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Fall GardeningFrost-Hardy Foliage That Loves a Cold-Climate Garden
When winter cuts a bleak swath through other plants, these edibles and perennials flourish brilliantly
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Fall GardeningGreat Design Plant: Rock Cotoneaster
Adaptable and highly tolerant, this branching plant makes a terrific ground cover and cutting source
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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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FoliageGreat Design Plant: Conebush
Sporting vivid shades of foliage, this drought-tolerant shrub fills a garden background or a vase with equal aplomb
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Gardening Guides6 Branches and Berries to Spruce Up Holiday Decor
Bring garden cuttings in from the cold to warm up seasonal arrangements and decorate your home for the holidays
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Gardening Guides8 Ways to Design an Alluring Backyard
Create a pleasing sense of place in the landscape for a backyard or patio that enlivens the senses
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Gardening Guides6 Healthy Ways to Handle Fallen Leaves
Once nature's beautiful bounty is spent, these ecofriendly strategies for leaves will put your yard in the clear
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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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Winter GardeningFire and Ice: 8 Plants That Blaze Once Frost Hits
Not everything in the garden sleeps in the cold — these plants rise and shine in fall and winter, bringing bright color to beat the blahs
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FoliageGreat Design Plant: Foxtail Fern
Not actually a fern, this vivid member of the asparagus family has a distinctive appearance to awaken a garden year-round
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Gardening Guides9 Fresh Herbs for Crowd-Pleasing Thanksgiving Dishes
Pluck these herbs from a windowsill pot or a garden for a Thanksgiving meal that sings with fresh flavor
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