late summer
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DesignWrap Up Summer With the Bright Blooms of ‘Zimbelstern’ Sneezeweed
Sneezeweeds won’t make you sneeze, but they will make you smile. Their cheery blooms come along to make you happy right when summer is starting to wear you down. One…
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DesignA Compact Toad Lily for Late-Summer Blooms
Toad lily (Tricyrtis spp. and cvs., Zones 5–8) is an Asian perennial often found growing in dappled, open glades, woodland trail edges, partially shaded slopes, or, in some cases, enjoying…
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DesignDesign for a Late-Summer Show
Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, has a truly spectacular trial garden. For the past several years, this space has served as a design laboratory where the garden staff can…
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DesignBeautiful Warm Season Grasses
Ornamental grasses are a great addition to any type of garden. They can add an amazing amount of structure and layering that no garden should be without. They are also…
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DesignLate-Summer Combinations
Brutal heat, tropical humidity, torrential downpours, or extended dry spells—welcome to late summer in the Mid-Atlantic region! We have plenty of excuses for our gardens looking tired and tattered now,…
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DesignJewels for the Late Summer Garden
Between the smoke from wildfires and relentless heat, I’ve almost had to give up being outside. But I came up with a plan that included a list of plants that…
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ArticleThe Bittersweet Change From Summer to Fall
Peggy Fox is a regular contributor to the GPOD, and she has just shared some wonderful images of her garden in autumn. This is Peggy Fox, in Gig Harbor, Washington.…
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ArticleA Botanist’s Garden
Today’s photos come from Miranda Sipe, who gardens in Frome in the United Kingdom. I've been gardening in Frome for 28 years now. As a botanist by training (and even…
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DesignFavorite Plants of Fall
Depending on where you live, it is finally starting to cool off and turn from summer toward fall. Fall is one of my favorite times of the year in the…
