When August melts into September, nights are suddenly noticeably longer, while flowering perennials seem to grow wilder, to compensate. One […]
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Time for a bit of good news. More people are growing native plants. According to the National Gardening Association, the
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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
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Well before summer hits its often-humid stride, three enchanting spring phlox species offer months of flowers, from the beginning of
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