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Harmonious hues

Harmonious hues

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Delicate pinkish-purple flowers of Japanese toad lily (Tricyrtis 'Sinonome' ) peek through the swordlike foliage of a purple-leaved cabbage tree (Cordyline australis 'Purple Tower'). This fall...

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A sultry plant combo at NYBG

A sultry plant combo at NYBG

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I found this little combo a few years ago in the Lady's Border at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. Red/burgundy is the theme here, and the star of the show is the architectural Oakhurst...

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READER PHOTO! Jumbo caterpillar

READER PHOTO! Jumbo caterpillar

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Here's another fun photo from Mary Sherwood of Littleton, North Carolina. It's a shot from the children's garden at New York Botanical Garden. Mary says, "I liked this garden topiary because of the...

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READER PHOTOS! More fun from NYBG

READER PHOTOS! More fun from NYBG

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Mary Sherwood from Littleton, North Carolina, was inpired by yesterday's post to send in these photos of the Chihuly exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden in 2006. Beautiful--thanks, Mary! Well...

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A whole week of garden FUN!!

A whole week of garden FUN!!

This week I'd like to focus on having some FUN in the garden!! We're talking wild and whimsical here, folks. Let's kick it off today with a shot from a few years ago at the entrance to the childrens...

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We cant help but personify plants

We can't help but personify plants

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Especially when they look like this! You can find this happy orchid in the Haupt Conservatory at the New York Botanical Garden in Bronx, New York. Welcome to the Fine Gardening GARDEN PHOTO OF THE...

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Fill gardens with varied plant forms

Fill gardens with varied plant forms

An easy way to create a pleasing composition is to place plants with different growh habits next to each other. Here the rounded shape and stiff, upright growth habit of a variegated hydrangea...

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A sublime color combo

A sublime color combo

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'True Blue' gentian (Gentiana 'True Blue', USDA Hardiness Zones 4-7) and 'Xenox' sedum (Sedum  'Xenox', Zones 3-9). Photo taken at the New York Botanical Garden in Bronx, New York. Welcome to...

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