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Daisy Shasta The large, single, 3 to 5 inch bright white flowers make for a beautiful addition to any perennial garden. The flowers have a distinct yellow center. It will bloom the first year if started early enough in the spring. . The Shasta Daisy prefers full sun but does well in partial shade in very hot climates. Cut spent flowers to encourage more blooms. Plant in early spring, 2 to 3 weeks before the average last frost date, or as late as 2 months before the first fall frost.

A Gaggle Of Gourds The Gaggle of Gourds, 'Lagenaria siceraria', is an assortment of hard shelled gourds that creative crafters will love. Once cured, hard shelled gourds will last indefinitely and can be painted, carved, cut or drilled to make birdhouses, bowls, planters and hundreds of other craft projects. For thousands of years, gourds have been grown to used as utensils, storage containers, musical instruments, and ornamental objects. This gourd mix includes Birdhouse or Bottle Gourd, Calabash or Penguin, Corsican, Dipper, and Speckled Swan. Gourds are very frost sensitive. Plant 2 to 4 weeks after average last frost date and when soil temperatures have risen above 60 degrees.
A Real Shady Blend The Real Shady Mix, Flower Blend, provides color even in a shady garden spot. Some of the flowers included are Baby Blue Eyes, Coleus, Columbine, Shasta, Daisy's, Forget Me Not, Foxglove, Poppy, and Wallflower. (Eighteen different flowers total. )In cool climates plant in the spring, 1 to 2 weeks before the last average frost date. Soil must be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow. This mix covers approximately 200 square feet.
Drop Dead Red Sunflowers The Drop Dead Red Sunflower Mixture is a florist's dream. A bouquet or border of these stunners will stop your visitors in their tracks. Sunflowers are easy to grow from seed, and bloom for an extended period from mid-summer to fall. Keep the plants attractive by removing spent flowers. The Drop Dead Red Sunflower would be an excellent addition to a wildflower patch or naturalized area receiving little or no care.
Florist Favorite Yellow Sunflowers The Florists' Favorite Yellow Sunflowers have outstanding cut flower quality in an array of sunny colors. Florists favor these mid-sized, pollen-less, F1 hybrids for mixed bouquets. The Designer colors include Apricot Twist, Lemon Sorbet, Moonshadow, Lemon Eclair, Stella, Lemon Aura, Pro Cut Orange, and Peach Passion. Sunflowers can be planted in the spring after the last average frost date. This sunflower will grow in almost any soil but it blooms and thrives best in rich garden soil. The Florists' Favorite Yellow Sunflowers would be an excellent addition to a wildflower patch or naturalized area receiving little or no care.
Perennial Bloom The Perennial Bloom is a mix of many perennials that are the mainstay of many a garden. Most perennials require minimum maintenance once established. Most perennials have one blooming season a year, usually lasting from one week to more than a month. Maintenance usually involves deadheading, yearly cleanup, some fertilizing, and watering as needed. In cool climates plant in the spring, 3 to 6 weeks before the last average frost date. Some of the perennials included are Basket of Gold, Black Eyed Susan, Blanketflower, Coneflower, Cottage Pinks, Shasta Daisy, Forget Me Not, and Mexican Hat.
Terrific Trailing Baskets Keep the soil moist and in direct light. This packet contains in excess of 15,000 seeds, so go for it! Plant 1 to 2 weeks before the average last frost.
Dried Delights Dried flowers provide endless possibilities for flower arrangements, wreaths, swags and other craft ideas. Place them in full sun and keep the soil well drained and moist. Some of the flowers contained in the seed packet are Baby's Breath, Bells of Ireland, Chinese Lantern, Green Thumb, Love in a Mist, Money plant, Pampas Plume, and Strawflowers.
Grandmothers Cutflower Grd This cut flower mix has 23 different flowers to enliven any bouquet. In mild climates, sow seed during cooler months, generally October through March. Be sure to keep the weeds pulled so they do not compete with the flowers for water and sun.
Sweet Baby Blue Plant in the spring, 1 to 2 weeks before the last average frost date. In mild climates, sow seed during cooler months, generally October through March. Be sure to keep the weeds pulled so they do not compete with the flowers for water and sun.
Short Meadow Do you long for the look of a wildflower meadow, but need to plant something with a slightly manicured appearance? Short Meadow is just that, a collection of low-growing, hardy, adaptable flowering plants that will transform any sunny area where height is a factor.
Xeriscape Extreme Some of the varieties included are Birds Eyes, Blanketflower, Blue Flax, California Poppy, Cosmos Sulphur, African Daisy, Gazania, Mexican Hat, and Phlox Mountain.
Hummingbird Haven Be sure to keep the weeds pulled so they do not compete with the flowers for water and sun.

 

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