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How-ToFirescaping: Plants That Help Protect Your Property From Fire
Whether or not a plant will catch on fire, keep a fire going, and then propel a fire is determined by its physical characteristics. Less flammable plants, those considered fire…
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DesignLessons Learned From a 25-Year-Old Garden
Mary and Lew Reid never looked back after abandoning a beautiful established garden to start from scratch. But when you’re moving from a densely shaded garden at the foot of…
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ArticleCreating a Secret Garden
Today’s photos come from Debby de Groot of Toronto, who is sharing some images of her “secret garden” tucked away in a secluded corner of her house. This is only…
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ArticleMaking a Small Space Work
Today’s photos come from Kate McMillan’s 50-foot by 100-foot city lot in Portland, Oregon. Gardening on a small city lot is definitely challenging when it comes to privacy and how…
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DesignHardy Native Ferns
A garden planting of ferns conjures up images of shaded retreats and cool walks by wooded streams. Yes, ferns do abound in the deepest, darkest woodlands. But not all ferns…
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DesignJapanese Style in California
Today’s photos come from Geni Hiestand. I live in the Sierra foothills in Grass Valley, California. Our front yard was a patch of weeds and clay soil when my husband…
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ArticleAnderson School Garden
The first junior high school in Bothell, Washington (just outside Seattle), has been bought by a company that has turned the historic buildings into hotels, restaurants, movie theaters, and more.…
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ArticleHere Today
Jim Murrain gardens in Kansas City, Mo., where he and his husband nurture a collection of really beautiful, often unusual plants. Today he’s sharing this assortment of early bloomers that…
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Design10 Ground Covers for Shade
It is often the case that we gardeners find ourselves with a shady corner in our yard where nothing grows. What we long for is one plant that will take…
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ArticleDifficult Site, Beautiful Garden
Today’s post comes from Betsy Thompson of East Greenbush, N.Y. My garden is located in front of and behind a suburban townhouse near Albany, N.Y., situated in the middle of…
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