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    Making Creative Fall Containers

    Today’s photos come from Cheri Barnett: In 2015, I was inspired by a Fine Gardening article recommending that readers create fall containers without using mums. With this in mind, I…

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    Designing a Garden in Layers

    What do the best gardens all have in common? A focal point—yes. Great plant variety—yes. But more often than not, you’ll notice that a truly beautiful landscape also has distinctive…

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    Garden Design Ideas: Color and Form

    Normally, the best way to add balance to a design with a lot of small leaves and fine texture is to add big, bold, textured leaves. But Deborah Ellman’s garden…

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    Regional Picks: Best New Finds – Northwest

    1. Tracy’s Maidenhair Fern Name: Adiantum × tracyi Usda Hardiness Zones:7 to 9 Size:12 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide Conditions:Partial shade; rich, well-drained soil with occasional watering…

  • Hot yellow and orange sneezeweed and red-hot poker paired with the cool pastels of asters
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    End the Season with Style

    It happens every year. When summer’s heat and humidity ease up and I can think about getting back into the garden, I realize that I haven’t done enough to take…

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    Regional Picks: Late-Winter Interest – Midwest

        1. ‘Berry Poppins’ Winterberry Name: Ilex verticillata ‘FarrowBPop’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9 Size: 3 to 4 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade;…

  • mixed evergreens anchor a hillside planting
    Design

    Pull a Design Together With Ground Covers

    The staff at your local garden center works hard to assemble eye-catching displays of colorful perennials, artfully arranged succulents, and architectural grasses. But the ground-cover section is likely an unremarkable,…

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    Regional Picks: Unusual Evergreens – Northeast

    1. ‘Red O. D. Burke’ Japanese Red Pine Name: Pinus densiflora ‘Red O. D. Burke’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7 Size: 12 to 15 feet tall and 6 to…

  • creeping sedums
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    Creeping Sedums

    These colorful perennials fit into many niches

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    Regional Picks: Plant This With That—Southern Plains

    Plant this . . .   White Out™ rose Name: Rosa ‘Radwhite’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 5–9 Size: 3 to 4 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade;…