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How-ToGardening in the Southwest: How to Use Microclimates
Obvious shifts in climate patterns are changing our natural world. Large trees are dying, moderate temperature swings are now more extreme, and storms are more sporadic and violent when they…
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DesignEngineering an Artful Garden – An Interview with Chen Choo
Chen Choo is a retired nuclear engineer with an artist’s eye and a passion for collecting plants. He and his wife, Linda, have created a garden in southern Ontario filled…
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DesignNative Alternatives to Hostas (That Are Deer Resistant)
Why would you ever want alternatives to hostas (Hosta spp. and cvs., Zones 3–9)? These garden favorites are seemingly perfect—they can adapt to sun or shade, come in a multitude…
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DesignTools to Make Garden Chores Easier During Summer Vacation
It's hot. And the last thing anyone wants to do is spend more time on maintenance in the garden than they have to. Thankfully, garden tool companies have heard their…
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How-ToGrow Escarole and Endive in Late Summer for a Fall Harvest
I had to start growing escarole and endive after hearing emotional tales from my mother-in-law and her sisters about their family’s holiday meals—multicourse, gut-busting, Italian-American feasts in which escarole soup…
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DesignTour a Collector’s Garden Filled With Artful Plant Combinations
Chen Choo is a retired nuclear engineer with an artist’s eye and a passion for collecting plants. His garden in southern Ontario is filled with a fascinating mix of cold-hardy…
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DesignEpisode 113: Big and Bold Plants
The original title of this episode was Big and Bold Plants for the Back of the Border. But between the length and the tongue-twister alliteration, we shortened it a bit…
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DesignFine Gardening’s Great Garden-Container Challenge
The grass is green, the birds are singing, and for our magazine editors that can only mean one thing: It’s time to plant our containers. This year the staff of…
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ArticleState of the Garden 2022
As we kiss spring goodbye and welcome in the new summer season, we want to take a moment to reflect on what has happened recently—and what is in the works—for…
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ArticleLizzi’s Walla Walla Garden
I’m Lizzi, and I live in Walla Walla, Washington. We moved here 2½ years ago from Portland, Oregon, where I had been gardening for 20 years. While my planting zone…
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