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I love to use zinnias as a filler in any area of the garden that is in need of lots of color from spring till frost. You can buy nursery transplants of these colorful annuals, but really they are so easy to start from seed.

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I love the lush tropical look of Cannas, both their flowers and their foliage. Unfortunately, they are not winter hardy here in my garden. I get tired of planting them each spring and lifting them for storage each fall, so I have not had Cannas now for a few years.

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I have been growing broccoli for years, so I figured: How different can cauliflower be? I saw seedlings of Snow Crown at a local nursery and bought them, but I must have planted too late because my cauliflower turned brown and hard. I pulled the plants and have not tried cauliflower again. Perhaps early next spring I can do better.

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My first time growing bush beans. I grew Tenderette this spring. Tenderette gave me a very nice amount of beans. Of course I have nothing to compare my harvest to, not having grown another variety of bush bean. That said, I was not impressed with the actual beans themselves and will not be growing Tenderette again. They seemed very bland to me.

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Prediction is an older introduction from Maryott's Daylily Gardens out in California. Prediction has cheerful, bright, and pretty blooms. A great no-fuss garden plant in my garden.

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Carnival in Mexico blooms here in my garden in a large front yard clump where it is easy to see for anyone passing by. I love the dramatic and striking flowers.

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Westbourne Curtain Ruffles is one of many introductions from Mary Jane Meadows that I have growing in my garden. I love true pink on a daylily flower and Westbourne Curtain Ruffles is a true pink flower.

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When I saw a picture of Yo Big Mouth blooming, I just knew I had to buy this daylily. Yo Big Mouth has such an unusually colored and striking flower. Plus, it is big. I love this daylily and it never disappoints.

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I bought Wisest of Wizards from Maryotts out in California many years ago and Wisest of Wizards has done very well in my Long Island, New York garden. Such a pretty flower.

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I received David Arthur as a bonus plant and can't even remember the source. I had no idea what it even looked like, but I just planted it anyway. I am so glad I did. David Arthur is a beautiful flower.

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I bought Always Appliqué from Maryott's out in California many years ago, and Always Appliqué has done very well in my Long Island, New York garden. Such a pretty flower.

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Celestial Radiance is one of more than 40 daylilies growing in my garden that were hybridized by northern hybridizer Phil Korth. I am usually not overly fond of white/palest yellow booms, but this one is striking.

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This plant makes an excellent soap alternative. Some people even believe it was used to treat the Shroud of Turin. The soapy liquid made from boiling the leaves and/or roots can be used on hair, skin, and clothing and as a mild dish soap.

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All-American Selection in 1998.

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From Volume 6 of the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, 1851:

"Neapolitan Cabbage Lettuce - - Laitue Chou de Naples, from Messrs. Vilmorin.
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Compact, finely blanched, crisp and tender. Leaves having the margins dentate and and a little curled. As in the last season, so in this, it has proved the best Cabbage Lettuce."

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Cardinal Explosion is one of more than 40 daylilies growing in my garden that were hybridized by northern hybridizer Phil Korth. A large flower that has so much garden presence. You just can't miss Cardinal Explosion blooming in the garden.

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Cheshire Cat is a very cheerful looking daylily flower and an introduction from Melanie Mason of North Country Daylilies in upstate New York. Fabulous garden flower and no muss plant.

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I absolutely love, love, love the color on this daylily flower introduction from Melanie Mason of North Country Daylilies in upstate New York. A stunning deep rose shade that never fails to receive my attention.

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Kwanso may have a stunning flower (and that it is) but you do not want to plant Kwanso in your daylily beds or anywhere near them as it will take over everything. When trying to dig out Kwanso even the smallest bit of root left means it will return again.

I had one pop up on one of my late bloomer beds. I very carefully dug up the fans and all the roots. Two years later, here it is blooming again. The plant had regrown from whatever small piece I missed. Again I dug it out. Hope I got it all this time.

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I love 'Magic of Oz'! With the big, bright green throat along with the petal colors, what's not to love about this one! Gorgeous daylily! I used to grow it and then lost it, but I'm very happy to have it again this year. I'm partial to Daylilies with green throats, ones that are on the taller side. and ones that are "spidery," so this 'fits the bill'! One of my favorites!

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