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    Regional Picks: Alternatives to Invasives—Mountain West

    Invasive: Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)     1. Hummingbird Hyssop Name: Agastache cana USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: Up to 3 feet tall and 18 inches wide Conditions:…

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    Regional Picks: Summer Standouts – Southern Plains

    1. Little Henry® Virginia Sweetspire   Name: Itea virginica ‘Sprich’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 2 to 3 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade;…

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    Regional Picks: Plant This, Not That – Midwest

    1. Overused: Silver maple Alternative: Ginkgo Name: Acer saccharinum and cvs. Name: Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo Name: Ginkgo biloba Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 80 feet tall and 25 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; fertile,…

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    Regional Picks: Plant This, Not That– Southern Plains

    1. Overused: Smoke tree  Alternative: American smoke tree  Name: Cotinus coggygria and cvs.  Name: Cotinus obovatus American smoke tree  Name: Cotinus obovatus Zones: 4 to 8 Size: 30 feet tall and 25 feet wide…

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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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    The 8 Best Plants for Privacy

    Why do we need hedges? Well, for one thing, they create privacy while clearly defining specific garden areas. Yet one mention of the word “hedge” and many gardeners cringe, envisioning…

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    10 Flowering Evergreen Shrubs

    When most teenagers went to work at Dairy Queen for the summer, I decided to punch a time card at the local nursery. I had a basic knowledge of plants,…