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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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ArticleLess is More: 2010 Container Design Challenge Results
Last year, we challenged you to design a container that embodied the theme “less is more.” At the time, the economy was in rough shape, and we thought this would…
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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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DesignFinding Space for Veggies in a Small Yard
Lately, there seems to be a lot of farmer envy in the gardening world. The recent locavore (eat locally grown food) trend, food-contamination scares, and the high price of produce…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Deerproof Perennials – Midwest
Hoary skullcap Name: Scutellaria incana usda hardiness zones: 5 to 8 size: 2 to 3 feet tall and 18 to 24 inches wide conditions: Full sun to partial shade; well-drained…
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ArticleContainers for Entryways
Narrow, upright plants act as columns. Snake plants (Sansevieria trifasciata cvs., USDA Hardiness Zone 11), which mimic the look and feel of columns on the house of a grand estate,…
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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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ArticlePerennials for Dry Shade
Sooner or later, in the evolution of most landscapes, you will have to overcome the challenge of a dry-shade area. It’s a combination brutal enough to make any gardener cringe,…
