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DesignConifers Should Come First
When we first bought our house in 2000, I was pregnant. The previous owner had no interest in the garden. Since there was almost nothing planted, I just threw a…
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DesignRegional Picks: Plant Wish List – Southern Plains
1. Indian Pink Name: Spigelia marilandica Usda Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 18 to 24 inches tall and 15 to 18 inches wide Conditions: Widely adaptable to…
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DesignHow to Break Up the Sea of Green in the Garden
Janice Becker’s garden in Deerfield, Illinois, is an island of horticultural diversity in a neighborhood ruled by turf grass, mature trees, and occasional ground covers. She has created a plant…
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How-ToFast-Growing Vegetable Varieties for Short-Season Regions
Gardening in regions with cool, short summers like the Pacific Northwest and northern New England can create challenging conditions for heat-loving crops. For folks in the extreme South, heat can…
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DesignRegional Picks: Plant Wish List – Northwest
1. Sunflare™ Japanese Forest Grass Name: Hakonechloa macra SunFlare™ Usda Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 12 to 15 inches tall and 2 feet wide Conditions: Partial shade;…
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DesignRegional Picks: Plant Wish List – Northeast
1. Japanese Chloranthus Name: Chloranthus japonicus Usda Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Size: 1 foot tall and wide Conditions: Dappled shade; rich, organic, evenly moist soil Japanese chloranthus is…
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DesignRegional Picks: Plant Wish List – Midwest
1. Rhizoma Corydalis Name: Corydalis turtschaninovii Usda Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 6 to 8 inches tall and wide Conditions: Partial to full shade; moist, well-drained soil…
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DesignCoreopsis You Can Count On!
A while back—27 years, to be exact—the Chicago Botanic Garden created a garden solely to compare perennials, and coreopsis was one of the inaugural trials. We tested mostly seed-grown cultivars of…
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DesignUnexpected Fall Color
After months of bitter cold temperatures, snow, freezing rain, and every other miserable element nature throws at us, gardeners are eager to visit their favorite garden centers and nurseries. There…
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DesignEnd the Season with Style
It happens every year. When summer’s heat and humidity ease up and I can think about getting back into the garden, I realize that I haven’t done enough to take…
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