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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Dicentra Eximia Brightens Shady Gardens
This North American bleeding heart species blooms from spring to fall and welcomes bees and hummingbirds
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Gardening GuidesCelebrate Eastern Oaks for Wildlife, Longevity and Seasonal Interest
There might not be a more important tree to have in your eastern U.S. landscape — if you can fit one in
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Chasmanthium Latifolium
Inland sea oats is an easy native grass for a moist, shady garden spot
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Eutrochium Maculatum
Sculptural, slightly tropical looking and a boon to wildlife, Spotted Joe Pye Weed is a gotta-have plant in many parts of the U.S.
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cedrus Atlantica ‘Glauca’
With its blue foliage and variety of shapes, blue atlas cedar earns its place in the sun
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Gardening GuidesGrow a Beautiful Fall Garden in a Pot
Welcome autumn with 7 gorgeous plants that thrive in containers and enliven your porch or patio throughout the cooler season
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Winter GardeningWinter Gardening: Ideas for a Dream Potting Room
Check out potting rooms that get indoor gardening right — and learn tips for creating your own
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Serenoa Repens
Saw palmetto provides a carefree ground cover for dry gardens in the Southeast
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Fall Gardening6 Splendid Blue-Flowering Bulbs
How do you blue? With colors from sky to cobalt, these bulbs will greet you merrily in a spring garden
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Echinocactus Grusonii
The curved golden-yellow spines of golden barrel cactus add sunny color to the drought-tolerant garden
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Hibiscus Moscheutos
Crimsoneyed rosemallow is an ideal flowering perennial for wet sites and is ready to propagate now
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