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Nov 18, 2009
Perennial Heliopsis and Russian Sage in a Garden
Heliopsis and Russian sage are deer resistant but attract pollinators seeking nectar filled flowers. These perennials bring bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to gardens.
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Nov 17, 2009
Rain Gardening in the South
Rain Gardening in the South: Ecologically Designed Gardens for Drought, Deluge and Everything in Between is written by Horticulturalists, Helen Kraus and Anne Spafford.
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Nov 13, 2009
Salvias and Sages for Blooming Gardens
Salvia and sage include tough annuals, perennials and herb plants that flower in summer gardens. These plants are easy to grow, drought tolerant and attract pollinators.
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Nov 10, 2009
Pretty Much Picasso™ and Dolcissima Petunias
Petunia flowers like Pretty Much Picasso™ and the Dolcissima series have multicolored blooms on each plant. These unique annual petunias add variety to summer gardens.
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Nov 8, 2009
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia Complements Poinsettias
Euphorbia Diamond Frost® is the best plant for complementing poinsettias. Both are easy to grow, classically decorate homes and keep throughout a winter holiday season.
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Nov 3, 2009
Hardy Lilium Martagon for Woodland Gardens
Species of Lilium have a variety of plant and flower forms, including Turk's-cap. Lillium martagon is a hardy lily that tolerates growing in woodland gardens.
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Oct 28, 2009
Eupatorium Purpureum and Ligularia for Gardens
Eupatorium purpureum and Ligularia stenocephala are large perennial plants matching the scale of big landscapes. These plants flower in summer gardens through autumn.
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Nov 18, 2009
Six Herbs for a Scented Garden
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Lorraine Syratt
Herbs and scent are both welcome in a garden, and most scented herbs have had uses in food, beauty, as well as medicinally for thousands of years.
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Oct 8, 2009
English Gardens and Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park
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Susan Huebert
English gardens like the one in Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park are known for their rich medley of low bushes, bright flowers, ornamental leafy plants, and much more.
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Oct 6, 2009
Plants From Witches' Gardens
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Michele Dane
Many plants have curative as well as harmful properties and were used by healers of long ago for beneficial ointments, love potions and at times instruments of revenge.
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Sep 15, 2009
Spanish Flowers
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Rachel Campbell
A Spanish flower garden is made up of many types of flowers that result in colorful and attractive blooms.
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Aug 18, 2009
Replicate the Lewis and Clark Expedition
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Arlene Marturano
Rediscover the plants of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by trailblazing a historical expedition garden at home.
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Aug 17, 2009
The New English Cottage Garden
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Lorraine Syratt
The cottage garden is experiencing a revival, but this time around, the planting beds are more defined. With mixed beds, useful plants are as important as the flowers.
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Aug 13, 2009
The White Garden in Landscape Design
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Lorraine Syratt
The all-white garden is calming to the eyes. Its purity is beautiful in the landscape. White gardens are easily created in a small pocket of the garden or a long border.
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