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Adapting to Shade in a Tropical Garden
Geeta sent in these photos of a tropical garden. I have been trying to create a garden with a tropical feel to it for the last four years after we…
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Color Year After Year
Today’s photos come from Pallavi Divekar in Naperville, Illinois. I am all for perennial gardening and love to see the blooms year after year. I started this hobby a decade…
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Details Make the Garden
Peggy Sheets, from Bay St. Louis in southern Mississippi, sent in a wonderful batch of photos back in May, and while we published some of them then, she had so…
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Year-Round Garden Interest
My name is Keri Shinault. I live in Northern Kentucky, Zone 6a, and have been gardening for about 12 years. I am an artist and am just as happy painting…
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Embracing Wild Color
With spring soon arriving, graphic designer/writer and amateur gardener Jeff Fisher and his husband, law firm executive director Ed Cunningham, are looking forward to the return of the vibrant colors…
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Hibiscus
Few perennials are as flamboyant as hibiscus. Their flowers can be up to 10 inches wide or larger, which is inconceivable for something that’s not tropical. Hibiscuses have been in gardens…
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Regional Picks: Large-Leaved Perennials – Southern Plains
‘Little Joe’ Joe Pye Weed Name: Eutrochium dubium ‘Little Joe’ USDA hardiness zones: 3 to 9 Size: 3 to 4 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide Conditions: Full…
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Regional Picks: Big Blooms That Don’t Flop – Midwest
1. Summerific® ‘Cranberry Crush’ Perennial Hibiscus Name: Hibiscus ‘Cranberry Crush’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9 Size: 3 to 4 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide Conditions: Full…
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Regional Picks: Big Blooms That Don’t Flop – South
1. Tiger Lily Name: Lilium lancifolium USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9 Size: 4 to 5 feet tall and 2 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil This is not…