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  • … and reduces snow mold fungus. Don’t mow if grass has gone dormant. Mold and fungus can develop in shady grass areas if excess garden debris or fallen leaves are left on grass over winter. …
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  • … of the Garden’s most enchanting and popular places. Step past the sleepy stone lion, breathe in the cowslip primrose, and listen to the water trickle into an eighteenth-century lead cistern. …
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  • … of 35 feet with a spread of 25 feet. Its dark green lobed foliage turns bright orange and red in the fall. It is hardy to Zone 5, prefers full sun, slightly acidic soils but will adapt to …
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  • … This cultivar was selected from a remnant native population on the property of Ed Gartmann in Waukesha County by Michael Yanny of Johnson Nursery. It has a dense habit with good red and …
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  • … it has golden leaves and violet blue flowers. This beautiful, dependable plant was named in honor of Queen Elizabth’s 50th year on the throne of Britain. Combine it with other …
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  • … (Yellow buckeye). It blooms with panicles of yellow-red flowers. The foliage turns red in the fall. It is fully hardy here (Zone 4) and will tolerate some shade. It prefers moist, …
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  • … a height of 60 feet. Its common names are the Ohio Buckeye, American Buckeye or fetid buckeye. In spring, it blooms with panicles of yellow-green flowers. The fruits contain tannic acid which …
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  • … Japanese anemone (Anemone  ×  hybrida 'Whirlwind') dance gracefully atop 3-foot-tall stems in the fall garden. Preferring cool, temperate climates to hot, humid summers, this hardy …
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  • … through September, white blooms cover this nonhardy perennial from Central America. Grow it in full sun when temperatures are warm, and use only moderate irrigation and fertilization. This …
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  • … Garden Mum This new garden mum variety has deep regal-purple flowers that really stand out in the fall. It has a superb, mounded growth habit, excellent rain tolerance and long-lasting …
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