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Traditional vs. Stylized Meadow Gardens
Many positive things can be said for planting a meadow garden. These naturalistic designs tend to be a bit wilder thanks to the use of native wildflowers and ornamental grasses,…
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Fall Beauties From Nancy
Today Nancy Mellen is sharing some photos of fall foliage, berries, and other end-of-the-season beauties from her garden in Hingham, Massachusetts. She grows primarily native perennials and shrubs for the…
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Heritage and Habitat
Today we’re visiting with Kat Kinch. We found our new home early in the pandemic, when lockdowns made clear that our well-loved bungalow was too small for our future. A…
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Plants That Can Grow in Both the High Desert and the Low Desert
Not all plants thrive everywhere, especially in a region as diverse as the Southwest. Elevation, hardiness zone, and even where you site a plant in your yard all converge to…
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5 Must-Have Native Plants for the Southern California Garden
Even though we like to think much in our lives is predictable and at least somewhat under our control, everything is continually changing, and the garden is a perfect teacher…
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Katie’s Indiana Garden
I’m Katie. I’m a proud Midwesterner, and all of these photos are from my Indiana backyard garden. By day, I am a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist. By weekend and…
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California Native Shrubs to Plant in Fall
Woody shrubs add year-round interest, fullness, and height to the landscape, defining borders or providing shade and privacy. These sizable offerings often bridge the gap between taller trees and shorter…
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Episode 120: An Interview With Doug Tallamy
We are very pleased to bring you a special episode of Let’s Argue About Plants today, featuring an interview with Douglas Tallamy, PhD, professor of entomology and wildlife ecology at…
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Are Hostas the Plastic Swans of Plants? | Letter from the Editor
The thought of putting white plastic swan planters in my garden gives me goose bumps. And not in a good way. I’m not a garden snob. Seeing a rogue garden…
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Why Native Plants Are Key to Saving Our Ecosystems: An Interview with Doug Tallamy
An appropriate space to interview a man who has spent his life advocating for the preservation of native ecosystems might be a meadow buzzing with pollinators or a forest edge…