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DesignSix Winter-Blooming Shrubs for the Northeast
People often stretch the definition of “winter-blooming” to include spring-flowering shrubs such as forsythia (Forsythia spp. and cvs., Zones 3–9) rather than using it to describe plants that realistically bloom…
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How-To15 Bird-Feeder Birds of the Southeastern United States
Gardeners can enjoy watching a variety of wild birds interact and feed by keeping a bird feeder. Taking note of the birds you identify this season can be a fun…
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DesignAnnuals With Winter Interest for the Northern Plains
Even though early fall frosts and freezes have caused your garden to enter a state of slumber, you can still enjoy color and texture from certain annuals or tender, nonhardy…
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DesignCreating Winter Interest
In gardening, we talk mostly about spring, summer, and to a lesser degree, fall. But that ignores a quarter of the calendar year. It’s not easy to design a garden…
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DesignUncommon Options for Winter Containers
Winter containers can be a challenge. With fewer plants available in many parts of the country, even the best container designers often resort to arrangements of cut greens and colorful…
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How-ToSouthwest December Garden To-Do List
By now, we are deep into the holiday season, and no matter what that looks like for you and yours this year, one thing is certain: You will always have…
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CollectionPlants and Designs for Winter Interest
When gardeners talk about the “growing season,” we generally mean spring, summer, and perhaps a little bit of fall. Winter tends to get forgotten, ignored, or generally put to the…
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DesignGreat Medium-Size Grasses
When you think of ornamental grasses, the larger the plant, the larger the show, right? Along those same lines, many of us would agree that the smallest grasses at the…
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DesignWinter Interest in New England
Today’s photos come from Barbara Cain. Hello and happy spring! I’d like to share some photos of the plants I have incorporated into my garden for winter interest. Normally the…
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DesignGarden Interest Through Winter
Today’s photos come from Melina Mantey. We’ve visited her garden before (Making a Cottage Garden) in warmer times of the year, but today we’re seeing how she keeps it beautiful…
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