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Seeds
 Zinnia California Giant Mix For long hot summers, nothing beats Zinnias for brilliant bloom color and long blooming period. Flower colors include white, pink, salmon, rose, red, yellow, orange, lavender and purple. Zinnia California Blend displays large 4 to 6 inch flowers that will continue to bloom from early summer through fall until first frost. The Zinnia performs best in rich, deep, well-drained soil. Mix a high phosphorous, low nitrogen fertilizer in with the soil. They need to be kept well watered but not soggy wet. Plant in late spring, 2 weeks after the average last frost date. This Zinnia is great for cut and dried flowers and looks excellent in mass plantings.
A Gaggle Of Gourds The Gaggle of Gourds, 'Lagenaria siceraria', is an assortment of hard shelled gourds that creative crafters will love. 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. Plant 2 to 4 weeks after average last frost date and when soil temperatures have risen above 60 degrees. The soils should be well drained and very rich in organic matter. Place in full sun.
A Real Shady Blend If you have high, filtered shade from trees or an area that gets direct sun for only a few hours a day, this shady blend of flowers will provide color and interest with as little as four hours of sun. Soil must be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow. Be sure to keep the weeds pulled so they do not compete with the flowers for water and sun. This mix covers approximately 200 square feet. Real Shady Mix provides fabulous colors and a mix of ground covers and tall spires.
Drop Dead Red Sunflowers Sunflowers are easy to grow from seed, and bloom for an extended period from mid-summer to fall. Sunflowers can be planted in the spring after the last average frost date. A bouquet or border of these stunners will stop your visitors in their tracks. The Drop Dead Red Sunflower Mixture is a florist's dream. This designer mixture of pollenless, long lasting, cut-flower quality sunflowers features a range of reds from soft autumnal hues to bicolor to deep, dark burgundy tones.
Florist Favorite Yellow Sunflowers Keep the plants attractive by removing spent flowers. The Florists' Favorite Yellow Sunflowers have outstanding cut flower quality in an array of sunny colors. The single and double blooms range from pale to vivid yellow and they will provide a striking collection for beds and borders. It's easy to fill your home with professional-looking floral arrangements when you grow this mix. This sunflower will grow in almost any soil but it blooms and thrives best in rich garden soil.
Perennial Bloom 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. In mild climates, sow seed during cooler months, generally October through March. Soil must be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow. Be sure to keep the weeds pulled so they do not compete with the flowers for water and sun. 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 This packet contains in excess of 15,000 seeds, so go for it! Plant 1 to 2 weeks before the average last frost. These seven varieties are a fabulous mix of color, form and texture.
Dried Delights Instructions for drying the flowers are found on these seed packets. Plant 1 to 2 weeks before the average last spring frost date. Place them in full sun and keep the soil well drained and moist.
Grandmothers Cutflower Grd Even if your grandmother didn't have a green thumb, this mix will evoke images of a simpler, less hurried time in which she lived. This cut flower mix has 23 different flowers to enliven any bouquet. Soil must be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow.
Sweet Baby Blue The Sweet Baby Blues mixed flowers includes dainty Baby Blue Eyes, cheerful Five Spot, sky-blue Forget Me Nots, and vivid California Bluebells. The flowers are a range of sixteen pastel and blue shades, and a variety of delightful shapes and textures for a low growing summer border. Be sure to keep the weeds pulled so they do not compete with the flowers for water and sun.
Short Meadow The Short Meadow Flower Mix exhibits a rainbow of color starting in the spring and continuing until fall.
Xeriscape Extreme Be sure to keep the weeds pulled so they do not compete with the flowers for water and sun.
Bring Home The Butterflies Soil must be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow.
Hummingbird Haven In mild climates, sow seed during cooler months, generally October through March.
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