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Gone Gardening Friends of Lac Lawrann's 26th annual plant sale is a blooming good time! Written By: Karol Habersetzer 12 • Washington County Post Retail • 5 - 5 - 13 16"high zone 5 Geranium- Orion- Named after one of the brightest constellations in Europe's night sky; large, saucer-shaped and brilliantly blue flowers enhanced by violet-red veins and luminous whitened centers levitate above a mass ample, finely dissected greenery. Blooms July-August. Size: 1820" high x 3' wide; hardy zone 5. Sun average soil. Grass Pennisetum Alopecuroides- Little Bunny Very compact, clump-forming, mounded habit; fine textured dark green foliage; turning almond in fall; nodding plumes of whitish gray flowers blooming in Aug/Sept. Emerges late in spring. 1518" tall, 18" wide; moist, well drained soil, full to part sun; zone 5 Heucherella Cherry Cola- Bronze to red foliage to salmon flowers, average to moist soil; sun/partial shade; 16-18" high 12-16" wide zone 4 Heucherella Golden Zebra- Beautiful contrast of colors with dark leaves bordered by bright yellow. Will illuminate in the shade garden. Small white flowers; 10" tall, 15" wide; zone 4 Hosta Olive Bailey Langdon- Fabulous, crinkled leaves are medium green with chartreuse margins; provides beautiful texture and contrast to other plants; white spikes of flowers in mid-summer 28" tall; 4' wide; shade/partial shade; zone 2 Lamium, White Nancy- Milky white clusters of small, hooded flowers in late spring and sporadically through summer. Stunning silvery leaves with narrow green margins make this an eye-catching groundcover even when not in bloom. A breath-taking display in an all-white garden. 6" tall sun/shade; soil Ligularia Desdemona- One of the most popular cultivars of Ligularia! The most striking feature of 'Desdemona' is the foliage. In spring, the new leaves emerge beet-red. Fade to greenish-bronze on top, and remain purple on the undersides. The stems are even purple too! In late summer, golden yellow, daisy-like flowers are produced just above the compact mound of foliage; 3-4' tall; 2-3' wide; needs moisture; part shade; zone 4 Penstemon Pinacolada Dark RoseIncredibly long blooming because of its very well-branched habit and secondary • Spring Cleanup- Leaves & Debris • Tree Trimming/Removal • Fertilizing/Weed Control • Lawn Mowing • Landscaping • Mulch Installation/Delivery • Shrub Trimming • Aerating/Slit Seeding • Commercial/Residential • Emerald Ash Borer Treatment Licensed • Insured • Professional • Free Estimates Brant Anderson • 262-323-1134 • Serving Washington & Ozaukee Cty. 231305003 U foliage forms dense clump 4"-6" high; lavender blue flowers May-Sept spread 1215; sun/part shade; zone 4 Chelone (Turtle Head) Glabra- Wis native, Dark green stiff foliage 18" spikes of white flowers 24-36" Aug/Sept rich moist soil; part/full sun; zone 4 Clematis Polish Spirit- Vine 10' 2-4" purple blue flowers, blooms July-October. Cut back to strong buds at 8 to 12" before growth starts. Rich well drained soil; part sun/part shade; mulch plant well to keep roots cool. Zone 4 Clematis Red Cardinal- Single, large, velvety crimson flowers, (description as above), zone 4 Delphinium Gagahad- White flowers, divided, 5-6' tall, 24-30' spread, well drained soil; sun/part shade zone 4 Dicentra (fern leaf bleeding heart) King of Hearts- Rosy pink flowers, finely cut blue/green 8" foliage; flower height 15-18" blooms May-July, reblooming, use in woodland, shade garden; rich, moist soil. Zone 3 Dicentra (bleeding heart) spectabilis Valentine- Deep red flowered old fashioned bleeding heart; plum colored shoots in spring, burgundy-stemmed; gray/green foliage 18-24" flowers to 30" in May-June May go dormant in hot summers, rich moist soil, part shade to full sun. zone 3 Eryngium(sea holly) Blue HobbitRosette-forming habit, blue green toothed, heart-shaped foliage; with dark blue stems, metallic blue flowers bloom July and August; Height 12"; dry, well drained soil, full sun, zone 4 Fern-Athyrium-Red Beauty- Red Beauty Painted Fern's attractive ferny bipinnately compound leaves emerge dark red in spring, turning dark green in color with showy silver variegation and tinges of red throughout the season. The red stems are very effective and add winter interest, grow in rich, well drained to dry, shade. Height 14" zone 3 Gaillardia Arizona Apricot- Daisy-like 4" yellow tipped apricot flowers bloom JuneSept. (remove spent flowers to encourage reblooming) compact growth 10-12" well drained soil, full sun zone 4 Gaillardia Arizona Red- Petite form with a compact habit, brilliant red flowers with amazing bloom power June-Sept. 8-12"; Well drained soil, sun zone 3 Gaura-Gaudi Red- Forms compact mounds of dark green foliage with short spikes of deep rose-red flowers. Stems and Joan Rosenberger on her tractor buds are darker red adding a nice contrast, getting ready for the plant sale blooms all summer; average soil, sun 10- "We Love Flowers" ~ Proven Winners ~ Hanging Baskets ~ Geraniums Grown ~ Perennials In Our ~ Planters Greenhousss 232090003 Volunteers Barbara, Barb, Mary, Barb, Nancy and Barb potting containers