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  • favorite midsummer plants
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    4 Midsummer Favorites From a Plant Breeder’s Garden

    Although it would be nearly impossible for any plant lover to choose just one favorite, here are a few of the standouts that look especially good in my Zone 6…

  • flowering tree
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    9 Fantastic Flowering Trees

    While gardeners often extol the virtues of outstanding bark and winter interest, let’s not kid ourselves—flower power reigns supreme. A tree that is a stately focal point most of the…

  • backyard garden with orange flowers and lots of foliage plants
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    July in Tingshu’s Back Garden

    We’re back in Massachusetts today, visiting Tingshu Hu’s garden. We saw her front garden in July yesterday, and today we’re moving to the back garden in high summer. Early morning…

  • underappreciated winter plants
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    Episode 151: Underappreciated Plants for Winter Interest

    During the winter months many plants reveal subtle patterns, fine details, and a new range of colors that help us to see familiar beds and borders with fresh eyes. This…

  • close up of potted succulents in the garden
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    From Barren Plot to Urban Oasis

    Today we’re visiting with Max Cannon who gardens in south San Francisco, California: Our garden started as a barren plot of concrete and hard-pan clay in 2017, our mission has…

  • close up of pink tricolor beech foliage
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    Nicki’s Foliage Favorites

    Today’s photos are from Nicki Snoblin in Lake Bluff, Illinois. We’ve visited their garden before (Nicki's New Garden Project and Fall in Nicki's Garden ) and today Nicki is sharing…

  • close up of pink begonia withe small raccoon sculpture
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    Summer and Fall in Maria’s Garden

    I am Maria and I live in the southwest of the province of Quebec, Canada, Zone 5. I want to add that my husband is in charge of the grass…

  • close up of bright purple and orange flowers
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    Gail’s Favorite’s From Last Year

    We visited Gail’s beautiful North Carolina garden yesterday, and today we’re back to see some of her favorite pictures from the past year: I live at 3300 feet in the…

  • close up of bright pink azalea bloom
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    Gail’s Garden in North Carolina

    Today we’re visiting Gail Bromer’s beautiful garden at the top of the continental divide in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina: For much of the year foliage takes…

  • Rohdea pachynema
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    Yellow Thread Rohdea Is a Rare Perennial Jewel for Shady Nooks and Crannies

    While some may be familiar with Japanese sacred lily (Rohdea japonica, Zones 6–10), Rohdea pachynema is an uncommon species that is indeed a Rohdea less traveled. Found only in the…