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      How to Protect and Revive Plants After an Unexpected Freeze

      The 2022 holiday season in the South and southeastern United States blew in with a…

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        It might sound counterintuitive, but when the possibility of cooler weather arrives in fall, it’s…

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        In an episode of Fine Gardening's podcast, Let's Argue About Plants, the hosts discuss the…

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        In our part of the South, “fall” is more an idea than an actual season.…

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      • Shrubs for Small Spaces in the South

        Mark Weathington, director of the JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University in Raleigh, North…

      • Your Favorite Plants Improved for the South

        In Paul Westervelt's article on perennial upgrades, he explains the benefit of stepping out of…

      • Drought-Tolerant Shrubs for the South

        According to NASA Earth Observatory, one-third of the United States experienced some level of drought…

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      • Southern Gardens After the First Frost

        “Aesthetics of decay” might sound like an exhibit at a modern art museum. But seasoned…

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        The color of a blossom might be the first thing to catch our eye in…

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      • Your Year-Round Cheat Sheet to Seed Starting in the South

        Seed catalog season is our favorite time of year. When it’s cold and rainy, nothing…

      • Growing Sweet Peas in the South

        Growing up, Jason spent a lot of his summers in England with his grandparents. One…

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      • ‘Strawberry Fields’ gomphrena
        Gomphrena haageana ‘Strawberry Fields’
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        Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’
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        Distylium ‘PIIDIST-V’
      • Jazz Hands® variegated Chinese fringe-flower
        Loropetalum chinense ‘Irodori’
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        Colocasia esculenta ‘Tropical Storm’
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        Lavandula stoechas 'IBPR901-2'

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