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DesignRain Gardens for the Southern Plains
Mention rain gardens, and many folks imagine lush pondside displays. This type of garden, with permanent standing water, is more accurately called a wetland garden or water garden. A rain…
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DesignRegional Picks: Showy Shrubs – Southern Plains
See regional picks for showy shrubs, and read the article by Paul Cappiello for even more ideas. “Show-stopping shrubs—you know the kind. You’re leading a group of friends around the…
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DesignGardening Gift Ideas for Southern Plains Gardeners
Like most gardeners, I have a real love of good tools and beauty. Here are some great gift ideas that fulfill one or both of those desires. A.M. Leonard…
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DesignNut Trees for the Southern Plains
Compared to those living in more northern regions, we here in the Southern Plains are relatively limited in our selection of nut trees. Luckily for us, our best nut-bearing tree…
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DesignGorgeous Vines for Shade and Privacy
Gardeners are often looking to create areas of shade and privacy in their gardens. Flowering vines are a beautiful way to do both. Arbors, fences, and trellises can be made…
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ArticleHow to Support the Monarch Migration
While monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) can be found in most of the United States at some point in their migration, those of us living in the Southern Plains states are…
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DesignRegional Picks: Short Plants – Southern Plains
See regional picks for short plants, and read the article by Steve Aitken for even more ideas. “As I began amassing countless short varieties, only some of which worked in…
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DesignDiscovering Fun and Unusual Houseplants
A lifelong love of gardening often springs from early experiences with houseplants or a vegetable garden. As a young adult living in apartments and rented spaces, I accumulated a large…
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How-ToMagnificent Muhly Grasses
The muhly grass genus, Muhlenbergia, contains over 150 species of grasses and was named after the self-taught German American botanist Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1753–1815). Several grasses in this genus…
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How-ToGarden Maintenance for the Heat of Late Summer
Summers in the Southern Plains can be real scorchers. While gardeners in more northern climates are forced to rest their gardens completely for a long winter spell, those of us…
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