Re: SureFireAnnualFlowers

**"* H* <g*@charter.net>**

Cheryl asked:
>    A Zone 4ish veteran gardener asks via Facebook: "What annual flower 
> variety shall I order this year that isn't attractive to slugs,insects or 
> fungi; flowers all summer and fall; tolerates dry soil and partial shade 
> and is sure to please?
>    'Thought you might want to weigh in on this too.
>    His daughter-in-law posted: 'Plasticus vulgarus.'

Take a look at a blog I posted in Christian Science Monitor last week.  I'm 
in Zone 4b where climate is a huge problem, and the plants I touted are true 
winners here.
http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Gardening/diggin-it/2010/0120/Beyond-the-hype-plants-that-exceed-expectations

Doreen Howard 

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