cotinus - Fine Gardening
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Design
Regional Picks: Plant Wish List – South
1. ‘Standing Ovation’ Little Bluestem Name: Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Standing Ovation’ Usda Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8 Size: 3 to 4 feet tall and 1 to 1½ feet wide Conditions:…
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Plant Guide
‘Royal Purple’ smoketree
Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’This shrub or small tree has stunning dark red-purple foliage that turns scarlet in autumn.
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Article
Get Long-Lasting Good Looks with Less Work
I have a large garden on a horse ranch in Petaluma, California, and when I arrived here 16 years ago, the landscape consisted of acres of reclaimed pasture festooned with…
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Design
Design a Garden with Shrubs
We’ve all heard it a million times before: Shrubs and small trees are the bones of our beds and borders. This is true, but they can be so much more.…
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Article
Regional Picks: Plant This, Not That– Southern Plains
1. Overused: Smoke tree Alternative: American smoke tree Name: Cotinus coggygria and cvs. Name: Cotinus obovatus American smoke tree Name: Cotinus obovatus Zones: 4 to 8 Size: 30 feet tall and 25 feet wide…