Southeast Regional Reports
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Southeast Regional ReportsSuccess With Hostas in the South
Hostas (Hosta spp. and cvs., Zones 3–8) must be delicious. Everything eats them. There is nothing as disappointing as seeing a wilted hosta and realizing that it’s missing all its…
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Southeast Regional ReportsUnbeatable Hot and Cool Annual Combos for the Southeast
We are fortunate in the southeastern United States to be able to grow a wide variety of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous perennials in our temperate climate. During our long growing…
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Southeast Regional ReportsTips for Healthy, Happy Blueberries in the South
We always wonder when we hear people say that they don’t like blueberries whether they’ve ever had ripe, freshly picked blueberries. They taste quite different from blueberries picked a little…
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Southeast Regional ReportsField Trip to the JC Raulston Arboretum
In my own gardening life, I just missed JC Raulston. His unexpected death in late 1996 happened just as I started to really get serious about plants. The arboretum that…
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Southeast Regional ReportsIrises for the South
Iris (Iris spp. and cvs., Zones 3–10) blooms are like big butterflies floating in the garden. They are so attractive that every garden should have at least one species, and…
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Southeast Regional ReportsPerennial Rebloomers for the South
Dan Robarts says in his article on reblooming perennials, "...the criteria I generally adhere to for earning a spot in the beds at my home or botanical garden workplace center…
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Southeast Regional ReportsContainer Garden Candidates to Attract Bees for the South
We are more aware these days about the state of bee welfare than we have been before. It’s a fact that bees are incredibly important to the environment and to…
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Southeast Regional ReportsTall, Skinny Conifers for the Southeast
Perhaps you struggle with when it’s appropriate to use an exclamation point at the end of a sentence. However, you don’t need to struggle with when to use one in…
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Southeast Regional ReportsNative Spring-Flowering Trees for the South
We all need to add more native plants to our landscapes. Choosing a native tree not only helps the birds and the pollinators in our area, but it can mean…
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Southeast Regional ReportsButtercup Winter Hazel for the Southeast
A group of shrubs that top my underused-shrub list are winter hazels (Corylopsis spp. and cvs., Zones 5–8). Winter hazel is in the same family as witch hazel (Hamamelis spp.…
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