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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)
Try this giant among ferns for a showstopping sight in a shady or even somewhat sunny woodland garden
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Gardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plant: Parry Manzanita Stands Out in Low-Water Gardens
Make a dramatic architectural statement and feed wildlife in woodlands and more with Arctostaphylos manzanita
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Gardening GuidesGardening Solutions for Heavy Clay Soils
What’s a gardener to do with soil that’s easily compacted and has poor drainage? Find out here
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Broadleaf Stonecrop (Sedum Spathulifolium)
If you want showy flowers and drought tolerance, this succulent is right up your zone-5 alley
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Verbena Stricta Tolerates Tough Spots
With its subtle beauty and long-lasting flowers, this pollinator pleaser is a boon to wilder areas
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Planting IdeasFerns: A Shade Gardener’s Best Friend
Bring rich texture and contrast to a dark woodland landscape with wonderfully diverse ferns
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FlowersBest Cutting-Garden Beauties for Late Summer
Pick blooms bursting with color or in classic white for bouquets to give away or keep all to yourself
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Hibiscus Syriacus ‘Sugar Tip’
As pretty as a party dress, ‘Sugar Tip’ has layers of pink that catch the eyes of butterflies
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Spotted Beebalm (Monarda punctata)
Looking for unusual, long-lasting blooms, low maintenance and deer resistance? Try this self-sowing perennial
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Farm Your Yard9 Ways to Change Up Your Vegetable Garden for the Coming Season
Try something new for edible plantings that are more productive than ever
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Meadow Blazing Star (Liatris Ligulistylis)
Make fast friends with the monarch butterflies and get a color show too with this adaptable U.S. Midwest native
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