Fine Gardening – Issue 170
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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…
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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…
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10 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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Learn the Basics of Growing Basil
There’s a reason that even those who don’t have a vegetable garden still try to grow basil: because it’s delicious and almost as versatile in the landscape as it is…
Featured Articles
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Expert Container Designs: How to Combine Plants with Different Needs
Container gardening opens the door to unlimited possibilities for creativity. All you have to do is let your imagination run wild and start playing with different combinations of plants. One…
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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…
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8 Plants With Long Growing Seasons
It’s easy to see why spring reigns supreme in the garden. What’s not to love about the saccharine effusion of lilacs (Syringa spp. and cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 3–8), irises…
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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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Landscaping With Low-Growing Plants
It seems like many planting designs are all about blocking things you’d rather not see: the street out front, the nosy neighbors, or the messy lot next door. After all,…
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How to Turn Your Patio Into a Garden Oasis
The kitchen may be the heart of a home, but for most of us, the patio is the center of the backyard. Whether we use it as a place for…
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