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28 April 2015 Landscape and Irrigation www.landscapeirrigation.com Landscape design and construction bright green foliage. The flowers bloom from mid spring throughout the sum- mer. Early trials have exhibited hardiness in Zone 4. It will reach three feet high and wide, making it perfect as a backdrop for flower borders or in the foreground of shrub beds. Lovely in a container, too. Available from Monrovia Impish Elf Lily of the Valley Shrub Pieris japonica 'Shy' USDA Zones 6 – 8 From noted breeder Sven Svenson is a collection of compact, late-blooming Lily of the Valley Shrubs, bred for their dazzling colors, improved disease resis- tance and better, superior growing habit. They love dappled shade and will reach 5 feet high and wide. Ideal for woodland gardens, they will develop buds in the fall that hold throughout the winter, provid- ing a flame of color all season. Monrovia is delighted to bring four of these jewels to market. Impish Elf is the first in the collection. Impish Elf makes a stunning foundation plant, and is ideal for massing in the landscape. Deep red stems and buds on panicles provide great winter interest, and then burst into bloom with hot pink, bell-shaped flowers in early spring. Glossy, brick-red new foliage follows. Details on the other varieties to come soon. Available from Monrovia Dianthus Jolt Pink All-America Selections (AAS) 2015 Bedding Plant Winner, National Winner This is a dianthus with brightly colored and large, showy flower heads on strong stems that perform extremely well all sum- mer long. Jolt is the most heat-tolerant di- anthus on the market, sporting very showy, bright pink fringed flowers. AAS judges called this entry the "Best of the trials! We wish all dianthus performed this well." This is an easy-to-grow and trouble-free annual for the gardener looking for neat and tidy low-maintenance flower varieties. Greenhouse growers should note that Jolt is shorter on the bench, making it better for shipping and the uniform blooms last up to four weeks longer than the compari- son varieties making it an excellent choice for landscapers. Bred by PanAmerican Seed Petunia Tidal Wave Red Velour All-America Selections (AAS) 2015 Flower Winner, National Winner A fabulous and stunning color on a Wave petunia! The first Tidal Wave to win an AAS award was Silver in 2002. Now there is Velour Red with gorgeous deep red velvety blooms that don't fade even in the heat of summer. Large flowers liter- ally cover the vigorously spreading plants that rarely need deadheading because new blooms continuously pop up and cover the old, spent blooms. A perfect solution for the time-crunched gardener or anyone looking for petunias that are carefree. Tid- al Wave petunias are the tallest of the Wave family and bloom over and over all season long and recover quickly, even after hard rains. Tidal Wave is an excellent landscape performer, covering a large area quickly and beautifully. Bred by PanAmerican Seed LI