solenostemon (Coleus) Click here to learn how to dress and LEMON CORAL® Sedum up your party table with the Lemon Coral arrangement.

5 National Plants of the Year

SHADOWLAND® ‘Autumn Frost’ Hosta Like a ray of sunshine for your shadiest spaces, this distinctive hosta will complement everything you plant it with. Extra-thick leaves make it more pest resistant. 12-16" Zone 3-9

SUMMERIFIC® ‘Berry Awesome’ Hibiscus

Unbeatable flower power from midsummer into fall is what you’ll get every year with this tropical looking yet cold hardy, robust perennial. 40-48" Zone 4-9

LOW SCAPE® Mound Aronia

This easy to grow, problem solving shrub delivers white flowers in spring, dark purple fruit birds love and brilliant red fall foliage. 6 12-24" Zone 3-9 Click here to find tips on how to grow all of our National Plants of the Year.

AT LAST® Rosa Where has this incredible rose been all your life? You can grow beautifully fragrant, worry-free roses that bloom all season “at last.” 30-36" Zone 5-9

FIRE LIGHT® Hydrangea paniculata

The gold standard in panicle hydrangeas, this multiple award winner delivers a stellar garden performance and spectacular red fall flower color. 4.5-6' Zone 3-8

SONIC BLOOM® Weigela florida Deer resistant, pollinator-friendly, low maintenance shrubs that bloom again and again all season. Fair warning: you’re going to want the whole series. 3-5' Zone 4-8 7 Garden to Table Goodness These containers are bursting with garden fresh goodness. A clean white backdrop allows aromatic bushels of basil and high yield tomatoes underplanted with cascading Supertunia Vista® Paradise petunias to shine. Everbearing strawberries with double, rose red flowers provide sweet berries all season. It’s easy to grow your own healthy, flavorful food when you start with our new Proven Harvest™ collection. Each item was selected with the utmost care to deliver distinctive flavors, strong disease resistance and a beautiful, bountiful harvest.

Click here for tips for growing a bountiful harvest using Proven Harvest plants.

8 This page and opposite: BERRIED TREASURE™ Red Fragaria (Strawberry), ‘Garden Treasure’ Lycopersicon (Tomato), ‘Garden Gem’ Lycopersicon (Tomato), AMAZEL™ Basil Ocimum, SUPERTUNIA® Daybreak Charm Petunia and SUPERTUNIA VISTA® Paradise Petunia Outlined above: The double blooms of BERRIED TREASURE™ Red Fragaria (Strawberry) with SUPERTUNIA VISTA® Paradise Petunia

9 10 Foodscaping with Flair Maximize the square footage you have by turning it into a multi-use space that combines Proven Harvest™ plants with edible flowers in your patio containers. We took Gardener’s Supply Company’s suggestion to “grow your own happy hour” in their eight-foot-long, reclaimed wood outdoor planter bar by filling it with aromatic herbs and strawberries that can be conveniently plucked for craft cocktails. Having fresh ingredients on hand frees up time to relax with your guests and share moments in the edible ambiance you’ve created. Food has a way of bringing people together, doesn’t it?

Click here to gather delectable recipe ideas using Proven Harvest plants and edible flowers for your next party.

At left, in the bar: SUREFIRE® Rose Begonia, LADY GODIVA® Orange Calendula, FRUIT PUNCH® ‘Spiked Punch’ Dianthus, BERRIED TREASURE™ Red Fragaria, AMAZEL™ Basil Ocimum, OSO EASY HOT PAPRIKA® Rosa, along with English thyme, lemon verbena, spearmint and orange mint Table centerpieces: SUREFIRE® Rose Begonia and LEMON CORAL® Sedum In the landscape: ROCKIN’® Fuchsia Salvia and ROCKIN’® ‘Golden Delicious’ Salvia In containers: FRUIT PUNCH® ‘Spiked Punch’ Dianthus, BERRIED TREASURE™ Red Fragaria (Strawberry), LUSCIOUS® Royale Cosmo Lantana, ‘Garden Gem’ Lycopersicon (Tomato), ‘Garden Treasure’ Lycopersicon (Tomato), MOJAVE® Fuchsia Portulaca, ROCKIN’® ‘Golden Delicious’ Salvia and bell pepper

