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ArticleRegional Picks: Plants for Dry Shade – Northwest
‘Sweetheart’ epimedium Name: Epimedium × rubrum ‘Sweetheart’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8 Size: 16 inches tall and up to 2 feet wide Conditions: Partial shade; well-drained soil The large…
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ArticleExciting Vertical Plants That Pack a Punch
I love vertical plants for their ability to stop your eye and let your mind rest for a moment among the sumptuous, blowsy mounds of smaller annuals and perennials. A…
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DesignThe Best of the Best Native Plants
What makes native plants so great? According to some experts, it’s because these plants are practically perfect: They are built to thrive in the conditions of a specific region without…
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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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DesignPlants You Can Walk On
Mulching the 3 acres of display and trial gardens at my perennial nursery was becoming expensive and time-consuming, so I decided to explore ground covers that would eventually eliminate the…
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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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ArticleRegional Picks: Uncommon & Unfussy Plants – Mountain West
Raspberry Delight® hybrid bush sage Name: Salvia ‘Raspberry Delight’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 10 Size: 3 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; average to dry,…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Uncommon & Unfussy Plants – Northeast
‘Misty Blue’ baneberry Name: Actaea pachypoda ‘Misty Blue’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8 Size: 2 to 3 feet tall and wide Conditions: Partial shade; moist, well-drained soil This new…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Tough Ground Covers – Northwest
1. ‘Elfin’ Creeping Thyme Name: Thymus serpyllum ‘Elfin’ USDA hardiness zones: 4 to 9 Size: 1 to 2 inches tall and 4 to 8 inches wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Tough Ground Covers – Southeast
1. St. John’s Wort Name: Hypericum calycinum USDA hardiness zones: 5 to 9 Size: 1 to 2 feet tall, spreading indefinitely Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soil…
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