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    Stunning Hydrangeas for the Southern Garden

    Hydrangeas (Hydrangea spp. and cvs., Zones 4–10) seem to be a necessary part of every Southern garden. Those big, billowy blue flowers under tall trees in shady gardens look cool…

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    Carol’s Garden in Winter

    I’m Carol Verhake, and I garden in Berwyn, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b/7a). My 1.3-acre garden has evolved quite a bit in the over 20 years I’ve lived on the property. I’ve…

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    Smooth and Oakleaf Hydrangeas for the Mid-Atlantic

    Summer in the Mid-Atlantic can be hot and somewhat devoid of flowers after spring blooms fade. However, hydrangeas (Hydrangea spp. and cvs., Zones 3–9) are just showing their bold flowers…

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    Beautiful Hydrangeas for Every Garden

    There is perhaps no more iconic flower than the hydrangea. Whether it’s the massive blossoms of the bigleaf varieties (Hydrangea macrophylla and cvs., Zones 5–9) or the interesting star-shaped blooms…

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    Florida Garden Heritage in New England

    Welcome to Nancy Henry’s garden! I’m excited to share my garden with you. I live in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and have owned this home for only three years. My largest garden…

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    Plants the Deer Don’t Eat

    Susan Esche has been facing the same problem as many gardeners: hungry deer. My rural garden near a lake is becoming increasingly popular with the local deer, and this is…

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    A Garden Centered on Trees and Shrubs

    Today’s photos come from Anne Price: My name is Anne, and I live in Quebec, Canada, Zone 5. My main interest is trees and shrubs with four-season interest, which I…

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    Welcome Back

    Today we’re sharing more photos from Carla Mudry’s beautiful garden. You can see a previous post from her garden here. She shared so many wonderful photos with us that we…