Canna (plant)

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    Regional Picks: Large-Leaved Perennials – Southern Plains

    ‘Little Joe’ Joe Pye Weed Name: Eutrochium dubium ‘Little Joe’ USDA hardiness zones: 3 to 9 Size: 3 to 4 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide Conditions: Full…

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    Regional Picks: Alternatives to Troublesome Plants – Midwest

    Troublesome Plant - European privet (Ligustrum vulgare)     1. ‘Conoy’ Burkwood Viburnum Name: Viburnum × burkwoodii ‘Conoy’ USDA hardiness zones: 5 to 8 Size: 4 to 5 feet tall and 7…

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    Coloring With Annuals

    Annuals supply shocking color, quickly grow to maturity, and provide the “wow” factor we all want from our gardens. But historically, gardens have been segregated by plant group: vegetables in…

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    Liven Up Your Long Border

    Gertrude Jekyll, the doyenne of early-20th-century British gardening and mother of the modern mixed border, was ever the optimist. On at least one occasion in her later years, however, she…