PLANTINGS
outdoors
A pot of cold-tolerant annuals is a preview
of spring long before the last frost.
B Y E R IC L IS K E Y
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DIAN TH U S
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KA LE This
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old-fashioned
Sweet William
cabbage relative
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favorite emanates a sweet
aroma and brings height to
plant combinations.
adds white, pink, lavender,
or red flowers along with
delicate foliage.
provides strong form and
rich, purplish tones to
container designs.
PAN SY The
most prolific
spring-blooming annuals,
pansies bring strong bursts
of color to containers, (fi)
9 6 FEBRUARY 2009 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
