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ArticleRegional Picks: Great Plants for the Front Yard – Northwest
Katsura tree Name: Cercidiphyllum japonicum USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Size: Up to 40 feet tall and 30 feet wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; fertile, moist, well-drained,…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Plant This, Not That– Northwest
1. Overused: Tamarisk juniper Alternative: Alpine totara Name: Juniperus sabina ‘Tamariscifolia’ Name: Podocarpus nivalis Alpine totara Name: Podocarpus nivalis Zones: 7 to 9 Size: Up to 6 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full…
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ArticleREADER PHOTO! Drumsticks and coneflowers
Today's photo is from Gregory Smaus in Seattle, Washington. He says, "Here is one of my favorite photos from my own garden. I like it because it shows the fun…
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ArticleMonkey puzzle!
Monkey puzzle TREE, that is. This is one fascinating tree. The monkey puzzle (Araucaria araucana, USDA Hardiness Zones 7-11) is native to Chile and Argentina (the Andes, more specifically), and…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Tough Roadside Plants – Northwest
1. ‘Canon J. Went’ Toadflax Name: Linaria purpurea ‘Canon J. Went’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8 Size: 18 to 36 inches tall and 1 foot wide Conditions: Full sun…
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ArticleEchoes and complements
The pointy petals of sea holly (Eryngium maritimum) reinforce the angularity of the spiky foliage of an African blue lily (Agapanthus 'Storm Cloud') and the radiating leaf lines of a…
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DesignRegional Picks: Plants for Wet Soil – Northwest
Lots of gardeners deal with at least one area of their property that never seems to dry out. As horticulturist Joseph Henderson explains in his article Plants for Soggy Spots,…
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ArticleREADER PHOTO! Mystery flowers
When Mary Palmer from near Monroe, Washington, sent in this photo a couple of days ago, I had an inkling of what these gardening ornaments were, and I begged her to tell…
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ArticleREADER PHOTOS! Fairy gardens in the land of…Washington
Today's photos are from Patti Sherwood in Kalama, Washington. She says, "This was the first of several fairy gardens that my granddaughters and I have created. I've become a bit...
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ArticleYou must pass the creatures of the pool to get cool…
In Laura Crockett's garden in Oregon, foam pool noodles lend a playful alien flair to the clumps of miscanthus at the entrance to her kids' pool. Some curlicue metal antennae…
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