Formal Garden
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DesignNemours Estate Brings Formal French Elegance to the Mid-Atlantic
Nemours Estate, once the country home of Alfred I. duPont, is located on 300 acres in Wilmington, Delaware. Both the mansion and the beautifully interpreted formal French gardens that surround…
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DesignPatti’s Garden Before and After
Today we’re visiting Patti’s garden in Guilford, Connecticut. Growing up, I read about a garden like this while sitting on the floor in Accra, Ghana. Now in America, I have…
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ArticleGarden Inspiration From British Columbia, Part 1
Today’s photos come from our good friend Cherry Ong: I had the good fortune to revisit the Gardens at the Government House in Victoria, British Columbia, recently and thought I…
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Sponsored ContentThe Alnwick® rose
Rosa 'The Alnwick®' (Ausgrab)Pink, cup-shaped buds open gradually to a deeply cupped flower, which later develops into a broad, full-petalled, shallow cup of soft pink with paler outer edges.
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Plant Guide
Red bunny tails
Pennisetum messiacum 'Red Buttons'This annual produces deep reddish-black flowers that resemble rabbits' tails.
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Plant GuideDahlia ‘Kidd’s Climax’
Dahlia 'Kidd's Climax'The pink-and-cream dinner-plate-sized 'Kidd's Climax' of 1947 has 10-inch flowers atop 4-foot-tall plants.
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Plant Guide‘Fishnet Stockings’ coleus
Plectranthus scutellarioides ‘Fishnet Stockings’A tall, upright coleus, 'Fishnet Stockings' has inky black lines throughout its vivid lime green leaves, tracing the pattern of every vein.
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Plant GuideBorder phlox
Phlox paniculata 'David'
This pure white phlox is valuable in the garden because of its abundant, fragrant flowers, its sturdy growth habit, and its resistance to powdery mildew.
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Plant GuideFlower Carpet Amber Groundcover Rose
Rosa var. NOA97400A 'Flower Carpet® Amber'
Each bush is covered in a mass explosion of amber blooms.
