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IN T H E G A R D E N
A guide to
all-season
border botany
Pam King’s flowering
border includes a large
variety of perennials,
ensuring a succession of
blooms from spring to
fall. Annuals supplement
the bloom, filling in
whenever there’s a lull in
blossoming perennials.
A. SALVIA
Salvia
‘Victoria’
Zones 5-9
B. ASIATIC LILY
Lilium
hybrid
Zones 3-8
C. W OOD ASTER
Aster divaricatus
Zones 4-8
D. FALL MUM
Annual
E. CATM IN T
Nepeta
‘Six Hills Giant’
Zones 4-8
F. SNAPDRAGO N
Annual
G . HOLLYHOCK
Alcea rugosa
Zones 3-8
H. PEO NY
Paeonia
‘Sarah Bernhardt’
Zones 3-8
I. COSM OS
Annual
J. DAYLILY
Hemerocallis
‘Happy
Returns’
Zones 3-10
K. M ONTAUK DAISY
Nipponanthemum
nipponicum
Zones 6-10
L. EULALIA GRASS
Miscanthus sinensis
‘Silberfeder’
Zones 4-9
112 OCTOBER
2008
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
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