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Growth Rate: Fast to medium rate
Plant Group: Shrub
Plant Type: Deciduous
Plant Zone: 4 to 6
Size at Maturity: 6 - 8 ft
Culture: Tolerates different types of soils, prefers well drained soils, does well in sun or shade
Foliage: Medium to dark green in spring and summer, turning bright red in fall

Autumn is a good time to prepare your lawn for the year ahead, and the best time to tackle any long-term improvements. Tasks such as raking out lawn debris, eradicating moss, feeding, and aerating will improve the quality of your lawn greatly if carried out on a yearly basis.

Under some conditions, grass clippings and debris can form a thick "thatch" on the surface of your lawn. This affects growth of the grass and should be removed with a lawn rake. Raking also removes moss.

If grass growth is poor, aerate the lawn. You can do this by pushing the prongs of a fork about 15 cm (6 in) into the ground. Brush a soil improver into the holes made by the fork. Use sand or a mixture of fine soil and sand if the ground is poorly drained. Alternatively, use peat, a peat-substitute or very fine, well-rotted compost if the ground is sandy. Reseed as necessary; fall is an excellent time for reseeding.

If your lawn is in poor condition and needs reviving, apply an autumn lawn feed. It is essential that you use one formulated for autumn use, as spring and summer feeds will contain too much nitrogen. If the grass contains a lot of moss, apply a moss killer. Use one recommended for autumn use; the mixture known as lawn sand, sometimes used to kill moss, contains too much nitrogen.

You can (and should) tidy an uneven edge whenever it's necessary, but doing a full job of it in autumn will relieve the pressure at busier times of the year. Hold a half-moon edger against a board held in position with your feet.

Looking for an excellent rose that will bloom its head off for the fall season? The new Pink Double Knock Out® Rose is just as gorgeous as the original Knock Out® rose, only with intense hot pink double blooms. The blooms have twice the number of petals as regular Knock Out® roses, presenting a fuller, richer, traditional style rose flower that is simply breathtaking to look at.

The flowers maintain a continuous show of color from early June to hard frost, with beautiful foliage almost year round. The plants are compact and upright growing, with more winter hardiness and shade tolerance. Best of all, they thrive in very humid climates where most other roses need spray maintenance.

Pink Double Knock Out® roses are easy to grow, and adapt well to most growing conditions. We invite you to come in to the nursery and see these beauties in all of their full blooming glory while supplies last!