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    10 Drought-Tolerant Shrubs

    A few years back, we were hit with the worst drought Alabama had seen in 100 years. It turned out to be the best opportunity we had to see how…

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    Paradise by a Pond

    Today’s pictures come from Linda Tutwiler in Pell City, Alabama. Here’s what she has to say about her garden: Our garden every year seems to get better and better. My…

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    Dealing With Dry Shade

    Everything I’ve learned about dry-shade gardening has been from experimentation.   When my husband and I bought our home in Fairview, Tennessee, 20 years ago, I had never gardened before.…

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    Loving the Swamp

    Dora Smith shared these photos of her eastern North Carolina garden. She writes: I feel very lucky to have several different planting environments in my yard, specifically my swamp. Over…

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    A Garden in the Making

    Tenley Raj in Houston recently moved and is experiencing her first spring in her new garden! A rule of thumb when you move is to not plant anything new until…

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    San Diego Succulents

    Jeff Carlton has shared gardens with us before from his usual home base in Tennessee. But today, he’s got a different point of view. He writes: Just returned from a…

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    First Flowers of Spring

    Arthur B. in Raleigh, N.C., sent us some pictures of the arrival of spring in his part of the world. These first flowers of the new season are so precious.…

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    Cold Hardy Cactus

    I’ve had a thing for cactus for a while… they’re so unlike any other plant you can grow in the garden. But since I didn’t live in Arizona, I was…

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    A Lawn in Bloom

    Mike Kintgen is a horticulturist at the Denver Botanic Gardens in Colorado. At work, he curates the alpine plant collection. At home, he has created a beautiful display in his…

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    Conifers for Gardens in the South

    See regional picks for conifers, and read the article by Andrew Brand for even more ideas. “Evergreen conifers provide the bones for any landscape. They offer a variety of colors,…