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Plant It and Forget It

As a garden designer and nurserywoman, I am always scouting for uncommon plants that have a long season of interest and are not fussy to care for. I like plants…
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Plant Varieties to Try, Plant Varieties to Lose

With the wide variety of plants at our fingertips, we should be experimenting with new plants all the time. But we often default to the same familiar cultivars, which is…
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Regional Picks: Late-Winter Interest – Mid-Atlantic

1. Northern Bayberry Name: Myrica pensylvanica USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 6 Size: 9 feet tall and 5 to 12 feet wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade;…
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Regional Picks: Plant This With That—Midwest

1. Japanese beech fern Name: Thelypteris decursive-pinnata USDA Hardiness Zones: 4–8 Size: Up to 3 feet tall and 18 inches wide Conditions: Partial to full shade; fertile, moist soil A…
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Regional Picks: Plants for Dry Shade – Northwest

‘Sweetheart’ epimedium Name: Epimedium × rubrum ‘Sweetheart’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8 Size: 16 inches tall and up to 2 feet wide Conditions: Partial shade; well-drained soil The large…
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The Best Perennials to Start From Seed—Southeast

1. Woodland phlox Name: Phlox divaricata USDA Hardiness Zones: 4–8 Size: 10 to 15 inches tall, spreading indefinitely Conditions: Partial to full shade; moist, well-drained soil; can tolerate dry shade…
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The Best of the Best Native Plants

What makes native plants so great? According to some experts, it’s because these plants are practically perfect: They are built to thrive in the conditions of a specific region without…
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Plants You Can Walk On

Mulching the 3 acres of display and trial gardens at my perennial nursery was becoming expensive and time-consuming, so I decided to explore ground covers that would eventually eliminate the…
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Regional Picks: Tough Ground Covers – Midwest

1. ‘Tara’ Prairie Dropseed Name: Sporobolus heterolepis ‘Tara’ USDA hardiness zones: 3 to 9 Size: 2 to 3 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun; average, well-drained soil This exceptional…
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Fast-Growing Fillers

Let’s be honest. Everyone has them: gaping, unwanted holes smack-dab in the middle of their plantings. Not long after the promise of spring has sprung, problem areas start rearing their…

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