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    Summer in Missouri

    A couple of weeks ago we featured Cheryl Moon’s southwest Missouri garden wrapped in snow, and she’s back today with some images from warmer times. I was pleased with the…

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    An Artistic View of the Garden

    Laura Snyder, in Ottawa, Ontario, sent in some beautifully artistic photos from her garden for us to enjoy: I have just started doing garden maintenance this past year after spending…

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    Summer Stars That Beat the Heat

    August is a month that discourages even the most tenacious gardeners. Amid sweltering heat, stifling humidity, drought, and a general listlessness, most gardeners retreat to the drone of the air…

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    You Can Grow a Lot of Hot Weather Plants Down Here in the Ozarks

    I'm still here in the Ozarks after teaching summer folk school classes last week. This gardening season, the gardeners planted lots of plants here with the upcoming Herb Harvest Fall…

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    Gardeners Dig Country Living

    Fans of the country lifestyle flock together every year to celebrate a simpler way of life. The fair in Rhinebeck, N.Y., in early June offered vegetable gardeners something old, something…

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    How to Build a Strawberry Tower

    Standing tall among low growing vegetables, this Strawberry Tower is both decorative and functional.

  • Xanthosoma aurea ‘Lime Zinger’
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    Xanthosoma aurea ‘Lime Zinger’

    A humdinger of an elephant ear

  • containers used as elements in landscape design
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    Using Containers as a Design Element

    Careful and considered placement can add a sense of coherence to a garden

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    Summertime and the Living is Easy

    Whether we are home working in our gardens or driving down the road on vacation, garden bounty abounds. Enjoy the abundance and celebrate the flavors of summer.

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    Memorial Day Kicks off the Summer Gardening Season

    Although Memorial Day always falls at the end of May and summer solstice isn’t until June 21, I always feel that this weekend is the real start to summer. By…