11 STRAWBERRY SAUCE: Keep your flowers in bloom SUPERBELLS® STRAWBERRY PUNCH™ Calibrachoa, LAGUNA® White Lobelia and all season by adding continuous SUPERBENA® Royale Romance Verbena release plant food to the soil when ® Suggested Thriller: GRACEFUL GRASSES ‘Sky Rocket’ Pennisetum (not pictured) you plant, and feeding them every third time you water with water soluble plant food. A great hanging basket is like jewelry for your front porch, just the right embellishment to greet your guests with a warm hello. Garden centers abound with full, opulent baskets in spring. If you’re limited on space to hang them, it’s easy to unclip the hook and transplant the combination of plants into an upright container. Most bowls and urns will do. Voila! You’ll have an instantly lush container.

All-In-One Instant

12 At far left: PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE – SUNSATIA® BLOOD ORANGE™ Nemesia SUPERTUNIA® LATTE™ Petunia SUPERBENA ROYALE® Plum Wine Verbena Suggested Thriller: GRACEFUL GRASSES® Purple Fountain Grass Pennisetum (not pictured) At left and above: IRRESISTIBLE – SUPERBELLS® Yellow Calibrachoa LAGUNA® ULTRAVIOLET™ Lobelia SUNSATIA® BLOOD ORANGE™ Nemesia Suggested Thriller: GRACEFUL GRASSES® Purple Fountain Grass Pennisetum (not pictured)

Click here to learn how to grow and maintain gorgeous container recipes and hanging baskets that last all season.

Gratification

13 This page: SPARKLE AND GLOW SUPERBELLS® GRAPE PUNCH™ Calibrachoa LAGUNA® ULTRAVIOLET™ Lobelia SUPERBENA SPARKLING® Amethyst Verbena Suggested Thriller: METEOR SHOWER® Verbena

Take Your Recipe to New Heights If you love the colors in a hanging basket you see at the store but need something a little taller for your space, make it work. For this corner space, we purchased two identical hanging baskets of Sparkle and Glow. One was transplanted into a short bowl planter while the other went into a taller urn, leaving a gap in the back to add Meteor Shower® verbena. The taller arrangement lets passersby enjoy the blossoms up close, and maybe even find themselves in a close encounter with butterflies that love verbena.

14 At left and below: GRAND TRAVERSE – SUPERTUNIA® BLACK CHERRY® Petunia SUPERTUNIA® BORDEAUX™ Petunia SUPERTUNIA VISTA® Fuchsia Petunia Suggested Thriller: GRACEFUL GRASSES® PRINCE TUT™ Cyperus (not pictured)

Click here to find the step-by-step process for suspending a window box.

Think Out of the (Window) Box Window boxes aren’t just for windows! (Who knew?) Have you ever considered suspending one in your outdoor living area and filling it with pre-assembled hanging baskets? Here, we used two baskets to fill a 36-inch box and we were finished planting in no time flat. Just be sure to use a strong support to hang the window box or you could wind up eating petunias for lunch!

15 DRESS THE DOOR

If hanging baskets are the jewelry of the front porch, then your upright porch pots are like a sassy new pair of shoes that flaunt your lively personality. This is not the place to sport your plain Mary Janes. Jazz things up in front by adding fabulous containers filled with prismatic blooms. While you’re at it, take another look at your door color and ask yourself, could I go bolder?

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Always In Style Sunstone Creative Eternal Love Strawberry ______Powers ______Fields 1 PURE WHITE BUTTERFLY® 1 SUPERBELLS® Tropical ______1 TRUFFULA™ Pink ______Argyranthemum Sunrise Calibrachoa 1 SUPERBELLS® BLUE MOON Gomphrena 1 SUPERBELLS® HOLY COW!™ 2 Sweet Caroline Kiwi 2 GRACEFUL GRASSES® Purple PUNCH™ Calibrachoa 2 SUPERTUNIA® LOVIE Calibrachoa Ipomoea Fountain Grass Pennisetum 2 GRACEFUL GRASSES® DOVIE™ Petunia 2 BERRIED TREASURE™

3 GRACEFUL GRASSES® Purple 3 COLORBLAZE® GOLDEN Fiber Optic Grass Scirpus 3 SUPERTUNIA® White Red Fragaria Fountain Grass Pennisetum DREAMS™ Solenostemon 3 ROCKIN’® Deep Purple Charm Petunia 3 AMAZEL™ Basil Ocimum (Coleus) Salvia 4 ROCKIN’® Fuchsia Salvia

16 Click here to watch how Laura of Click here to explore paint colors + planting Garden Answer dresses her door with recipe ideas on our Pinterest board. splashy container recipes.

