A steeply pitched lot can present a challenge for even the most seasoned garden designer. Many resort to terracing the […]
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Devil’s Trumpet, Datura Some of the last flowers to bloom as the growing season draws to a close are Halloween-ready:
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Moonflower vines are a quiet delight of the waning season. They are morning glory’s nocturnal cousin, and their wide, near-luminous
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In Chicago, where I grew up, tulips were pretty much the only thing that kept us going through the winter.
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Lobelia siphilitica, Blue Cardinal Flower Blue cardinal flower, also known as great blue lobelia, is a tall native perennial that
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We’ve entered the season when our gardens are starting to gradually slow down in preparation for a restful winter. We
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We’ve all done it: planted something we love only to learn, sometimes years later, that it is invasive where we
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This is part of a series with Perfect Earth Project, a nonprofit dedicated to toxic-free, ecological gardening, on how you can
Mulch has been a hot topic in the horticultural world as of late. A scathing essay by Radovan Hajek, a
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