July 2016 - Page 2 of 5

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    Design

    Water-Wise Plants

    Droughts and water shortages have grabbed headlines in recent years, reminding gardeners everywhere that we need to find ways to make our landscapes less dependent on supplemental water. Even in…

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    Regional Picks: Water-Wise Plants – Mid-Atlantic

    Mid-Atlantic   1. Glossy Abelia   Name: Abelia × grandiflora Usda Hardiness Zone: 6 to 10 Size: Up to 10 feet tall and 12 feet wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade;…

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    Regional Picks: Water-Wise Plants – Southern Plains

    Southern Plains   1. ‘Blonde Ambition’ Blue Grama Grass   Name: Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’ Usda Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9 Size: 3 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun; tolerates…

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    Regional Picks : Water-Wise Plants – Midwest

    Midwest   1. Rosy Sedge   Name: Carex rosea Usda Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8 Size: 12 to 14 inches tall and wide Conditions: Partial to full shade; moist, well-drained soil Don’t let…

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    Regional Picks : Water-Wise Plants – Northwest

      1. Divided Soft Shield Fern   Name: Polystichum setiferum Divisilobum Group Usda Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9 Size: 15 to 18 inches tall and 24 to 30 inches wide Conditions: Partial…

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    Regional Picks : Water-Wise Plants – Northeast

    Northeast   1. ‘Millenium’ Ornamental Onion   Name: Allium × ‘Millenium’ Usda Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8 Size: 12 to 18 inches tall and wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil ‘Millenium’ is good-looking and…

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    Regional Picks : Water-Wise Plants – South

      1. ‘Big Blue’ Sea Holly   Name: Eryngium × zabelii ‘Big Blue’ Usda Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9 Size: 18 to 24 inches tall and wide Conditions: Full sun;…

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    Regional Picks: Water-Wise Plants – Southern California

    Southern California   1. Deer Grass   Name: Muhlenbergia rigens Usda Hardiness Zones: 5 to 11 Size: 3 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; tolerates a wide…

  • How-To

    How to Create a Pest-Proof Vegetable Garden

    When my husband, Andy, and I moved to our new home in rural Washington, we knew we wanted a large vegetable garden. However, with our new idyllic location came to…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    8 Outstanding New Veggies 2016

    Wouldn’t it be great to have gardening friends who would grow all of those tempting new vegetable varieties you read about in catalogs, and tell you which were most worthy…