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Design
Peak-Season Combos
While most people tend to divide the gardening year into four seasons, I like to divide it into three time periods: planning, working, and enjoying. Winter is for planning. It’s…
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Carefully Chosen Colors Bring a Garden Together
My name is Carol Verhake. I’m the current president of the Hardy Plant Society Mid-Atlantic Group and a landscape designer in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, in the Philadelphia suburbs. My passion for…
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Design
Beautiful Blooms in Gayle’s Garden in South Carolina
Happy Independence Day, everyone!! Let's spend today looking at some floral fireworks, courtesy of Gayle McKinney in Columbia, South Carolina. She says, "I didn’t discover my love for flower gardening…
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Design
4 Ways to Design With Coleus
If you're having trouble finding the right plant for the right place, this versatile performer offers a multitude of options
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Design
Breaking the Rules
Whether I am visiting a public garden or in a landscape created by nature, I think about what makes these places special. I inevitably conclude that the gardens I love…