for the sale nlike last spring, this year spring has impressive one thousand plants from proven to be quite a challenge. To Joan's property! This "annual" volunteer most of us who anxiously await our get-together at Joan's is not all work gardens waking up, we are hoping to see a though! Each person brings a dish to pass sign that indeed spring is here and the for a pot luck lunch after their duties are vision that summer is not too far behind. complete. This offers every-one time to sit The cool weather this year along with the and relax and enjoy good food and converlarge amounts of rain and little sunshine, sation. has left most of us hoping to finally see the Since the Lac Lawrann flower sale sold small tufts of green poking out from the seven thousand plants last year for this earth as it warms. annual Saturday before Mother's Day sale, The volunteers from the Lac Lawrann donations from your gardens are always Conservancy have been waiting too, but appreciated. If you have plants you can't the late spring arrival hasn't seemed to dig yourself, there is a team that can come slow them down. As the 26th annual Lac to your house and dig them up for you! Lawrann Conservancy Wildflower & Who can resist having someone come and Perennial Sale fast approaches on May divide your plants and have them part of a 11th, the schedule of the volunteers kicks major fund raiser for the Lac Lawrann into high gear to complete the repotting Conservancy! phase for the sale. There are new varieties of perennial cultiThe day was a record breaking eighty vars available at this year's sale and they degrees plus as I pulled into the excep- include, a pink stachys, Cotton Candy, tall tionally long driveway of Joan sedum, Red Cauli, a white delphinium, Rosenburger in Fredonia. Cars were Galahad: a red bleeding heart, Valentine; parked by a large pile of mulch and in low growing, gold leafed campanula, front of the upper and lower level of the Dickson's Gold; two Arizona gaillardia picturesque barn area. Large plywood varieties; apricot and red, both large flowtables were set up out in an open area. ered and compact; a white oriental poppy, The smiles on the faces of these selfless Royal Wedding, and the perennial of the volunteers as they were cheerfully receiv- year, variegated Solomon Seal, along with ing dug up perennials and wildflowers other new and reliable varieties. from Joan's property, made you know this Popular wild flower plants for woodland, wasn't "work" at all! Like orchestrated prairie and wet lands will again be featured musicians, every person has a specific job this year. There will be two red trillium to do to and while there is plenty of varieties along with the favorite, white "plant" conversation going on, each vol- grandiflora trillium, and yellow trillium. unteer diligently completes their task so Wild geraniums, hepatica (May flower), the next person can do their part. Quite ferns, spring beauty, Virginia blue bells, impressive was the Excel spreadsheet of bellwort, Jacob's ladder and many other the inventory of the wildflowers and woodlands varieties will be featured. perennials that are being tracked for the Prairie grasses, cone flowers, queen of the big sale. Each plant is tagged with the prairie, rudbeckia, asters, and other forbes name and often times the color of each for prairies and marsh marigold. Turk's plant. The digging, division and repotting cap lily, turtle head, cardinal flower, blue today of each and every plant will yield an flag iris for wet lands will also be available for the sale. Trees, shrubs, vines, berry and rhubarb plants will also be featured at the Lac Lawrann sale. Grapevine and willow trellises are being constructed for the sale as well as garden art. The garden rummage sale which was popular last year will be held again this year and will hopefully keep gaining in popularity during the Lac Lawrann plant sale. In addition to the seven thousand repotted plants for the sale, the Lac Lawrann Conservancy also orders new plants for the sale on May 11th. Listed in alphabetical order is a list of some of the new items that Joan offered to share, and is sure to tempt you to try some. Agastache-Tango- Opposites attract with this fiery orange, yet mildly fragrant Agastache. Stately 12-18" spikes support long tubular blooms decorated by mint –scented foliage. Enjoy its compact habit in borders and herb gardens from early summer to early fall; sun; well drained to dry; Zones 5 Aruncus dioicus Goat's beard- A dwarf variety finely divided 8"-10" foliage; open sprays of white flowers 12"-18", part sun to part shade; well drained soil: zone 4 Astilbe-Montgomery- Sprays of red flowers July and August, cut reddish foliagelikes moist, well drained soil, part sun to shade; zone 4 Bergenia Rosi Klose- Pink flowers on spikes, 12" high foliage, turns red in fall, blooms May & re-blooms; like rich well drained soil, part sun/part shade; zone 3 Campanula- Dickson's Gold- Bright gold Lots and Lots of Annual Flowers, Vegetable Plants & More Gift Certificates 262-644-5688 May Hours: M-F 8-8, 3639 Hwy 175, Slinger (1/4 Mile South of Hwy 60) Sat 8-5, nehmsflowers.com Sun 10-5