Color - Fine Gardening
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DesignTextured Plants That Steal the Show
While color and form were important factors in choosing the plants, a mix of bold and fine textures makes the backbone of the design. Here are some of the most…
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DesignBeauties From Barry’s Garden
Barry Severn grows many wonderful plants in his garden outside Toronto. We’ve visited his garden before (Last Year in Barry's Garden), and it is always a pleasure to see what…
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DesignEric in South Carolina
Today’s photos are from Eric Shealy, a horticulturalist who works at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina. Gardening in South Carolina means beautiful flowers can arrive any day…
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DesignGalactic Pink® Chaste Tree Delivers an Out-of-This-World Performance
It is not often I am smitten by a new shrub its first year in the garden, but when Galactic Pink® chaste tree bloomed for the first time, it was…
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DesignBefore and After in Shelley’s Garden
Today we’re in Old Chatham, New York, visiting with Shelley Haefner. I have been gardening for a little over 12 years now. At the beginning of my journey, I just…
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DesignDesigning a Garden With Sequential Color
Every garden I design has a theme, even if it is just about color. A sequential color design is not created with the aim of one plant blooming after another,…
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DesignVibrant, Unexpected Color From a Classic Annual
While you’re perusing seed catalogs or the annual section at your local garden center this year, don’t overlook this jaw-dropping plant if you see it. ‘Fire King’ pincushion flower is…
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DesignZone 4b Minneapolis Garden
Today we’re in Minneapolis, visiting Arianne Baldomero’s garden. This is a garden filled with flowers and lots of color. In this view, balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus, Zones 3–8) takes the…
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DesignCharlene’s Pennsylvania Garden
Today we’re in the town of North East, Pennsylvania, visiting Charlene Kerr’s garden. We are located on the south shore of Lake Erie, in northwestern Pennsylvania (even though the town…
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DesignOut-of-the-Ordinary Containers for Shade
Do you feel like once you’ve seen one shady container design, you’ve really seen them all? I often feel that way, and I have no excuse for monotony since I…
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