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DesignRegional Picks: Alternatives to Invasives – Midwest
Invasive - Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) 1. Celebration® Maple Name: Acer freemanii ‘Celzam’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9 Size: 45 to 50 feet tall and 20 to…
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DesignRegional Picks: Alternatives to Invasives – Southern Plains
Invasive - Russian Olive (Elaegnus angustifolia) 1. Silver Buffaloberry Name: Shepherdia argentea USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 6 Size: 8 to 15 feet tall and 6 to 10…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Great Plants for the Front Yard – Northwest
Katsura tree Name: Cercidiphyllum japonicum USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Size: Up to 40 feet tall and 30 feet wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; fertile, moist, well-drained,…
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DesignPlant Trial Results: Meadow Rues
One of my longtime favorite garden plants is lavender mist meadow rue. I love its dainty flowers and long-blooming nature, not to mention the fact that its handsome foliage remains…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Plant This, Not That– Mountain West
1. Overused: Burning Bush Alternative: Koreanspice viburnum Name: Eounymus alatus* Name: Viburnum carlesii Koreanspice viburnum Name: Viburnum carlesii USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8 Size: 4 to 6 feet tall…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Tough Roadside Plants – Southeast
1. Blue Mistflower Name: Conoclinium coelestinum (syn. Eupatorium coelestinum) USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 11 Size: Up to 3 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; average,…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Tough Roadside Plants – Southern Plains
1. Crape Myrtle Name: Lagerstroemia indica cvs. USDA Hardiness Zones: 7 to 9 Size: 8 to 30 feet tall and 6 to 15 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; average soil;…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Tough Roadside Plants – Northwest
1. ‘Canon J. Went’ Toadflax Name: Linaria purpurea ‘Canon J. Went’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8 Size: 18 to 36 inches tall and 1 foot wide Conditions: Full sun…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Deerproof Perennials – Southeast
Epimedium Name: Epimedium spp. and cvs. USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 1 to 2 feet tall and wide Conditions: Filtered sun to light shade; moist to dry, well-drained…
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DesignConeflowers: The Best of the Best
When I started teaching horticulture in the 1980s, there was a love affair going on with coneflowers (Echinacea spp. and cvs.). There were a handful of tried-and-true cultivars to choose…
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