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ArticleRegional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants – Midwest
Midwest No. 1 Seven-son flower (Heptacodium miconioides) USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 20 feet tall and 10 feet wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; fertile, well-drained…
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ArticleRegional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants – Southern Plains
Southern Plains No. 1 Chinese mastic (Pistacia chinensis) USDA Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9 Size: 50 to 80 feet tall and 22 to 30 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained…
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ArticleRegional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants – Southwest
Southwest No. 1 ‘Ava’ hummingbird mint (Agastache ‘Ava’) USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 10 Size: 4 to 5 feet tall and 2 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil…
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ArticleRegional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants – Mountain West
Mountain West No. 1 Mojave sage (Salvia pachyphylla) USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 3 feet tall and 30 inches wide Conditions: Full sun; dry, well-drained soil (tolerant…
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ArticlePersonal Touches Make all the Difference
As a garden designer, I always make it a point to bring my clients to my garden to show them my personal style but, more important, to give them a…
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ArticleStand Out Without Sticking Out
It’s different, but it still fits in. When driving by this front yard in Knoxville, Tennessee, it’s obvious that a gardener lives inside. But when creating the space, the owner…
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DesignTwo Secrets to Great Design
Coloring outside the lines takes creativity and a good bit of courage. Bryan and Cassandra Barrett have both. As a contractor and garden designer, respectively, this husband-and-wife duo makes a…
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Article5 Steps to a Successful Gravel Path
Dark gravel is better. Light-colored gravel is like white carpet: It only looks clean for the first day. Dark gravel works better to hide imperfections, like fallen leaves and other…
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ArticleSmall-Space Gardening | Make the Most of a Small Space
It’s been said that you can tell a lot about people by their gardens. I think mine says that my life is full and varied. As a certified plantaholic, I…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Focal-Point Plants – Southwest
1. Blue Oat Grass Name: Helictotrichon sempervirens and cvs. USDA hardiness zones: 4 to 9 Size: 4 feet tall and 2 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil; moderate water…
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