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A small water feature makes a big impact with the right plants
The plants make all the difference in this attractive water feature.
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Garden design: Solutions for improving side yards
How one gardener turned a small horticultural wasteland into a delightful part of the yard.
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Saving seeds: Gardening on the cheap
Want to save money in the garden? Save seeds from your garden instead of buying them, or buying plants.
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Deer-resistant gardening made easy
Three easy steps to deer-resistant gardening
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Hardy ice plants produce a vivid display in Western gardens
Ice plants, native to South Africa, have become popular in Western gardens, as they sparkle, shine, shimmer, and tumble over rocks.
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Indian pink: A colorful native wildflower
A native perennial plant, Indian pink is a show-stopper that attracts hummingbirds to the shade garden.
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Vertical gardening with small vines
When gardeners are faced with tight spots, they can grow vertically, with vines. A garden designer recommends several good small vines.
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Touring the gardens of Kykuit can make you feel 'rich as Rockefeller'
In New York's Hudson Valley, the gardens of the Rockefellers' Kykuit estate can enrich your gardening experience.
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Give a landscape time to mature
A gardener learns that a well-designed landscape just needs time to grow and look its best. Continual tinkering doesn't help.
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Grow your own cut flowers in Southern California
Southern California gardeners who would like to have plenty of cut flowers for any occasion, need to plan ahead.
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Partridgeberry: A native evergreen ground cover
Partridgeberry is a low-growing evergreen plant in the eastern US that produces interesting red berries and spreads into a nice ground cover.
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Community gardening grows in popularity
When plots in a community garden are assigned, plenty of people turn up to claim one. Growing vegetables is very popular.
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How to grow and serve sugar snap peas
A gardener and a chef team up with advice on growing and serving sugar snap peas.
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Variegated rhododendrons: A 'wow' factor in the landscape
Landscape design: Variegated rhododendrons are impressive, but what you plant with them can also help light up the garden. Here's a designer's advice.
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Climbing roses are showy standouts in summer
Want a plant that's a summer show-stopper in the landscape? An expert recommends climbing roses that beautifully fill the bill.
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Enjoy iris season without borers
When tall bearded irises come into flower, they're the flowery focus of the garden. But be sure to get rid of iris borers so the show continues year after year.
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Seed starting: A lesson learned
When starting seeds for the garden, even experts can goof occasionally. Here's a cautionary tale.
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Creative ideas for water gardens
Five new and exciting ideas for creative water gardens.
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It's May, so why isn't it spring in Iowa?
Spring weather in Iowa has been challenging, to say the least. But the garden has produced some nice surprises.
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A philosophical approach to garden weeds
Pulling up weeds by hand is a peaceful activity that gives a gardener time to think.
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