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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Woodland Garden Beauty Polystichum Acrostichoides
Eastern U.S. native Christmas fern is a living decoration in the winter woodland garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesMistletoe Is Coming to Town
The sight of this mistletoe may not always bring about festive feelings, but for U.S. Southwest gardeners, it’s not all bad
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Winterberry Rouses Frosty Gardens
Energize dormant winter landscapes with this shrub's brilliant berries — and do right by hungry birds too
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Spigelia Marilandica
Indian pink is a top hummingbird plant for shady sites
Full StoryGardening Guides6 Rockin’ Red Plants for Winter Gardens
Use the bright berries or branches of these cold-climate favorites for outdoor garden interest or container arrangements anywhere
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Simmondsia Chinensis
Jojoba shrugs off hot, reflected desert heat while making surrounding plants stand out
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cotoneaster Lacteus
Parney cotoneaster is a low-maintenance, four-season shrub that offers great foliage, spring flowers and jewel-like berries
Full StoryNative PlantsGreat Design Plant: Hydrophyllum Virginianum
This reliable, shade-tolerant native plant provides spotted foliage and clusters of pink flowers in eastern U.S. woodland and shade gardens
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cyrtomium Falcatum ‘Rochfordianum’
Adding Japanese holly fern to your woodland garden is a great way to celebrate the holidays and create lasting memories
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Low-Maintenance Calliandra Eriophylla
Pink, puffy flowers of pink fairy duster transform the lacy foliage of this desert native in spring
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Lobelia Siphilitica Keeps Its Cool
Great blue lobelia, a flowering native that prefers moist soil, adds a calming blue hue to the late-summer garden
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