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DesignInspired Plant Combinations
We’ve visited Syd Carpenter’s beautiful Philadelphia garden several times, and I’m always happy to go back and be inspired by her sharp sense of design and beautiful plant combinations. Here,…
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DesignSummer in Missouri
A couple of weeks ago we featured Cheryl Moon’s southwest Missouri garden wrapped in snow, and she’s back today with some images from warmer times. I was pleased with the…
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DesignA Sculptor’s Garden
Today we’re visiting the garden of Syd Carpenter in Philadelphia. My 20-year-old garden surrounds the house on three sides with semi-shady garden rooms. Plantings focus on leaf colors, shapes, and…
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DesignDesigning a Garden Around an Antique Shed
Today’s photos come from Sharon Weiser of St. Joseph, Missouri. Mine is a country garden at heart. In Zone 5, my garden is a mix of sun and shade, trees,…
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ArticleGet Season-Long Color From Coleus
Back in the spring, Joe Koller sent in some photos of Alan Summer’s Maryland garden and his over-the-top display of peonies and other early blooms (read it here), and now…
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DesignBringing Bright Colors to Small Spaces
Tamara Kljaic sent in today’s photos from her mother’s garden in Rockford, Illinois. Her mother is a lifelong lover of flowers, and these are some of her favorite images from…
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ArticleSaving Water Without Compromising Beauty
Today’s photos come from John Lewallen. I live in Glendora, California, which is just east of Pasadena. This is a semi-arid foothill region in Zones 10–11. Over a period of…
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ArticleFilling an Arid Garden With Color
Suzanne M. Stewart shared photos today from her garden: I am submitting some photos from Glenwood Springs, which is on the western slope (best slope) of Colorado. My husband, Dave…
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DesignGarden Design Basics: Use Two Colors Plus Green
In a world full of glorious color, why limit oneself to just two when designing containers? Because limitations can be . . . liberating. Color is so seductive that it…
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DesignAll About Growing Coleus
Choose from colorful trailing, medium-, or large-size plants to add pizzazz to containers and borders
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