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    Rip It Out!

    Sometime during the late 19th century, someone decided to bring the Asian shrub winged euonymus (Euonymus alatus) to the United States. It grows quickly, and in fall, the leaves turn…

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    Get Long-Lasting Good Looks with Less Work

    I have a large garden on a horse ranch in Petaluma, California, and when I arrived here 16 years ago, the landscape consisted of acres of reclaimed pasture festooned with…

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    Regional Picks: Plant This, Not That – Southeast

    Overused: Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii* cvs.) Photo: Michelle Gervais 1. Purple Pixie® Chinese Fringe Flower Name: Loropetalum chinense ‘Peack’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 7 to 10 Size: 2 feet tall and…

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    Regional Picks: Plant This With That – Southeast

    PLANT THIS:   ‘Antonow’s Blue’ honey bush  Name: Melianthus major ‘Antonow’s Blue’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 7 to 11 Size: Up to 8 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun to…

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    Design a Garden with Shrubs

    We’ve all heard it a million times before: Shrubs and small trees are the bones of our beds and borders. This is true, but they can be so much more.…

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    Hardwood Cuttings Made Easy

    Did you ever love a plant so much that you wished you could make more of it? I feel that way about Japanese snowball bush (Viburnum plicatum f. plicatum, USDA…

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    Regional Picks: Four Season Interest – Southern Plains

    1. Bountiful Blue® Blueberry Name: Vaccinium corymbosum ‘FLX–2’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 6 to 10 Size: 3 to 4 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun; acidic, moist, well-drained soil This…

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    Regional Picks: Perennial Hole Fillers – Southern Plains

      1. Weeping Lantana Name: Lantana montevidensis USDA Hardiness Zones: 9 to 11 Size: 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; moist, well-drained soil Weeping lantana can…

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    Spring Plant Combinations for Seasonal Interest

    If you’re bored with the time between fading spring ephemerals and blooming summer beds, you’re missing out on an exceptionally beautiful period in the garden. The waking landscape offers rare…

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    Improved Varieties of Old Favorites

    Ever notice how often popular plants prove to be problem children? Almost every gardener I know grows at least one troublesome plant—like phlox, for example, even if it means a…