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42 | SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | JUNE 2020 | Dear June, we are waiting for a new chapter in our lives. Although watching old movies is fun, it's time to get outside and enjoy your gardens and the beautiful grounds around Sun Lakes. Come the dog days of summer you may be hot, sticky, and over it, but by choosing perennials that are low-maintenance with long bloom seasons, your garden will still be happily flowering well into fall. Here are some color combinations (plus a few neutrals) to consider: • The first features pinks and purples that look so fresh in the slanted rays of early morning and late afternoon. • The second is all about oranges and yellows, colors that hold up well under the bright light of direct, overhead summer sun. • The third is a few of the great equalizers — purple, blue, and white — that work with either color scheme, and add dimension and contrast. Of course, this is YOUR garden, so mix-and-match for the combination that makes your heart sing. You'll be rewarded with plentiful blooms, loads of flowers for cutting, and provide treats for all kinds of pollinators too. And, since these are perennials, next year they'll come back, bigger and better than ever. They are: Baby Pete, Lily of the Nile, pretty Belinda Yarrow, Tropicana Cana, Flame Thrower Echinacea, Black Shasta Daisy, Da La Mina Verbena, Columbus Montbretia, Lily Cream-Everyday Lily, Moench Frikiitari Aster, and Gardenias. The can be grown in early morning sun and afternoon shade. Remember, you don't have to be a gardener to join! Come and visit anytime and see what we are all about. For membership contact: Sherry Case at (951) 533-3584 or Linda Powers at (951) 769-3101. For general information contact: President, Pam Mikkelsen at (951) 797-3080. Please support the Garden Club by purchasing See's Candy gift certificates from Maureen Keeney at (951) 797-0011 or Janie Haughn at (909) 556-0577. Happy gardening. Garden Club Just in case: Check with your club contact to confirm meeting place, date, and time. Warm cookies, hot chocolate, and watching old movies…