Plants for Wet Areas
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CollectionRegional Picks: Plants for Wet Soil
Lots of gardeners deal with at least one area of their property that never seems to dry out. As horticulturist Joseph Henderson explains in his article Plants for Soggy Spots,…
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DesignGPOD on the Road: Bog Garden at Hatley Castle
We’re traveling with Cherry Ong today, going through time as well as in space to visit the bog garden at Hatley Castle. The castle is a historic site in Victoria,…
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DesignWater-Loving Perennials for the Northwest
Yes, I realize that 2021 was the hottest on record with temperatures reaching 108°F, and we can expect the weather to continue to change radically. However, along with drought-tolerant plant…
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ArticleGrowing Buttonbush: A Great Native Shrub for Wet Areas in the Garden
A shrub that I continue to promote and utilize in the Midwest is our native buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis and cvs., Zones 4–10). Native to a wide range of the eastern…
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DesignFlood-Tolerant Perennials for the Northern Plains
In the Northern Plains, heavy rains seem to be a more and more common occurrence, resulting in periodic flooding in our landscapes. While most plants cannot tolerate prolonged periods of…
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DesignFive Native Shrubs for Moist Spots in the Southeast
In the Southeast, we can sometimes have wet years. The long springs of those years lure me into planting “just one more plant!” while I ignore the specter of summer…
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DesignDora’s Swampy Oasis
Today we’re in Jacksonville, North Carolina, visiting with Dora Compton. Here are a few pictures of my backyard oasis. Several years ago, I took an area that always stayed wet…
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How-ToDealing With Excessive Rain in the Garden
The National Climate Assessment reported in 2014 that storms have been dumping more and more rain, with some parts of the United States experiencing a 70% increase in the amount…
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DesignEpisode 47: Plants for Wet Areas
Mucky, soggy, squishy when it rains—all of these describe the ideal conditions for the plants we talk about on this episode. Not everyone has a pond edge to deal with,…
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