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Regional Picks: Plants for Winter’s Worst – Mid-Atlantic
Mid-Atlantic ‘Brilliance’ autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’) USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 22 inches tall and 18 inches wide Conditions: Partial to full shade; moist, rich, well-drained…
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Regional Picks: Plants for Winter’s Worst – Northern California
Northern California Germander (Teucrium chamaedrys) USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9 Size: 1 to 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil Germander is an…
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Regional Picks: Color in the Shade – Northwest
Northwest Heart-leaved disanthus (Disanthus cercidifolius) USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8 Size: 5 to 7 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide Conditions: Partial shade; moist, well-drained soil…
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Plantings That You Can’t Miss
Everyone wants his or her garden to be noticed. Moments of subtlety are great, but they work best when they are in the midst of moments of impact. Drifts and…
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Regional Picks: Color in the Shade – Southern Plains
Southern Plains Summer snowflake (Leucojum aestivum) USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9 Size: Up to 2 feet tall and 18 inches wide Conditions: Partial to full shade; moist, well-drained…
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Regional Picks: Perennial Hole Fillers – Midwest
1. Bee Balm Name: Monarda didyma cvs. USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9 Size: 3 to 4 feet tall and 18 to 24 inches wide Conditions: Full sun to…
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If You’re Not Growing Geums, You’re Missing Out
It was a late-spring morning, outside the Indianapolis Museum of Art, when I first consciously noticed geums (Geum spp. and cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 3–9). It was shocking to see…
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Regional Picks: Overlooked Plants – Southern Plains
Southern Plains Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Size: 4 to 6 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; moist, well-drained soil If…
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Regional Picks: Garden Staples – Southern Plains
1. Plumbago Name: Ceratostigma plumbaginoides USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 8 to 12 inches tall, spreading to 18 inches wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; average, well-drained…
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Regional Picks: Garden Staples – Northern California
1. Tall Purple Verbena Name: Verbena bonariensis USDA Hardiness Zones: 7 to 11 Size: 6 feet tall and 18 inches wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil Tall purple verbena fulfills…