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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cedrus Deodara ‘Feelin’ Blue’
The smallest of the cedars softens a hardscape while bringing structure and texture to the garden
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Pinus Thunbergii ‘Thunderhead’
Thunderhead pine adds year-round strength and structure to the garden
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Olneya Tesota Offers Desert Shade
This long-lived Southwestern native tree decorates the sky with its dusty gray-green foliage and lavender-colored blossoms
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Halesia Tetraptera
Carolina silverbell is a Southeastern native tree that adds spring blooms to a shady slope, a woodland edge or even a lawn
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Chamaecyparis Nootkatensis
Alaska cedar brings an element of sculpture to the garden
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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: 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 GuidesGreat Design Plant: Chionanthus Virginicus
Lacy flowers cover native white fringetree in spring, and birds feed off its berries in winter
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Planting IdeasStretch the Budget, Seasons and Style: Add Conifers to Your Containers
Small, low-maintenance conifers are a boon for mixed containers — and you can transplant them to your garden when they’ve outgrown the pot
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Parkinsonia Florida
Blue palo verde's trunk and branches provide a beautiful backdrop to a spectacular spring show in the desert
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Landscape DesignPretty Trees for Patios, Paths and Other Tight Spots
Choose trees for their size, shape and rate of growth — or shape them to fit your space. Here's how to get started
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