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              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, March 31, 1996                 TAG: 9603290133
SECTION: HOME                     PAGE: G1   EDITION: FINAL 
COLUMN: REMINDERS
SOURCE: ROBERT STIFFLER
                                             LENGTH: Short :   37 lines

CATALOG SPECIALIZES IN UNUSUAL FLOWERS

THE WILDWOOD FLOWER Garden 1996 catalog is now available. Owner Thurman Maness has many unusual flowers and shrubs, including numerous colors of lobelia (cardinal flower) at reasonable prices.

The catalog warns readers, ``Mail order only - no visitors. I am a one-man operation with every minute well planned. No walk-in sales or sales on premises. Don't look me up. Don't track me down. Don't drop in. No surprise visits - mail order only.''

Send $1 and a stamped, self-addressed, business envelope to The Wildwood Flower Garden, 5233 U.S. 64 West, Pittsboro, N.C. 27312. His plants are great. GIVE PANSIES A BOOST

Remember that pansies have had just as hard a winter as you. Most in the ground look great now, but many in containers are suffering from the cold. No matter where yours are, give them some food by using a fertilizer such as Miracle Gro or a long-lasting organic fertilizer. This should keep them happy until hot weather does them in.

ILLUSTRATION: Color photo

ROBERT STIFFLER

Lobelia Ruby Slippers was introduced in 1989 and is a popular

cardinal flower.

by CNB