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3 Little Groundcovers
That Thrive Under Trees
These shade-loving garden Lilliputians offer dainty
spring flowers and dramatic foliage.
B A R R EN W O R T
Also called fairy wings,
this pint-size pretty
thrives in the dry soil
beneath shallow-rooted
trees. Red barrenwort
(Epimedium rubrwri),
above
, has red-tinged
leaves.
ZONES
4-9
LU N GW O RT
An early riser, lungwort
(Pulmonaria
species)
breathes life into the
spring garden.
‘Sissinghurst White',
above
, bears white
flowers and mottled
leaves,
z o n e s
4-8
FO A M FL O W E R
Named for its frothy
white or pink blooms,
foamflower
(Tiarella
species),
above,
forms
large clumps of deeply
lobed leaves, often
streaked or speckled
with red.
z o n e s
4-9
Stuttering
Gets the
Royal
Treatment
PLA N TIN G S
Garden
Candy
Billowy blooms on
Vanilla Strawberry
Hydrangea paniculata
open creamy white,
turn pink, and mature
to red, all in a span of
several weeks from
mid to late summer.
Grows 6-7 feet tall.
Hardy in Zones 4-8.
W in this!
Win $200 to use in
the BHG Garden
Store and purchase
items like Vanilla
Strawberry
hydrangea. Go to
BHG.com/strawberry
to enter on March 14,
2011. See entry details
on page 216.
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King
George
VI,
whose
live
broadcasts
of
hope
and
inspiration
kept
the
spirits of the
British
peo-
ple
alive
during
the
dark
days of World War II, met
the challenge of stuttering
with courage.
If you
stutter,
you
should
know about this gentle and
courageous
man,
drama-
tized
in
T he
K ing’s
Speech.
For
more
information
on
how
you
can
meet
your
challenge, contact us.
THE
S
tu t t e r in g
F
o u n d a t io n
a
A
Nonl>rofit Organization
Since 1947— Helping Those Who Stutter
www.StutteringHelp.org
www.tartamudez.org
800-992-9392
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APRIL 2011 |
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