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Our Favourites ... Over the Garden Fence!

With a selection as large as ours we understand that it’s sometimes difficult to make choices for your own garden. But like reliable gardening buddies who are full of ‘seasoned’ advice, we’re very happy to lean over the garden fence and share with you our personal favourites. Take a look below to see what the Botanus gals are planting this year or have already planted and can’t get enough of!

Elke’s Faves!
		Agapanthus Hybrid Blue Triumphator (Item #89010) “One of my very favourites! Although somewhat slow to start it’s well worth the wait. Give it 2-3 years to fully establish and you will enjoy bold clusters of trumpet-shaped blue flowers from mid to late summer. Perfect for containers - I love containers!”
	Born in the heart of the Blackforest in Rheinfelden, Germany Elke is our resident ‘organizer extraordinaire’ and extremely passionate about our business.	Brunnera macrophylla Jack Frost (Item #89436) “A striking plant that offers it all! It grows well in shade to partial shade, has beautiful heart-shaped foliage with green veins on a silver-grey background. With a little rich, moist soil Brunnera Jack Frost grows into a lush and attractive ground cover. Just beautiful!”
		Heuchera villosa Citronelle (Item #89541) “A newcomer and strong growing plant with citrus coloured foliage that shines even more when contrasted with a darker plant. This beauty has great tolerance for heat, humidity and sunlight although I would recommend a bit of shade for better results.”

Pam’s Faves!
		Ismene Sulphur Queen (Item #37116) “I’m always a sucker for something with a nice fragrance and despite the slightly deceiving name, Sulphur Queen smells just wonderful! I’ve got a big container full of these lovely mid-season blooming beauties in my backyard I’m constantly drawn to that corner for a wee sniff or two!”
	Pam’s flair for the artistic can be seen in the catalogues you receive each spring and fall as one of her main responsibilities, aside from co-managing the business, is to design and create all of the Botanus catalogues - a task she looks forward to each season.	William Shakespeare 2000 (Item #96010) “It must be my theatrical training that drew me to this rose ... it’s either that or the fact that it’s one of the most stunning old-fashioned roses I’ve ever seen. Just look at those flower heads crammed with crimson petals. This rose definitely deserves centre stage in your garden!”
		Echinacea purpurea Fragrant Angel (Item #89467) “I grew this one for the first time last year and was amazed at how long they flowered. Without exaggeration these gorgeous white cone flowers greeted me by the front door flower bed from mid July until they finally faded in late October. Talk about staying power!”

Wendy’s Faves!
		Filipendula purpurea Elegans (Item #89078) “This stunning plant comes up every year like clockwork and never fails to amaze me with its shocking pink, abundant blooms and bright green foliage. The blooms are shaped like lilacs with all the softness and fullness of cotton candy. Try to drag your eyes away from them, impossible!”
	Wendy is the customer care manager for Botanus and many of you have had the distinct pleasure of speaking with her on the phone or corresponding with her via email. In her own words, Wendy loves her job!	Polygonatum multiflorum (Item #89182) “I love this perennial! Planted under a flowering cherry in the front corner of my garden, this graceful plant not only survives but thrives. Every year it produces graceful green archways with white umbels strung along them like Christmas lights. Tried, true and terrific!”
		Silky Saw Pocketboy 170mm (Item #39218) “If you only purchase one cutting tool this season let it be this one! It can lock into two angled positions which means you can get in behind branches and saw at very awkward angles with all the power you need. It cut through my old Rhododendron branches like butter!”