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DesignPerennials for Dry Shade in the Southern Plains
Gardening in dry shady locations can be a challenge. Even when rain does fall, thirsty tree roots quickly suck up soil moisture. To ensure understory plants thrive, I seek out…
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ArticleJames’s Rock Pile Garden in Iceland
My name is James Rail, an American, who has been living in Gardaber, a suburb of Reykjavik, Iceland, for almost 60 years. Obviously, gardening conditions in Iceland are different with…
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ArticleYearning for the Colors of My Garden
Today we're visiting with Gail Bromer. For most of my life, I worked, renovated an antique farmhouse in Connecticut, and was a mom to our growing boys. I created small…
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DesignThe Best Fruit Trees for Southern California
Fruit trees can be one of the best additions to any landscape. They offer shade and color in addition to healthy, delicious food. Many fruit trees can be grown in…
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DesignTough, Low-Maintenance Shrubs for Southern California
Even if we have a wonderful year of rainfall, we need to rethink our Southern California gardens. It’s likely we will have many dry, hot years ahead. So let’s use…
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DesignThe Best Salvias for the Southwest
If you’re like me and prefer that your perennials power on through the dog days of summer and well into fall, salvias (Salvia spp. and cvs., Zones 5–11) are the…
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ArticleEarly Fall in the Fern Fairway
The past few Fridays we’ve been tagging along as Cherry Ong takes us to visit some wonderful public gardens, but today she’s welcoming us into her home garden—specifically, the narrow,…
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ArticleWhere’s Cherry? Tofino Botanical Gardens
It is Friday, so time for another garden tour with friend of the GPOD Cherry Ong! Today she’s taking us to Tofino Botanical Gardens, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia,…
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ArticleSpring in North Georgia
Today we're visiting with Bonnie Plikaytis. Here are a few images of spring arriving in our Zone 7 woodland garden in North Georgia. Nothing denotes spring as much as the…
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DesignTim and Laura’s Garden
Today we’re visiting the garden of husband and wife Tim Boland (a botanist) and Laura Coit (a designer). Here are some pictures of our home garden on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.…
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