2 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 4 3 4 2 2 3 1 Rose Gold Summer Sunburst Dark Side Lucky Lavender Precious Gems ______of the Moon ______1 FAIRY DUST® Pink Cuphea 1 ‘Sweet Caroline ______1 STRATOSPHERE™ 1 SUPERTUNIA® Mulberry 2 KARALEE® Petite Pink Gaura Sweetheart Red’ Cuphea 1 GRACEFUL GRASSES® White Gaura Charm Petunia ® 3 GRACEFUL GRASSES® Purple 2 PYROMANIA™ ‘Orange VERTIGO Pennisetum 2 SUPERTUNIA® 2 METEOR SHOWER® Fountain Grass Pennisetum Blaze’ Kniphofia 2 Sweet Caroline Bewitched BORDEAUX™ Petunia Verbena ™ R 4 COLORBLAZE® Strawberry 3 SUNSATIA® BLOOD AFTER MIDNIGHT Ipomoea 3 SUPERTUNIA® Trailing Drop Solenostemon (Coleus) ORANGE™ Nemesia 3 COLORBLAZE® REDICULOUS™ Silver Petunia 4 SUPERTUNIA® HONEY™ Petunia Solenostemon (Coleus)

17 18 SWEET SANCTUARY Give your family a reason to spend more time together outdoors by designing a mindful, relaxing space for gathering. Here, a custom-built planter “bed” and surrounding seating encourages everyone to come and unwind, start a good summer read, share a story, or calm their minds through yoga. Ocean blues and verdant greens illuminate this cool space while soothingly fragrant plants like At Last® roses and Sweet Romance® lavender create a tranquil, calming atmosphere. So, kick your shoes off. You’re going to want to stay awhile.

Click here to find tips on how to create your own mindful outdoor living space.

Opposite and this page: ANGELFACE® Steel Blue Angelonia, ANGELFACE® Wedgwood Blue Angelonia, HIPPO® White Hypoestes, Sweet Caroline Kiwi Ipomoea, Sweet Caroline Raven Ipomoea, Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Lime Ipomoea, BETH’S BLUE® Isotoma, Sweet Romance® Lavandula, DARK KNIGHT™ Lobularia, WHITE KNIGHT® Lobularia, Goldilocks Lysimachia, Opal INNOCENCE® Nemesia, SUPERTUNIA® Blue Skies Petunia, AT LAST® Rosa, ROCKIN’® ‘Golden Delicious’ Salvia, COLORBLAZE® Chocolate Drop Solenostemon (Coleus), COLORBLAZE® GOLDEN DREAMS™ Solenostemon (Coleus), NORTH POLE® Thuja, and SUPERBENA® Stormburst Verbena Outlined this page: AT LAST® Rosa and Sweet Romance® Lavandula

19 Few materials could be considered so modern, yet so ancient. Our ancestors understood what we know today: terra cotta is a tried and true, versatile, inexpensive and widely accessible material for growing plants. Roots breathe easily as oxygen and moisture are exchanged through its porous walls. Natural baked earthenware offers safekeeping for plants we intend to eat. And you’ll find it in every shape and size imaginable.

Click here to watch how easy it is to install the WaterWise™ system.

Click here to learn how to build your own terra cotta pot wall.

LET’S TALK TERRACOTTA

20 Soil in unglazed terra cotta pots naturally dries faster than that in glazed or plastic pots. Installing a WaterWise drip watering system will keep your plants from getting too thirsty.

