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DesignEpisode 159: Plants That Take Sun and Shade
Chances are, you’ve got mixed conditions in your garden. One area might be in full sun, while another spot a bit farther away is in full shade. Even beds that…
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DesignTouring an Eco-friendly, Shady Backyard Retreat
You must be careful when you enter the backyard of garden designer Jeff Epping—not because you’re likely to trip on something, but because you might be dive-bombed by a pair…
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DesignPlanting Plan of a Seaside Garden That Sustains Punishing Conditions
Susan Burke’s home and garden on the Nantucket shoreline off the coast of Massachusetts were designed from scratch when she and her late husband first purchased the property. Featuring tall…
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DesignDesign an Engaging, Naturalistic Garden in the Shade – Plant IDs
Starting a new garden from scratch can be daunting, but it’s also a fantastic opportunity to create exactly what you want. The vision I had for my new garden (two…
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How-ToHow to Determine if a Garden Bed Is Full Sun or Shade
There is little you can do to control how much shade or sunlight a garden bed gets. Sure, you can cut down a tree to let in more sun or…
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DesignA Garden Planting Plan That Utilizes Adaptable Plants
This plan represents a bed along a property fence between the west side of a house and a large canopy tree. The edge of the border is curved because I…
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DesignGrow the Best Red-Hot Pokers—Planting Guide and Trial Results
Like many northern gardeners, I had red-hot poker envy for many years but ruled out growing them because of their iffy chances of surviving winter in my region. However, I…
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Design5 Plants That Thrive Across Varied Soil Types and Textures
The following plants come from habitats that are seasonally or permanently wet, yet they can thrive in drier upland regions too. They are also tolerant of different soil types and…
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DesignGardening Against All Odds | Letter from the Editor
Do all gardeners secretly think they’ve got it the worst? For instance, because I garden in New England, I feel like the glacial till (aka unbelievably rocky soil) and massively…
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DesignA Seaside Garden Designed to Withstand Punishing Conditions
When Susan and Coleman Burke purchased land overlooking the bay on the Massachusetts island of Nantucket several decades ago, they were able to build their house and seaside garden from…
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