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Defining the New American Cottage Garden

Several years ago, a husband-and-wife team of travel writers from England was touring Colorado and stopped by to see my garden. After walking in the garden and comparing our gardening…
Design
Salvias That Won’t Let You Down

I’m lucky to live in Chicago—maybe not in February when we’re buried in snow, but in spring, it’s a different story. One of my favorite spots in the city is…
Design
Beyond the Basic Butterfly Bush

Few sights are as quintessentially associated with summer as butterflies perched on the blossoms of butterfly bush (Buddleia spp. and cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 5–9). While the profusion and prodigious…
How-To
Naturalizing Spring-Blooming Bulbs

Here's how to make bulbs look as if Mother Nature planted them herself
Design
Lilacs: Time for a Fresh Look

Now you can be choosy about fragrance, shape, hue, and flowering time
Design
The Best Big Blooming Clematis

A garden is incomplete without clematis (Clematis spp. and cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 4–11). From the moment I grew my first one, I was hooked. The flowers can be in-your-face…

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