cleome - Fine Gardening
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Pat’s Ontario Garden
Today’s photos are from Pat Cassidy. I have been gardening in this space for 30 years now just outside Ottawa, Ontario. The first couple of years, as it is for…
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Building a Japanese-Inspired Garden
Today we’re off to Canada, visiting with Bas Suharto. We’ve seen Bas's home garden before, but today's garden is one that Bas created for a friend. At the end of…
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One of Alan’s Favorite Flowers
Today Alan Weisberg is sharing one of his favorite flowers with us: cleome (Cleome hassleriana, annual). From the foothills of Haycock Mountain in rural southeastern Pennsylvania I’ve been gardening for…
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Some Plants Worth Growing
Today’s photos come from Hugh Locke in Shrub Oak, New York. A rock and gravel mulch makes an effective backdrop for a few well-chosen plants. The fragrant white trumpet-shape bloom…
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Plants the Deer Don’t Eat
Susan Esche has been facing the same problem as many gardeners: hungry deer. My rural garden near a lake is becoming increasingly popular with the local deer, and this is…
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Making a Jungle in the North
Michael Passarello shared his garden in North Stamford, Connecticut, with us last week, and he happily sent in some more photos for us to enjoy today. Michael is a garden…
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Gardening as an Art Form
Istvan Dudas, the gardener for a private estate garden in the UK, shared his dreamy, magical perennial borders with us earlier this year, and he’s sent some more images of…