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ArticleRegional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants – Southeast
Southeast No. 1 ‘Liberty’ hosta (Hosta ‘Liberty’) USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9 Size: 20 inches tall and 3 feet wide Conditions: Partial shade or morning sun; moist, well-drained…
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Design4 Simple Upgrades That Make a Big Difference in the Garden
Have you always wondered what makes a garden truly stunning? Sometimes the solution is simple: Spread some mulch, pull some weeds, or add some interesting plants. But other times, these…
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ArticlePlants for Nooks and Crannies
Given that most gardeners are as opportunistic as weeds—give us an inch and we’ll plant it—it’s surprising how many of us have not gotten around to filling our garden’s tiniest…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Summer Standouts – Northeast
1. Giant Fleece Flower Name: Persicaria polymorpha Zones: 4 to 9 Size: 4 to 6 feet tall and 6 to 12 feet wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade;…
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ArticleA Garden That Plants Itself
The Garden in a Nutshell USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 Light: Full sun Soil: Clay loam amended each year with compost and manure Maintenance level: Medium Biggest challenge: Staying on top…
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ArticleLess is More: 2010 Container Design Challenge Results
Last year, we challenged you to design a container that embodied the theme “less is more.” At the time, the economy was in rough shape, and we thought this would…
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DesignHow to Tie a Garden Together
If you garden, you love plants—especially the newest and most unusual ones. After bringing these treasures home, they often end up plopped in various places without a lot of pre-planning…
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DesignFinding Space for Veggies in a Small Yard
Lately, there seems to be a lot of farmer envy in the gardening world. The recent locavore (eat locally grown food) trend, food-contamination scares, and the high price of produce…
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ArticleSmall-Space Gardening | Make the Most of a Small Space
It’s been said that you can tell a lot about people by their gardens. I think mine says that my life is full and varied. As a certified plantaholic, I…
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ArticleTime-Saving Tips
Whenever I hear of gardeners who spend hours a day in their gardens, I get insanely jealous. As a mom and wife with a full-time career, I’m lucky if I…
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