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DesignAdapting English Elegance
It took about five years and two road trips through England before Anne Campodonico was ready to start her garden. True, the Kentfield, California, mother of three wasn’t in a…
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DesignThe Top 10 Magnolia Trees To Grow
Magnolias (Magnolia spp. and cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 3–9) have been appreciated as garden subjects for centuries. The Chinese planted magnolias at their temples as early as the seventh century,…
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How-To7 Organic Mulches for the Vegetable Garden
Fall, winter, and early spring are all great times to lay down a little mulch blanket. While any organic mulch is appropriate for the vegetable garden, sometimes there are strategic…
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DesignWhere Formal and Natural Meet
Everyone has been to a house that has a “do-not-touch” room in it. It might be a living room with plastic covers on the couches or a dining room with…
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DesignBeautiful and Unusual Fern Varieties for the Garden
When I first fell in love with the then-rare autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora, USDA Hardiness Zones 5–9) back in the late 1960s, ferns were strangers in the garden, with but…
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DesignA Woodland Garden Design
In 1989, after 13 years of marriage, my husband, Bud, and I ventured back to my hometown with our family of four. A beautiful piece of property awaited us: a…
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DesignGoing with the Flow
By the time we moved into our nearly finished home in June 2008, I had created The Plan. And I drew The Plan in ink so that it would be…
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Design8 Amazing Shrubs
A garden designer recommends eight plants that provide reliable good looks without a lot of work
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DesignPlanting Ground Covers
Proper spacing and regular care are the best ways to create a lush, weed-free carpet
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DesignPlanning a Garden: Right Plants, Right Places
Taking the first rule of gardening to heart, you can create a beautiful, low-maintenance landscape
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