Above on terracotta pot wall: SUPERBELLS® Double Chiffon Calibrachoa, SUPERBELLS® TANGERINE PUNCH™ Calibrachoa, Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Lime Ipomoea, GOLDDUST® Mecardonia, MOJAVE® Fuchsia Portulaca, MOJAVE® Red Portulaca, MOJAVE® Yellow Portulaca, SUPERTUNIA VISTA® Paradise Petunia and SUPERBENA® Red Verbena In landscape below the wall: LITTLE LIME® Hydrangea, TINY TUFF STUFF™ Hydrangea, AT LAST® Rosa, LUSCIOUS® BERRY BLEND™ Lantana and BRIGHT LIGHTS™ Yellow Osteospermum

Opposite at bottom and upper right: CAMPFIRE® Fireburst Bidens, LADY GODIVA™ Orange Calendula, LADY GODIVA™ Yellow Calendula, ‘Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red’ Ipomoea, LUSCIOUS® CITRUS BLEND™ Lantana, LUSCIOUS® Marmalade Lantana, ‘Garden Treasure’ Lycopersicon (Tomato), AMAZEL™ Basil Ocimum, GRACEFUL GRASSES® Purple Fountain Grass Pennisetum and SUNBINI® Sanvitalia Opposite at upper left: SUPERBELLS® Double Chiffon Calibrachoa, SUPERBELLS® TANGERINE PUNCH™ Calibrachoa, MOJAVE® Fuchsia Portulaca, LEMON CORAL® Sedum, ROCKIN’® ‘Golden Delicious’ Salvia and SUPERBENA® Red Verbena

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At left: INVINCIBELLE® Spirit II Hydrangea and DOLCE® ‘Wildberry’ Heuchera

22 Above: INVINCIBELLE® Spirit II Hydrangea arborescens and DOLCE® ‘Wildberry’ Heuchera Pretty. Powerful. The native Invincibelle® Spirit II hydrangea is not just a workhorse in the garden. It is also the keystone of our Invincibelle® Spirit Campaign for a Cure, which was inspired by the women and men who are bravely battling breast cancer. Since its launch in 2009, the campaign has raised over $1 million for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation® one dollar at a time through the sale of each Invincibelle® Spirit hydrangea. But there’s still more work to do.

A MODERN TAKE ON NATIVES You may not realize that many of our most beloved garden plants, like the smooth hydrangeas you see here, have native roots. Modern natives offer important improvements that matter to us like greater disease resistance, so no chemicals are needed to stay healthy. They can also have stronger flower stems that won’t flop in the garden and hold up beautifully in a vase. Still others produce more flowers over a longer period. Key traits like these allow us to cultivate beautiful, low maintenance spaces around our homes using durable native plants.

Click here to find in-depth information about all of the native perennials and shrubs we offer.

® ™ Left: INCREDIBALL Hydrangea arborescens, ‘Tuscan Sun’ Heliopsis and LOW SCAPE MOUND Aronia 23 Above, at left and center: KODIAK® Red Diervilla, GATSBY PINK® Hydrangea quercifolia, INVINCIBELLE MINI MAUVETTE® Hydrangea arborescens, INVINCIBELLE LIMETTA® Hydrangea arborescens, LAKOTA™ Fire Echinacea, PRAIRIE WINDS® ‘Totem Pole’ Panicum, ‘Midnight Masquerade’ Penstemon and ‘Cloudburst’ Phlox

Above: FUN AND GAMES® ‘Eye Spy’ Heucherella, FUN AND GAMES® ‘Hopscotch’ Heucherella, INVINCIBELLE® Ruby Hydrangea arborescens, GATSBY PINK® Hydrangea quercifolia, GEM BOX® Ilex, SCENTLANDIA® Itea, ‘Filips Magic Moment’ Thuja

Opposite, outlined left to right: LAKOTA™ Fire Echinacea, ‘Pardon My Cerise’ Monarda, LEMONY LACE® Sambucus, KODIAK® Red Diervilla, GATSBY GAL® Hydrangea quercifolia, DOLCE® ‘Silver Gumdrop’ Heuchera, FUN AND GAMES® ‘Eye Spy’ Heucherella, DECADENCE® Deluxe ‘Pink Lemonade’ Baptisia and SUMMERIFIC® ‘Holy Grail’ Hibiscus

24 Above: SUMMER WINE® Black Physocarpus, GLOW GIRL® Spiraea, Above, at right: PROUD BERRY® Symphoricarpos, INVINCIBELLE® Ruby Hydrangea arborescens and DOLCE® ‘Spearmint’ Heuchera DOLCE® ‘Wildberry’ Heuchera

Cultivate a Native Space Native gardens are meant to be cyclical in nature, providing nourishment and livable spaces for pollinators as they migrate through the area. Here, a native ninebark offers food for native bees in late spring before hummingbirds arrive to sip from the coral bells in early summer. Native diervillas, coneflowers, penstemon and phlox cater a summer-long feast for the eyes of pollinators and gardeners alike. With careful selection, your natives can bring color to the garden in every season.

