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Design5 Inspiring Naturalistic Dry Creek-Bed Designs
The following five garden spaces are a good representation of the variety of styles that dry creek-bed designs can encompass. Each of these designs also solved a unique issue stemming…
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DesignHow to Use the Science of Plant Survival Strategies for a Healthier Garden
The biggest epiphany of my horticultural career was learning about plant survival strategies. Like most gardeners, I was accustomed to classifying plants as annuals, biennials, or perennials. But dividing them…
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DesignHow to Build a Stylish Dry Creek Bed
Stormwater runoff, and the damage it can leave behind, has become a seemingly unmanageable problem for gardeners from coast to coast. The perfect mix of unpredictable and changing weather patterns, urban…
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DesignCacti and Succulents for Cold Climates
Many succulents, including cacti, can survive outdoors where winters are cold. These long-lived plants bring four seasons of living sculpture to a sunny, well-drained garden, and they offer up striking…
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DesignPraise for Perennial Evergreens | Letter from the Editor
If you live in a place that gets a fair amount of snow, is it important to have evergreen perennials? For many years we have debated this question around our…
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DesignEvergreen Perennials for the Pacific Northwest
Himalayan maidenhair fern Adiantum venustum Zones: 5–8 Size: 6 to 8 inches tall and 36 to 42 inches wide Conditions: Partial shade; well-drained soil Native range: China, the Himalayas Luscious…
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DesignEvergreen Perennials for the Northeast
Lifelong saxifrage Saxifraga paniculatasubsp. paniculata Zones: 2–6 Size: 6 to 12 inches tall and 3 to 6 inches wide Conditions: Partial shade; well-drained soil Native range: Central Europe Lifelong saxifrage…
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DesignEvergreen Perennials for the Midwest
Japanese holly fern Cyrtomium falcatum Zones: 6–10 Size: 1 to 2 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide Conditions: Partial to full shade; moist to average, well-drained soil Native…
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DesignEvergreen Perennials for the Mountain West
‘Marian Sampson’ hummingbird coyote mint Monardella macrantha ‘Marian Sampson’ Zones: 5–9 Size: 4 to 6 inches tall and 8 to 12 inches wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; moist…
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DesignEvergreen Perennials for the Mid-Atlantic
‘Twisted Tongue’ agave Agave × amourifolia ‘Twisted Tongue’ Zones: 7–10 Size: 3 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil Native range: Hybrid of Southwestern…
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