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  • Diane witch hazel
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    Witch Hazels for the Northeast

    In the Northeast, there is hardly a more valuable garden plant than one that blooms in the winter. Add that coveted trait to a plant that is relatively pest-free, has…

  • Charity mahonia
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    Winter-Blooming Shrubs for the Northwest

    December brings some of the darkest and shortest days of the year. During this time, I often find myself trying to get out for a walk to enjoy the short-lived…

  • orange shrimp plant
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    Shrubs That Bloom All Year Long in the Southwest

    The Southwest winter landscape doesn’t just have to be filled with various tones of brown and green. There are many beautiful flowers that can bloom throughout the milder months in…

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    Celebrating the Beauty of Hydrangeas

    Dusanka Marusic gardens in Helwett Harbor, New York. We’ve visited this lovely garden before (Hurricanes Can't Stop This Garden). But in today’s post, we’re looking back at the summer and…

  • 'Millenium' Ornamental Onion
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    Foundation-Friendly Plants

    Designing the plantings immediately surrounding your home is a tricky task for many gardeners. These plants are frequently viewed up close and personal by visitors and the UPS guy, so…

  • Underplant lilacs with other spring flowers.
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    Lilacs: Time for a Fresh Look

    Now you can be choosy about fragrance, shape, hue, and flowering time

  • deadheading a shrub
    How-To

    Deadheading Flowering Shrubs

    Deadheading—the practice of removing a plant's spent blooms—refreshes a plant's appearance, controls seed dispersal, and redirects a plant's energy from seed production to root and vegetative growth. In this video,…

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    10 Flowering Evergreen Shrubs

    When most teenagers went to work at Dairy Queen for the summer, I decided to punch a time card at the local nursery. I had a basic knowledge of plants,…