Southern Plains - Page 20 of 21 - Fine Gardening
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ArticleRegional Picks: Overlooked Plants – Southern Plains
Southern Plains Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Size: 4 to 6 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; moist, well-drained soil If…
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ArticleREADER PHOTOS! Cynthia’s garden in Kansas
Today's photos are from Cynthia Blixt in Merriam, Kansas. She says, "My husband built my garden out of some large rocks. He works for a construction company and had access…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Garden Staples – Southern Plains
1. Plumbago Name: Ceratostigma plumbaginoides USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 8 to 12 inches tall, spreading to 18 inches wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; average, well-drained…
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DesignRegional Picks: Alternatives to Invasives – Southern Plains
Invasive - Russian Olive (Elaegnus angustifolia) 1. Silver Buffaloberry Name: Shepherdia argentea USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 6 Size: 8 to 15 feet tall and 6 to 10…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Summer Standouts – Southern Plains
1. Little Henry® Virginia Sweetspire Name: Itea virginica ‘Sprich’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 2 to 3 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade;…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Great Plants for the Front Yard – Southern Plains
Prairie crabapple Name: Malus ioensis and cvs. USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Size: Up to 20 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; well-drained soil…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Plant This, Not That– Southern Plains
1. Overused: Smoke tree Alternative: American smoke tree Name: Cotinus coggygria and cvs. Name: Cotinus obovatus American smoke tree Name: Cotinus obovatus Zones: 4 to 8 Size: 30 feet tall and 25 feet wide…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Tough Roadside Plants – Southern Plains
1. Crape Myrtle Name: Lagerstroemia indica cvs. USDA Hardiness Zones: 7 to 9 Size: 8 to 30 feet tall and 6 to 15 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; average soil;…
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ArticleREADER PHOTO! Grasses & a hay bale table
One last photo from Philip Leveridge in Austin, Texas. I fell in love with his hay bale garden table. He says, "These grasses lie between a couple of hidden galvanized steel…
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ArticleREADER PHOTO! Touchable texture and contrast from two great plants
Today's photo is from Philip Leveridge in Austin, Texas. Philip is a garden designer, and his home garden is called East Side Patch. Of this picture, he says, "I like combining…
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