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Design
From Novice to Gardening Expert
Mark Serock sent in these photos of the garden he has created with his wife, Rita. Rita provides me a lot of suggestions on plants and plant placement. She is…
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Design
Flowers Big and Small
Today’s photos come from Elle Ronis, whose 15-year-old garden is remarkably beautiful and diverse. Tufa is a porous limestone rock that is prized for making rock gardens like this. Combining…
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How-To
Disease Alert: Sudden Oak Death on Rhododendrons
Did you buy a rhododendron this year? If so, read on! Over the last few years, increasing numbers of dead ash trees (Fraxinus spp., Zones 3–9) have become a common…
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Design
Garden Perfection, 40+ Years in the Making: Part 2
We’re back for day 2 of Elaine’s spectacular garden. Creating this garden from an empty 1-acre lot has been a project more than 40 years in the making, and the…
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Design
Field Trip Notes: Rambling Through the Rhododendrons of the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens | Northern California Regional Report
Portraying itself as “47 acres of botanical bliss fronting the Pacific Ocean,” the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens (MCBG) is a heavenly place to visit any time of year with its…
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Design
Spring of Hope
Linda in New Hampshire is sharing her garden with us today, with some images of hope after winter damage. This will be my third summer in this house after relocating…
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Design
Winter Damage and Spring Recovery
Today Karla Roady in Roseburg, Oregon, is sharing some highs and lows from her garden. It is a good reminder that not everything in the garden is always perfect, but…
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Design
A Horticulture Society’s Home Garden
My name is Julie Bare, and I work at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Meadowbrook Farm in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. I studied horticulture at Temple University Ambler and have been working as…
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Article
An Inspiring Design For Continuous Color
Here at the Singing Tree Gardens Nursery, we hear the same comment throughout the year: “Your gardens are so interesting and colorful!” How could any other compliment be more rewarding…
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Design
Regional Picks: Foundation-Friendly Plants – Northeast
Find foundation-friendly plants for the Northeast below, and read the article by Nick McCullough for even more ideas: “The most critical aspect of your foundation beds is selecting plants that…