Spiky Plants

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An Appreciation for Plants That Protect Themselves | Letter from the Editor

Plants with leaves as sharp as razor blades. Plants that smell like rotten meat. Plants that will cause severe gastrointestinal problems if ingested. These all sound like great garden additions,…
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Episode 121: Wicked Plants

They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky. They're all together ooky. Nope, it’s not the Addams family; it’s the array of wicked plants on today’s episode. It’s Halloween season,…
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The Best Spiky Container Plants

The formula for creating wonderful containers doesn’t need to be difficult. First, find complementary plants you like that fit your growing conditions. Next, think of each plant's growing habit and…
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Spice Up Autumn Containers With Spiky Silhouettes—Planting Plans

Include spiky silhouettes in containers to lend a celebratory feel to your front stoop. Plants such as cordyline, featured in two of the containers below, can easily be paired with…
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Plants That Keep On Giving

One of the first rules that novice gardeners are ordered to abide by is the necessity of using—and, hence, buying—a minimum of three of the same plant. For aesthetics’ sake,…
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The Best Flowers for Your Cutting Garden

If you only grow a handful of vaseworthy flowers, these are the ones you need
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Designing With Spiky Plants

Alone or in groups, they make any space look sharp
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Plants You Can Walk On

Mulching the 3 acres of display and trial gardens at my perennial nursery was becoming expensive and time-consuming, so I decided to explore ground covers that would eventually eliminate the…

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