Southwest Regional Reports
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Southwest Regional ReportsBold-Textured Beauties for Sun and Shade
In horticulture, plants are often described as having fine, medium, or bold (coarse) texture. Bold-textured plants have large leaves and sometimes large blossoms to match, although “bold-textured” really refers to…
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Southwest Regional ReportsExcellent Nitrogen-Fixing Plants
Whether you have a front-yard garden the size of a postage stamp or a 100-acre hayfield, the use of nitrogen-fixing plants in your landscape can boost your soil fertility. Nitrogen-fixing…
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Southwest Regional ReportsCrevice Gardening with Kenton Seth
We love crevice gardens—from their organic shapes and dimension to their interest and uniqueness. Crevice gardens are gardens created in the nooks and crannies between rock groupings. The plants get…
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Southwest Regional ReportsRain Gardens for the Southern Plains
Mention rain gardens, and many folks imagine lush pondside displays. This type of garden, with permanent standing water, is more accurately called a wetland garden or water garden. A rain…
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Southwest Regional ReportsGarden Hose Review
As we convert our thirsty lawns to more California-friendly gardens, all sorts of wonderful things happen. What most often occurs is that a large, flat expanse that was watered with…
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Southwest Regional ReportsOverwintering Succulents in the Southwest
Now that it’s December, temperatures all over the country are starting to quickly fall below the freezing mark, even here in the Southwest. Now is the time when the daytime…
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Southwest Regional ReportsRegional Picks: Showy Shrubs – Southern Plains
See regional picks for showy shrubs, and read the article by Paul Cappiello for even more ideas. “Show-stopping shrubs—you know the kind. You’re leading a group of friends around the…
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Southwest Regional ReportsRegional Picks: Showy Shrubs – California
See regional picks for showy shrubs, and read the article by Paul Cappiello for even more ideas. “Show-stopping shrubs—you know the kind. You’re leading a group of friends around the…
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Southwest Regional ReportsGardening Gift Ideas for Southern California Gardeners
If there is one thing I love as much as gardening, it’s shopping. At the risk of bragging, I will tell you that I am a very good shopper and…
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Southwest Regional ReportsGardening Gift Ideas for Southern Plains Gardeners
Like most gardeners, I have a real love of good tools and beauty. Here are some great gift ideas that fulfill one or both of those desires. A.M. Leonard…
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