Wednesday, May 1, 2002

Gardens made simple with new annuals

Just in time for spring, Ball Horticultural is introducing nationwide the most beautiful, consumer-friendly line of flowering plants ever offered in garden centers.

Designed to help gardeners create "beautiful gardens without a lot of work," Simply Beautiful features more than 400 garden-tested and trial-proven flowering plants that are simple to select and grow, and provide a rainbow of colors all season long.

An interactive consumer web site www.simplybeautifulgardens.com - groups all the varieties by sun and shade and suggests different garden uses beds, hanging baskets and mixed containers. Simple use and care information is provided.

Gardeners will recognize in the Simply Beautiful line such classic varieties as geraniums, petunias and impatiens, including Fiesta Double Impatiens, Dazzler Landscape Impatiens and Designer Landscape Geraniums.

Some of the more popular new varieties have names like Tidal Wave Hedge Petunia that grows up to 36" high, Double Wave Petunia with rose-like flowers, and Fanfare Trailing Impatiens, the first trailing impatiens.

The garden-great varieties are backed by the unique Garden Know -How System designed to simplify the plant selection process. Each plant is clearly tagged with information on plant needs sun or shade, height and spread, how to use it and color.

For online help in selecting the perfect annual for the perfect spot or to find a garden center that carries Simply Beautiful near you, visit www.simplybeautifulgardens.com.

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