Mid-Atlantic Gardening211 Stories
Regional Garden GuidesMid-Atlantic Gardener's December Checklist
Let winter's slower pace set a relaxing rhythm — allowing your garden to rest now can be good for both of you
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Red FoliageGreat Design Plant: Chinese Pistache
Versatile and easygoing, this tree puts on a guaranteed fall spectacle in the landscape
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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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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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Spring GardeningGreat Design Plant: Russian Sage
Silvery stems in winter and a haze of purple blooms in spring and summer make this spiky plant a year-round performer in the garden
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Gardening GuidesMid-Atlantic Gardener's November Checklist
Winding down for winter means prepping, potting, piling and picking an indoor solution for daily compost
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Paperbark Maple
With fall foliage like a sunset and bark the color of cinnamon, this tree is a highlight of the landscape
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Blue Sage
True blue and adored by hummingbirds, blue sage is easy to grow from seed in a sunny fall garden
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Gardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plant: Scotch Heather
The moors aren't all moody, as this prettily colored evergreen shrub proves. Plant it en masse for an epic romance in your own garden
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Blue and Gray FoliageGreat Design Plant: Donkey Spurge
Yes, there's the awful name, plus the sap issue. But this plant's foliage and flowers bring something special to Eastern U.S. gardens
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Red FoliageGreat Design Plant: 'Little Henry' Sweetspire
Small in stature but big on impact, this fuss-free shrub promises spring flowers, fiery fall color and good manners in the garden
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