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Aster - Woods Pink

" The Aster ‘Woods Pink’, Aster x dumosus, has clear pink flowers with gold centers and daisy-like flowers blooming August through September. With its perfectly clean, compact, dark green, disease resistant and rust free foliage, this plant has a height of 12” and a plant spread of 24”. ‘Woods Pink’ has emerged in the past few years with superb flowers and longer bloom times. Aster ‘Woods Pink’ does require full sun, but can take some afternoon shade, in a moderate soil range with good drainage that does not become extremely dry during the summer. Aster ‘Woods Pink’ makes an excellent container plant or front of the garden feature and looks great with ornamental grasses. ‘Woods Pink’ is attractive to bees, butterflies and birds and looks beautiful all season long."
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The Angel Face rose has a beautiful and well balanced Old Rose scent, the quintessential rose fragrance. It was an AARS winner in 1969. Angel Face roses have ruffled lavender pink blossoms and beautiful buds .
Common names: Boston Ivy, Cottage Ivy, Japanese Ivy. Deciduous vine with tendrils which have 5 to 8 branches, each ending in adhesive-like tips; has the ability to literally cement itself to the wall and therefore needs no support; good on trees, will also crawl along the ground; secretes calcium carbonate which serves as adhesive. This vine can reach a height or spread exceeding 30 feet.
The Chestnut Crabapple blooms in mid-May. It has a pleasant nut-like flavor. It produces a very large crabapple, up to 2" in diameter that ripens in early September. Outstanding flavor and good texture for fresh eating as well as being a pollinator. A very hardy plant with a medium storage life. It usually has a partially russeted skin and hangs well on the tree. It is a very productive annual bearer, and is loaded with white blooms in the bloom stage.

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