Drought Tolerant Plants - Fine Gardening

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    Holly’s Denver Garden

    Hi GPODers! Today we're heading to the Rockies and checking out a sensational alpine garden. However, Holly Culp didn't always garden at high altitudes and a lot needed to learn…

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    8 Inspired Drought-Tolerant Plant Combinations for a Water-Wise Landscape

    Drought-tolerant plant combinations don’t need to be dry and boring. Xeriscaping, or designing a landscape to use as little water as possible, can be done while still maintaining a beautiful…

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    Drought-Tolerant Gardening at Chelsea

    Jorge Rodriguez shared today’s photos, which offer a beautiful look at the garden Jorge and his company, The Chelsea Gardener, designed for the Chelsea Flower Show. Chelsea is one of…

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    Revisiting Lisa’s North Carolina Garden

    Today we’re visiting with Lisa Chapman. Hi from Waxhaw, North Carolina (Zone 8a/7b). Thank you for featuring me in the GPOD this past November. It was absolutely the best early…

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    Gorgeous Drought-Tolerant Garden Plans and Ideas

    We watch The Weather Channel a lot in my household. There’s even a family joke that my husband missed his calling by not becoming a meteorologist. Nearly every morning starts…

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    Tips for Creating a Drought-Tolerant Landscape

    Drought-tolerant landscapes come in all shapes and sizes. From a large, expansive bed that runs the entire length of a property line to a small nook that bakes all day…

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    How to Identify a Drought-Tolerant Plant

    Characteristics such as size, color, and texture can help you determine whether a plant might be a good candidate for a dry garden. There are exceptions to every rule, however,…

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    Dry Shade Plants That Thrive in Northern California

    Gardening in dry shade is often considered a challenge, yet shade is actually a major plus for any gardener concerned with Northern California's ongoing water concerns. Surprisingly, even though they…

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    Episode 119: Favorite Sedums  

    What’s not to love about sedums? They’re drought tolerant, they attract pollinators, and they flower later in the season when not much else is going on in the garden. But…

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    Drought-Tolerant Shrubs for Your Region

    According to NASA Earth Observatory, one-third of the United States experienced some level of drought in 2020. Unfortunately, we know this was not a random anomaly but an increasing trend…