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DesignRegional Picks: Plants to Grow Together – Midwest
Midwest Plant This ‘Filifera Aurea’ false cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifiera ‘Filifera Aurea’) USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Size: 4 to 5 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide…
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ArticleConcentrate on Contrast
Imagine driving through miles of farmland or desert, where hour after boring hour the landscape never changes. If you’re like most of us, you’d tune out pretty quickly. That’s because…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Overlooked Plants – Midwest
Midwest Red valerian (Centranthus ruber) USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8 Size: Up to 2 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil I never see red valerian…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Overlooked Plants – Northern Plains
Northern Plains ‘Red Wings’ moss phlox (Phlox subulata ‘Red Wings’) USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8 Size: Up to 6 inches tall and 2 feet wide Conditions: Full sun;…
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DesignChartreuse Foliage Makes a Splash
Somewhere between green and yellow, chartreuse conjures up various fruity words, like “lime,” “lemon,” “pear,” and “pistachio.” In the garden, it once hovered at the fringes of acceptance, castigated by…
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ArticleRegional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants – Northwest
Northwest No. 1 Low Oregon grape (Mahonia nervosa) USDA Hardiness Zones: 6 to 8 Size: 3 feet tall and wide Conditions: Partial shade; slightly acidic to neutral, well-drained soil This…
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ArticleRegional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants – Southwest
Southwest No. 1 ‘Ava’ hummingbird mint (Agastache ‘Ava’) USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 10 Size: 4 to 5 feet tall and 2 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil…
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ArticleRegional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants – Midwest
Midwest No. 1 Seven-son flower (Heptacodium miconioides) USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 20 feet tall and 10 feet wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; fertile, well-drained…
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ArticleRegional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants – Northeast
Northeast No. 1 Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9 Size: 3 feet tall and 1 foot wide Conditions: Full sun; fertile, well-drained soil The monarch…
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ArticleStand Out Without Sticking Out
It’s different, but it still fits in. When driving by this front yard in Knoxville, Tennessee, it’s obvious that a gardener lives inside. But when creating the space, the owner…
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