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Tropical and subtropical hibiscus, pentas, lantana, canna and gingers can help keep the show going through the heat of July and August. Select plants for dens "should not have any definite pattern to weary the eye but quiet grace and verdure, and little pictures month by month. Robinson was the found" ing father of the movement to embrace hardy perenni- - 4 als instead of exotic bedding plants. It took hold to create a classic style that is informal yet sophisticated and applicable elsewhere in the world, including here. The key is picking the right plants. ; Sissinghurst and Wisley, and come home determined to replicate them, at least Italians? 18th-centur- And we can achieve a reasonable facsimile of the revolutionary idea put forth by garden writer William Robinson in the late 19th century. He believed that gar- oe acnieveci $239,900 3 ba. exquisite home, mag- - ruticerd lake view. 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