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Bermuda Skies is a recipe that will put spring into your step as it features Supertunia Bermuda Beach petunia, Superbells Yellow Chiffon calibrachoa and Laguna Sky Blue lobelia. NORMAN WINTER/TNS

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As I was looking at Supertunia Bermuda Beach recipes, I also fell in love with one called Cherryade. The partners are Superbells Pomegranate Punch calibrachoa and the dark purple Sweet Caroline Raven sweet potato. This is, simply put, dropdead gorgeous.

The recipe called Bermuda Skies is magical and a feast for the eyes. It is light and like the first breath of spring. It features Superbells Yellow Chiffon calibrachoa, which is a soft yellow. The “sky” in the name no doubt comes from Laguna Sky Blue lobelia. Southerners may say lobelia disappears with the heat. That is perhaps more so when growing as a monoculture, but in a mixed container with other plants, you will have that touch of blue scattered throughout much longer than you anticipate. The Laguna series is new and introduces heat tolerance to a most-loved plant.

We are all ready for spring; we are all ready for our Bubblegum, as the throngs of gardeners would say. But The Garden Guy urges you to head back to the beach, Supertunia Bermuda Beach, for designs of salmon coral color like Acapulco Sun.

Norman Winter is a horticulturist, garden speaker and author of “Tough-as-Nails Flowers for the South” and “Captivating Combinations: Color and Style in the Garden.” Follow him on Facebook @NormanWinterTheGardenGuy. He receives complimentary plants to review from the companies he covers.