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Design
Planning a Garden: Right Plants, Right Places
Taking the first rule of gardening to heart, you can create a beautiful, low-maintenance landscape
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How-To
Create a Spectacular Shade Garden With Containers
You don't need a lot of sun or even access to the soil to have a lovely garden
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How-To
A Secret Recipe for Great Homemade Potting Soil
Garden soil doesn't offer enough air, water or nutrients to container-grown plants. Fortunately, it's easy to amend.
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How-To
Tips to Ensure You’re Getting the Best Plants
A professional shares his secrets for purchasing robust plants
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Design
15 Deer-Resistant Plants
John Van Etten, former grounds superintendent at the Mohonk Mountain House in upstate New York, recommends 15 plants that deer won't eat; your experience, of course, may differ. For a…
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Design
Using Perennials in Pots
Save money by choosing plants that you can transfer to the garden at the end of the year
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Design
Design Theory: How Many Plants Do You Need?
The key to a design’s success is understanding how many plants to use and how to arrange them
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How-To
How to Buy the Best Plants
Aside from the garden, the nursery is a gardener's favorite place. Walking into a nursery knowing you want to buy some 'Moonbeam' coreopsis is easy. But do you want the…