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‘Venusta’ Queen of the Prairie Thrives in Wet Conditions
Looking to make an impression in the garden? Check out ‘Venusta’ queen of the prairie—an impressive perennial that rises to the occasion to create a bold, dramatic scene. This underutilized…
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‘Magma’ Heuchera Will Have You Going Gaga for Foliage
Yes, we all want flowers whenever and wherever we can get them, but don’t forget that foliage plants are your stalwart garden workhorses. With this knockout heuchera, you get the…
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Galactic Pink® Chaste Tree Delivers an Out-of-This-World Performance
It is not often I am smitten by a new shrub its first year in the garden, but when Galactic Pink® chaste tree bloomed for the first time, it was…
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‘Amethyst Falls’ Ornamental Oregano Is a Near-Perfect Plant
We lean heavily on our own collections of rare and unusual plants for plantings in our gardens, but we happily make exceptions for awesome workhorses such as ‘Amethyst Falls’ ornamental…
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The New Fairytrail Bride® Hydrangea Offers an Off-the-Charts Performance
A breeding breakthrough, Fairytrail Bride® is the first hydrangea with the ability to produce flowers from every leaf joint, and it has a unique trailing habit to boot. White lacecap…
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‘Carolina Primrose’ Is Not Your Grandmother’s Gladiola
Many gardeners are familiar with gladiolas. The usual response when asked about glads, however, along with a shaking of the head and a shudder, is “Not me.” No doubt they…
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A Fantastic, Colorful Vine for Filling Gaps—from the Sunny Susy® Series
Annual flowering vines are indispensable in the summer garden, as they can address a multitude of landscape sins—including structural eyesores, gaping botanical holes, and color voids in hard-to-reach places. The…
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Grass Widow Is a Charming Late-Winter Native Plant
One of our favorite Washington State native wildflowers, grass widow is a doughty, deer-resistant spring ephemeral that shares the same dauntless spirit of its namesake, David Douglas, the intrepid Scottish…
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A Milder-Mannered Wisteria With Stunning, Fragrant White Blooms
Wisteria is a vine that has always intrigued me, with its distinctive growth and flowering characteristics and its capacity to thrive almost anywhere. It’s a familiar, fragrant landscape component in…
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Vibrant, Unexpected Color From a Classic Annual
While you’re perusing seed catalogs or the annual section at your local garden center this year, don’t overlook this jaw-dropping plant if you see it. ‘Fire King’ pincushion flower is…