carex - Fine Gardening
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Collection
All About Growing Sedges
There are people who categorize plants as either workhorses or showboats, but wouldn’t we prefer our workhorses to be showboats, and vice versa? Few plants fit that brief quite so…
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Design
Ground Covers for Dry Shade in the Mountain West
One of the most challenging microclimates in Mountain West gardens also happens to be one of the most common, particularly in mature, treed landscapes—dry shade. Most plants adapted to grow…
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Design
Plants Make a Little Space a Paradise
Today we’re visiting Ana Pfueger’s garden. My husband and I own a landscape business in beautiful New Jersey. Here are a few photos of my small courtyard patio. It’s our…
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Design
Native to Know: Seersucker Sedge
As a fashion statement, seersucker may have come and gone, but for gardeners who appreciate eye-catching foliage, seersucker sedge (Carex plantaginea, Zones 4–8) is always in style. This lovely, lime…