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Gardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plant: Virginia Mountain Mint
Watch a world of insects dine on this Midwest native, an easy bloomer that washes the garden (and your skin) in scents of cool mint
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: California Poppy
Fall planting: California's state flower offers a glorious spring show and spreads readily in gardens under the right conditions
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Gardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plant: Purple Prairie Clover
Bees and butterflies and color, oh my! This cheery native perennial will energize your landscape
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FlowersGreat Design Plant: Sasanqua Camellia
Pretty fall flowers belie this plant's hardworking nature and relative tough attitude toward disease
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Gardening GuidesGlorious Purple Blooms Bring a Crowning Touch to Gardens
Royally beautiful but mingling well with the masses, plants with purple flowers or foliage are worthy of homage in any garden
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FlowersGreat Design Plant: Carol Mackie Daphne
With a sweet, strong fragrance and white flowers that fade to pink, this garden standout has feminine wiles to match its name
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Spring GardeningGreat Design Plant: Russian Sage
Silvery stems in winter and a haze of purple blooms in spring and summer make this spiky plant a year-round performer in the garden
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Gardening GuidesRoll Out the Red Carpet for a Garden That's a Smash Hit
Unabashedly attention getting, red flowers and foliage perk up lackluster gardens faster than you can say, "Action"
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Sweet Alyssum
This dependable winter bloomer makes a colorful companion in beds, baskets, even rock gardens
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Gardening Guides7 Bulbs That Flourish in Mild Climates
Fall planting: For gardens that don't see harsh winters, different guidelines for choosing and planting spring-blooming bulbs apply
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Blue Sage
True blue and adored by hummingbirds, blue sage is easy to grow from seed in a sunny fall garden
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