Pick of the bunch

From: The Nelson Mail | Date: March 19, 2004 | Copyright information

Seasonal colour: Look for the lavender-blue coloured perennial michaelmas daisy, Aster frikartii and the improved form Monch . This perennial will keep on producing flowers over a long season in the late summer with spent ...

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