Gardening 101: Cotula lineariloba
I will readily admit that I have an obsession with plants that produce flowers shaped like buttons, puffs, or sweet […]
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Gardening 101: Lithodora
Lithodora I once believed that true blue flowers were like unicorns of the garden world—until I discovered a slew of
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Epimedium 101: Everything You Need to Know About the Shade-Tolerant Groundcover
Too often, the term “groundcover” elicits a yawn. These low-growing plants are viewed dismissively, either as an obligatory filler for
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Quick Takes With: Uli Lorimer
It’s been a slow build, but native plants are firmly in the zeitgeist today—and much of the credit can go
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Gardening 101: Australian Astroturf
Australian Astroturf, Scleranthus biflorus Some hear the word “astroturf,” and they recoil and roll their eyes. But rest assured, this
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The Dirty Dozen: 12 Invasive Plants to Avoid (and What to Grow Instead)
This is part of a series with Perfect Earth Project, a nonprofit dedicated to ecological gardening, on how you can
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Garden Visit: A Front-Yard Food Forest in Alameda, CA
We’ve often swooned for Bay Area landscape design/build firm Pine House Edible Gardens‘ lush and productive landscapes, but this project
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Gardening 101: Bluestar
Blue is a magical and rare color in nature. Yes, the sky is blue, and so are some seas (under
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