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ArticleApril Garden To-Do List for the Southern Plains
April is a great time to plant your spring vegetable garden if you haven’t already. If you live in the more northern reaches of the Southern Plains, April is likely…
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DesignButterfly Host Plants for the Southern Plains Garden
There are many reasons for having a butterfly garden, the simplest one being sheer beauty. People of all ages enjoy watching butterflies dance through their gardens. Butterflies also serve as…
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DesignRegional Picks: Early Summer Plant Combo for the Southern Plains
1. Red Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora Zones: 5–11 Size: 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; well-drained soil Native range: Southern Texas and northeastern Mexico…
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DesignMaking Gardens in Texas
Liz Odom, aka the Garden Doctor, builds and maintains gardens around Lake Conroe in Texas and is sharing photos of some favorite moments from those gardens. Lake Conroe sits on…
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DesignDrought-Tolerant Plants and Design Strategies for the Southern Plains
Ask any Texas gardener about the summer of 2011 and you are likely to get a loud groan followed by several lamentations. A year of extreme drought, 2011 brought many…
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DesignDaylilies and More in Kansas
Today’s photos come from Gwen Chance. I have been gardening for many years in Zone 6 in Kansas. I have over 100 varieties of daylilies mixed in with other perennials.…
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DesignRegional Picks: Spring Color—Southern Plains
If your first few trips to the nursery can be overwhelming and chaotic, check out our plant recommendations for spring color in your region. There’s no doubt that these spring…
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DesignBold-Textured Beauties for Sun and Shade
In horticulture, plants are often described as having fine, medium, or bold (coarse) texture. Bold-textured plants have large leaves and sometimes large blossoms to match, although “bold-textured” really refers to…
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DesignExcellent Nitrogen-Fixing Plants
Whether you have a front-yard garden the size of a postage stamp or a 100-acre hayfield, the use of nitrogen-fixing plants in your landscape can boost your soil fertility. Nitrogen-fixing…
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DesignDesigning a Garden in Austin
Garden designer Sarah Yant shared these images of a garden that her company worked on in Austin, Texas. When the young owners undertook a complete remodel of their home in…
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