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    May in Mississippi

    Today Peggy Sheets is showing us what happened in her garden in May. It’s late May in southern Mississippi, and I spied a camellia blossom (crazy this late in the…

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    A Garden Full of Memories

    Barbara Downing Owening sent in these photos in memory of her brother Ken. When Fine Gardening first began the GPOD feature, I began to encourage my brothers to collect their…

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    A Garden Made by a Community

    Eric Sternfels has shared his beautiful home garden with us before, but today he's leading us to a beautiful and unusual public garden space. I am a leading garden designer…

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    Anderson School Garden

    The first junior high school in Bothell, Washington (just outside Seattle), has been bought by a company that has turned the historic buildings into hotels, restaurants, movie theaters, and more.…

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    Regional Picks: Best Natives – Northeast

    Incorporating native plants into your landscape design is an easy way to help support your local wildlife. Native plants support native insects. If we keep our native insect populations healthy…

  • bold colorful plants in the garden, with shades of red, purple, yellow and chartreuse
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    Design a Garden With Bold Colors

    As an amateur artist, I know that four is the number of hues I can use in a painting without it starting to look garish. The more colors you use…

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    Regional Picks: Plant This, Not That – Southern Plains

    Overused: ‘Bradford’ Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’)  Photo: Mpbaugh/courtesy of commons.wikimedia.org 1. Paperbark Maple Name: Acer griseum USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Size: 20 to 30 feet tall and…

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    Regional Picks: Overlooked Plants – Midwest

    Midwest   Red valerian (Centranthus ruber) USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8 Size: Up to 2 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil I never see red valerian…

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    Regional Picks: Garden Staples – Mountain West

    1. Cushion Spurge Name: Euphorbia polychroma USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9 Size: 16 inches tall and 2 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil A relative of the poinsettia,…

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    Regional Picks: Alternatives to Invasives – Southern Plains

    Invasive - Russian Olive (Elaegnus angustifolia)     1. Silver Buffaloberry Name: Shepherdia argentea USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 6 Size: 8 to 15 feet tall and 6 to 10…