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    Plant picks

    A popular hydrangea just got a new hue Name: Invincibelle® Spirit smooth hydran­gea (Hydrangea arborescens ‘NCHA1’) USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9 Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained…

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    Plants to Build a Bed Around

    Not every plant in a garden can take center stage. A landscape needs an assortment of trees, shrubs, and grasses that will fade into the background during the growing season…

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    Regional Picks: Deerproof Perennials – Northeast

    Catmint Name: Nepeta spp. and cvs. USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8 Size: 2 to 3 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; well-drained, average soil This…

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    Regional Picks: Deerproof Perennials – California

    ‘Coronation Gold’ fern-leaf yarrow Name: Achillea ‘Coronation Gold’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9 Size: 2 to 3 feet tall and 1 to 3 feet wide, clumping Conditions: Full sun;…

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    Regional Picks: Deerproof Perennials – Northwest

    Russian sage Name: Perovskia atriplicifolia USDA Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9 Size: 3 to 5 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil; tolerates drought…

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    Perennials for Dry Shade

    Sooner or later in the evolution of most landscapes, it becomes necessary to overcome the challenge of a dry-shade area. It’s a combination brutal enough to make any gardener cringe,…

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    Liven Up Your Long Border

    Gertrude Jekyll, the doyenne of early-20th-century British gardening and mother of the modern mixed border, was ever the optimist. On at least one occasion in her later years, however, she…