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    Small-Scale Rhododendrons for Year-Round Interest

    Rhododendrons (Rhododendron spp. and cvs., Zones 4-9) are an amazing group of stalwart evergreen plants that are often not considered by residential gardeners because they are afraid they’ll end up…

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    Elements of a Japanese Garden

    The art and craft of the Japanese garden continues to thrive today after well over 1,300 years in Japan and for the last 150 years in various points west and…

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    Creating a Magical Escape in the Middle of Town

    Linda VanDyke is sharing her garden with us today. My husband and I have lived in our home for more than 20 years. When we moved in, our yard had…

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    Garden Inspiration From British Columbia, Part 1

    Today’s photos come from our good friend Cherry Ong: I had the good fortune to revisit the Gardens at the Government House in Victoria, British Columbia, recently and thought I…

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    Hardy 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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    Japanese 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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    Before and After Down Under

    Brian Mazzer sent in these images of his garden today and what it looked like when he first bought it. I bought my house in the suburb of Holland Park…

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    Succulents in the Cold

    Leo Chance sent in these photos of some of his incredible work with cold-hardy succulents. These beautiful plants look like nothing else in the garden, and they have become incredibly…

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    A Connecticut Yankee’s Tribute to Chinese Gardens

    Today’s Chinese-inspired garden comes from Bill Sullivan: I live in Bethel, Connecticut, and have been working on the garden for 20 years. All of the plants in the garden either…

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    Dealing With Dry Shade

    Everything I’ve learned about dry-shade gardening has been from experimentation.   When my husband and I bought our home in Fairview, Tennessee, 20 years ago, I had never gardened before.…