25 artful botanicals Earthy boho chic style is thriving in today’s modern era as people long to surround themselves with organic, life affirming elements and inspired pieces. This small nook was turned into a curated space dripping with layered elegance, from botanical tapestries to aged wood storage pieces that hold stories all their own. Textural foliage plants that don’t mind the lower light are uniquely showcased in kokedamas, terrariums and macramé hangers.

26 Opposite and this page: PEGASUS® Begonia, ‘Variegatum’ (Spider Plant) Chlorophytum comosum, ‘Sprengeri’ (Asparagus Fern) Asparagus densiflorus, Glacier Hedera, Goldilocks Lysimachia, GOLDDUST® Mecardonia, CHARMED® Wine Oxalis, MOLTEN LAVA™ Oxalis, HIPPO® White Hypoestes, HIPPO® Pink Hypoestes, Scotch Moss Sagina, COLORBLAZE® GOLDEN DREAMS™ Solenostemon (Coleus), COLORBLAZE® TORCHLIGHT™ Solenostemon (Coleus), CATALINA® White Linen Torenia and Tangerine Slice A-PEEL® Thunbergia

Making your own Kokedama or terrarium is easier than you might think. Click here to find the how-tos.

Click here to explore this earthy style further to find ideas that will fit your own unique space.

27 Natural materials like wood, metal and glass are ideal for showcasing plants that breathe oxygen into the space while cleaning the air. Spend as little as ten minutes in a space like this and you’ll find that your mind is clearer, daily stressors are easier to bear, and you have a boost of energy to take on the day.

28 Above: PEGASUS® Begonia, HIPPO® Pink Hypoestes, Goldilocks Lysimachia, GOLDDUST® Mecardonia and ‘Sprengeri’ (Asparagus Fern) Asparagus densiflorus

Opposite page: PEGASUS® Begonia, Heart of the Jungle Colocasia, Glacier Hedera, Goldilocks Lysimachia, GOLDDUST® Mecardonia, CHARMED® Wine Oxalis, MOLTEN LAVA™ Oxalis, Button Fern Pellaea rotundifolia, Scotch Moss Sagina, COLORBLAZE® GOLDEN DREAMS™ Solenostemon (Coleus) and COLORBLAZE® TORCHLIGHT™ Solenostemon (Coleus)

Below: ‘Variegatum’ (Spider Plant) Chlorophytum comosum, Goldilocks Lysimachia, GOLDDUST® Mecardonia, MOLTEN LAVA™ Oxalis, Scotch Moss Sagina, COLORBLAZE® GOLDEN DREAMS™ Solenostemon (Coleus) and CATALINA® White Linen Torenia

29 The Full Spectrum of Superbells® If eye candy is what you’re after, you’ll find our Superbells have it in spades. Available in a rainbow of colors, patterns and shapes, there’s one to match every container recipe. Their naturally full shape, spring to fall bloom, self-cleaning flowers and attractiveness to pollinators makes them some of the most popular plants we offer. Though their looks are diverse, all prefer a minimum of 4-6 hours of direct sun and well-drained, premium quality Proven Winners potting soil.

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SUPERBELLS® Red SUPERBELLS® HOLY SMOKES!™ SUPERBELLS® TANGERINE PUNCH™ Calibrachoa Calibrachoa Calibrachoa CLASSIC HOLY punch Classic container recipe Our most distinctive Saturated colors flowers in a broad spectrum Superbells with speckled, complemented by a of 16 colors star-patterned blossoms dramatic, dark eye

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SUPERBELLS® CARDINAL STAR™ SUPERBELLS® Double Orchid SUPERBELLS® Doublette LOVE SWEPT™ Calibrachoa Calibrachoa Calibrachoa star double doublette Star performers with An extra layer of petals Cute picotee-edged flowers matching star-patterned give these blossoms a and a smaller size are best blossoms miniature rose look for petite pots

