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Evergreen Hedging Plants for the Northwest
Winter in the Northwest is a great time to appreciate the wonderful job broadleaf evergreen plants do in our gardens. They create structure in designs and act as windbreaks and…
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Witch Hazels for the Northeast
In the Northeast, there is hardly a more valuable garden plant than one that blooms in the winter. Add that coveted trait to a plant that is relatively pest-free, has…
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Regional Picks: Shrubs for Shade
Shade in the garden might seem like a limitation, but the seasoned gardener knows this is just an opportunity to utilize plants that would wilt in a sunny spot. As…
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Regional Picks for Best Native Woodies
Gardeners love native plants, and for good reason. They are built to thrive in the conditions of a specific region, often without complaint, and are an essential component in the…
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The Best New Compact Shrubs for the Northern Plains
If you are like me, you are always looking to see what the latest and greatest shrubs are to add to the landscape. I look for shrubs that are not…
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Plants for Compact Spaces, Part I: Small Perennials and Shrubs for the Midwest
Maybe you want to underplant a tree without obscuring its attractive bark or you want to maintain some visual separation between a low-branched woody plant and the ground plane. Perhaps…
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Fantastic Woodies and How to Grow Them
Trees and shrubs are a crucial element to any garden. They can create year-round interest, provide necessary habitat for wildlife, and increase your property value. No matter how small your…
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Regional Picks: Showy Shrubs
Showy shrubs can be a cure-all in garden design. They can extend garden interest during seasons when other plants are going dormant or being pushed indoors. They add unique textures…
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Show-Stopping Shrubs
Show-stopping shrubs—you know the kind. You’re leading a group of friends around the garden, and they’re politely following you with gin and tonic in hand, oooing and aaahing in slightly…
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How to Tell if a Shrub Is a Show-Stopper
To some gardeners, in order for a plant to reach show-stopper status it has to do everything—continuously—for 12 months of the year. Think spring blooms of a Himalayan magnolia (Magnolia…