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American Garden Award The No. 1 most popular was Goldsmith Seeds’ rud-
Winners Announced beckia ‘TigerEye Gold’, which caught voters’ eyes with
Flower-loving voters have spoken from their “ballot its big, brilliant yellow blooms, compact habit and great
boxes” in 17 public gardens across America: The top tolerance to heat, humidity and disease. The second-
three best-loved fl owers in the country, the American place winner was Ball Horticultural Co.’s petunia ‘Baby
Garden Award winners, were recently revealed. Duck Yellow’, whose name is just as adorable as the blan-
Voting took place by text message or dialing into a kets of soft yellow fl owers that held up all summer long,
toll-free voting hotline. without wilting. And in third place, pentas ‘Northern
Ella Planters, with their squared
contour, bring a modish new twist to
the ArtStone line. By providing a bit
of an edge, Ella becomes the chic
solution to the daunting question
what’s new? Savvy in color and always
durable in strength, Ellas make an
impactful statement for 2010.
Goldsmith Seeds’ rudbeckia ‘TigerEye Gold’ took
fi rst place in this year’s American Garden Awards.
Lights Lavender’ from Benary
attracted hummingbirds, butterfl ies
and voters with its clusters of lacy
purple fl owers.
The competition isn’t just a boon
for the breeders who created these
plants — it’s a great awareness raiser
for the whole industry, and it’s an
opportunity to spread color and
fl ower power to more public spaces
and smiles to garden enthusiasts’
faces. For more information on the
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program, visit the American Garden
Award’s website, www.american
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Hydrangea Sales Support
Breast Cancer Research
The Annabelle hydrangea is
known for its low maintenance
requirements and versatility,
blooming in many soil types and sun
exposures — it’s among the best-
selling hydrangeas in the world. But
it has one big limitation: It blooms
only in white…until now.
With rich pink mop-head fl owers
and rounded habit, ‘Invincibelle
Spirit’ — available this spring to
retailers through Proven Winners Col-
orChoice — also works well in general
landscaping, including naturalized
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