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Gardening Guides8 Flowers That Hummingbirds Adore
To draw those mesmerizing little birds to your garden or doorstep, plant these flowers that are attractive in more ways than one
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Coreopsis 'Redshift'
Breaking with its pure-yellow past, 'Redshift' tickseed will change up a bland garden with its hot new color combo
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Globe Thistle
Trot out globe thistle in a sun-drenched garden spot for strikingly sculptural blue flowers through October
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Black-Eyed Susan
Plant seeds this fall for rich swaths of golden blooms in the garden come summer
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Butterfly-Friendly Crossvine
Colorful climber gives gardens a boost year-round with bountiful blooms
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FlowersGreat Design Plant: Aster
Putting on a spectacular show in fall, asters in a rainbow of colors and a range of sizes are a versatile fit for any garden
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FlowersGreat Design Plant: Joe Pye Weed
This unsung beauty tolerates wet soil, provides beautiful late summer blooms and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
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FlowersKeep Your Garden on Point With Spikes of Purple
Tall purple blooms bridge color gaps, contrast round flower forms and make for intriguing masses in the landscape
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Summer GardeningGreat Design Plant: Iranian Wood Sage
Architecturally spiky yet soft in a breeze, this heat-tolerant plant brings on the butterflies and gives gardens a delicious scent
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Urban GardensGardeners Champion Nature's Cause in the City
Garden advocates and artists in San Francisco have joined forces to find creative ways to bring nature back into the urban landscape
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Fernbush
This rock-loving shrub's delicate honey-scented flowers attract butterflies, but its low water needs may be the real draw in summer
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