Mystery Falls Something New The Palace 3 3 ______2 2 ______3 3 ______2 1 1 SUPERBELLS® Yellow 1 3 1 SUPERBELLS® HOLY COW!™ 1 2 1 SUPERBELLS® GRAPE ™ 2 1 Calibrachoa 1 3 Calibrachoa 1 2 PUNCH Calibrachoa 2 BRIGHT LIGHTS™ Double Moonglow 2 TRUFFULA™ Pink 2 Sweet Caroline Raven Osteospermum Gomphrena Ipomoea 3 COLORBLAZE® SEDONA SUNSET™ 3 WHIRLWIND® Pink 3 ROCKIN’® Fuchsia Solenostemon (Coleus) Scaevola Salvia

There’s a myriad of ways you can combine Superbells in container recipes of all shapes and sizes. Click here to get inspired.

Jazz Band Dazzling Brilliance 3 3 Looking Sharp 3 3 1 ______1 3 ______1 2 1 SUPERBELLS® HOLY SMOKES!™ 1 2 1 SUPERBELLS® TANGERINE PUNCH™ 1 FAIRY DUST® Pink Cuphea Calibrachoa Calibrachoa 2 3 ® 1 2 1 2 2 2 SUPERBELLS Double 2 SUPERTUNIA® White Charm 2 SUPERTUNIA® ROYAL VELVET® Orchid Calibrachoa Petunia Petunia 3 Sweet Caroline Raven 3 METEOR SHOWER® 3 COLORBLAZE® SEDONA SUNSET™ Ipomoea Verbena Solenostemon (Coleus)

31 Which Hydrangea Is Right for You?

A stunning array of hydrangeas awaits gardeners across Click here to watch how Laura of Garden Answer North America, including the five diverse species you designs with hydrangeas in her own garden. see here. Consider growing super cold hardy panicle and smooth hydrangeas if you garden in zones 3 or 4, or grow Click here to discover A New Vision for Hardy Hydrangeas. them all if your climate is a bit milder. One can never have enough hydrangeas! Click here to find all the answers to your hydrangea We’ve worked with Laura of Garden Answer and our shrub questions in this knowledge-packed resource called Hydrangeas Demystified. partners at Proven Winners® ColorChoice® to create a full bounty of hydrangea information and inspiration for you. Above: TUFF STUFF AH-HA® Hydrangea serrata Opposite page, outlined top to bottom: LET’S DANCE® RHYTHMIC BLUE® Hydrangea macrophylla, FIRE LIGHT® Hydrangea paniculata, INVINCIBELLE® Ruby Hydrangea arborescens, TUFF STUFF AH-HA® Hydrangea serrata and GATSBY STAR® Hydrangea quercifolia

32 bigleaf Hydrangea macrophylla USDA Zones 5-9. Blooms on old wood; rebloomers also flower on new wood. Do not prune. Protect in winter in the north. Proven Winners varieties: CITYLINE® series, LET’S DANCE® series

LET’S DANCE® RAVE® Hydrangea macrophylla PANICLE Hydrangea paniculata USDA Zones 3-8. Blooms on new wood. Prune in early spring. Proven Winners varieties: BOBO®, FIRE LIGHT®, ‘Limelight’, LITTLE LIME®, PINKY WINKY®, QUICK FIRE®, Little QUICK FIRE®, ZINFIN DOLL®

BOBO® Hydrangea paniculata smooth Hydrangea arborescens USDA Zones 3-9. Blooms on new wood; some are rebloomers. Prune in early spring. Proven Winners varieties: INCREDIBALL® series, INVINCIBELLE® series

INVINCIBELLE® Spirit II Hydrangea arborescens MOUNTAIN Hydrangea serrata USDA Zone 5-9. Blooms on old wood; rebloomers also flower on new wood. Do not prune. Proven Winners varieties: TUFF STUFF™ series

TUFF STUFF™ Hydrangea serrata OAKLEAF Hydrangea quercifolia USDA Zones 5-9. Blooms on old wood. Do not prune. Protect in winter in the north. Proven Winners varieties: GATSBY® series

GATSBY PINK® Hydrangea quercifolia You Can Do This! Let’s take the guesswork out of choosing the best plants for your garden. You can’t go wrong when you start with our National Plants of the Year and the tried-and-true recipes you will find in this idea book. We’ll also show you how to craft beautiful, multi-use living spaces inside and out so you can connect with nature at every turn. Let the transformation begin!

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