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The Beauty of a White Garden
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Many people are constantly looking for coloured flowers in their gardens, yet a garden full of plants having white blossoms or a white sheen can be just as lovely. There are many varieties of plants that are in bloom right now - so many that it will amaze you! Various heights and requirements for soil, water and sun are necessary to keep them at their best, but it is possible to have an all-white garden throughout the entire growing season.

The plants in bloom right now are:

Floribunda Iceberg

Roses - Hardy in many climatic zones, different shapes and sizes are available in varieties which include miniatures, hybrid teas, and floribundas. "Bonica" is one with soft pink flower buds that open to a bright white, growing 2' to 2 1/2' feet tall. A well-known hybrid tea variety, "John F. Kennedy", is named after the former US president. Another variety named after a well-known person, is "Lady Di", named in remembrance of the Princess of Wales. All roses require full sun and rich soil with regular deadheading of spent blossoms.

Lilies - Many varieties are available in various heights and flower shapes. Lilies like full sun and well-drained soil to reach their maximum potential with heights ranging from 2 1/2' - 4' tall. Most varieties have brown spots in the centers, but one variety, best-known as the Easter Lily is trumpet shaped in a pure white.

Feverfew - This is a member of the chrysanthemum family and is sometimes used as a herb to relieve migraine headaches. Feverfew likes part- to full-sun and has beautiful small white daisies that appear in clusters at the top of the plant's 2' to 3' stems. Removing the dead blossoms are a must as it self sows readily, to the extent of almost becoming a weed. It does however remove easily if it seeds itself too thickly.

Shasta Daisy - The hybrids are bigger and brighter than the road side wild "ox-eye" daisy. It likes a full sun location in not too rich a soil and can grow 3' - 3 1/2' tall. To acquire a longer flowering time, deadhead the spent flowers to encourage more blossoms from the side branches.

Astilbe - Thick, fluffy plumes rise above dark green fern-like foliage. This plant is wonderful with it's long flowering time, or even without it's plumes, its leaves are glossy and attractive to look at. The 2' - 2 1/2' tall plumes are held by rigid, square stems and therefore don't need to be staked. Liking full-sun or part-shade, it requires a moist and fertile soil to look it's best.

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