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Design‘Grape Crush’ New England Aster Is Long-Blooming and Has a Wonderful Mounding Form
Sometimes plants are just like us gardeners and can’t wait to get going at the beginning of the season. Often our gardens trumpet forth in a symphony of color and…
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DesignEssential Plants for the Fall Garden
Many plants have something to offer as the growing season winds down, but to truly take advantage of the best of fall, one should grow the three pillars of the…
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DesignNative Plants with Show-Stopping Autumn Color
In Issue 181, we got to know some of the plants that grace Mt. Cuba Center’s hot, sunny South Garden during the spring and summer months (10 Great Natives for…
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ArticleMore Months From Kielian’s Garden
Last Thursday we were treated to shots of Kielian's garden in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana over four months of the year, and today we’re getting more views from the…
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ArticleFlowers from Clay
My name is Beth O'Brien, and I live in a Zone 6b location in Fort Erie, Ontario. We purchased this new home five years ago, and the yard was a…
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DesignNativar to Know: ‘October Skies’ Aromatic Aster
The year was 2012, and I was wandering around Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners, Wisconsin (just south of Milwaukee) on a crisp, early October morning. We hadn’t had a…
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DesignAmazing Asters for a Late-Season Show
There is no reason to stop gardening in fall. With an amazing selection of beautiful fall-blooming and fall-foliage plants and with the soil still warm, fall is a great time…
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DesignAnother Year in a Wonderful Garden
Today we’re visiting Adeline Kong’s garden. We’ve been there before, so if you enjoy these photos, be sure to check out previous posts beginning here. Greetings again from British Columbia.…
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DesignWater-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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DesignAll About Asters
From tall to small, splashy to subdued, these perennials are proven performers.
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