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Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles spp.)
Storm Warning: Reinventing Flowering Quince The mention of flowering quinces (Chaenomeles spp.) evokes images and memories of quintessential, spring-flowering, heirloom plants. Old fashioned?...
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Attracting Butterflies to the Garden
If you build it, they will come…the butterflies, that is. One of the best ways to encourage butterflies to your garden is to grow the food to attract adults with nectar-rich flowers and sustain them...
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Cottage Garden Design
Climbing roses arching around an arbor, or peonies popping through a white picket fence, a birdhouse perched on post; these are just a few images that come to mind when dreaming about cottage garden...
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Japanese Umbrella Pine (Sciadopitys verticillata)
Name: Sciadopitys verticillata Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 25 to 40 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; acidic, fertile, moist, well-drained soil. A good plant will offer 2...
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Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
Name: Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) Zones: 7 – 9 Size: 60 – 90 feet tall and 20+ feet wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; rich, well-drained, acid soil. Once established, extremely...
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Crepe Myrtle ‘Zuni’ (Lagerstroemia indica ‘Zuni’)
Crepe Myrtle ‘Zuni’ Name: Lagerstroemia indica ‘Zuni’ Zones: 6 – 7 Size: 9 – 12 feet tall Conditions: Full sun, drought tolerant. Crape Myrtles are not only stars in our summer landscapes, they...
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White Rain Lily (Zephyranthes candida)
White Rain Lily Name: Zephyranthes candida Zones: 7 to 10 Size: 6 to 12 inches tall and wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; rich moist soil. The white rain lily was one of Elizabeth Lawrence’s...
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