Flora of North America - Page 9 of 14 - Fine Gardening
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DesignThe Best Ornamental Grasses for the Garden
I think grasses suffer from lumping. I’m guilty of it myself, many times ending a list of companion perennials with the phrase “and some ornamental grasses.” This gives the impression…
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ArticleFrom Boring to Beautiful
We’ve all been there—standing amid tired plantings and lackluster hardscaping, longing for a professional designer to come along and transform our landscape into a garden worthy of . . .…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Plant This, Not That – Northeast
Overused: Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica* cvs.) 1. New Jersey Tea Name: Ceanothus americanus USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Size: 3 to 4 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun;…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Plant This, Not That – Midwest
Overused: 'Karl Foerster' feather reed grass (Calamagrostis × acutifolia ‘Karl Foerster’) 1.‘Heavy Metal’ Switchgrass Name: Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 4 to 5 feet…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Plant This, Not That – Mountain West
Overused: Lilac (Syringa vulgaris cvs.) Photo: Joshua McCullough 1. Beautybush Name: Kolkwitzia amabilis USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 10 to 12 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Plant This With That – Northeast
PLANT THIS: Golden Spirit™ smoke bush Name: Cotinus coggygria ‘Ancot’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 8 to 15 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun to light…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Plant This With That – Northern California
PLANT THIS: ‘Sea Jade’ phormium Name: Phormium ‘Sea Jade’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 9 to 11 Size: 3 to 5 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide Conditions: Full…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Plant This With That—Southern Plains
Plant this . . . White Out™ rose Name: Rosa ‘Radwhite’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 5–9 Size: 3 to 4 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade;…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Uncommon & Unfussy Plants – Southwest
Woolly butterfly bush Name: Buddleia marrubifolia USDA Hardiness Zones: 9 to 11 Size: Up to 6 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil This Chihuahuan Desert native has…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Uncommon & Unfussy Plants – Southern Plains
Desert Willow Name: Chilopsis linearis and cvs. USDA Hardiness Zones: 8 to 9 Size: 15 to 25 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil You can plant this…
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