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I just received this mailing and wanted to pass it along to those of you who are always looking for the newest plant introductions!

More than just
a pretty picture!

All-America Selections Winners

Tested Nationally & Proven Locally^®

Gaillardia 'Mesa Yellow'		Snapdragon 'Twinny Peach'		Viola 'Endurio Sky Blue Martien'		Zinnia 'Zahara Starlight Rose'

Click on a winner image for the description.

How to grow the 2010 AAS Winners?

Plant these winners in a full-sun location.

	Looking for 2010 Winner seed? Click here for the 2010 Winner seed source list: Seed Source List for Home Gardeners
	Looking for 2010 Winner plants? To purchase plants, go to your local nurseries and retailers or shop online catalogs. Click here for retailers that sell AAS Winners: All-America Selections Store Locator

Wordless Wednesday

Happy Halloween!

Enjoy all of the ghouls, ghosts, and goblins that come a haunting tonight!

What a Mess!

This photo, taken from the same vantage point as the one in the previous post, shows what 20" of snow can do to a lovely autumn garden. All the pretty fall foliage is now buried or scattered on the snow...
Luckily, I didn't have any damage to any of my trees or shrubs even the apricot, below, which was still holding a lot of its leaves.
Today is bright and sunny and a breezy 45 degrees (F) --- major meltage happening! Seriously, I don't want to see any more snow until December 21st. Let's keep snow a winter happening, eh?!

Dressed in Red

Autumn garden

Who doesn't look great in red? This plant combo outside my office window is still going strong. Autumn Brilliance serviceberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora), compact burning bush (Euonymus alatus compacta) and bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguinem) all strut their stuff for several weeks during the fall.
Geranium

My Northern red oak (Quercus rubra), on the other hand, never turns red, just a milk chocolate brown. It's losing its leaves today. All of them. This is one smart tree, as we are expecting heavy snows midweek.


Oak leaves

What color(s) is your garden wearing now?