Gardening 101: Blue-Eyed Grass
Blue-Eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium spp. While I have been swapping out non-natives for natives in my garden for years, blue-eyed grass […]
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10 Garden Ideas to Steal from Superstar Dutch Designer Piet Oudolf
If the world of gardening has rock stars, Piet Oudolf qualifies as Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and Prince rolled into one.
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Flocks of Phloxes: A Primer on Spring Phlox
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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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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Ostrich Ferns: Here’s How to Grow Your Own Fiddleheads
For the shade gardener who wants to grow edible plants, this shadowy designation of how much—or how little—direct sunlight a
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Gardening 101: Gardenia
Gardenia, Gardenia jasminoides: “Heaven Scent” You know how certain smells can take you back to a specific (and I hope
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Rethinking Mugwort: There Is a Lot to Love About This Demonized Herb
The name “mugwort” in the US is a signifier for “invasive,” but when grown purposefully, the aromatic section of the
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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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Before & After: A Two-Faced Victorian Garden With a Secret
Seen from the street, a gingerbread Victorian cottage near Melbourne, Australia hides its secret: a streamlined rear extension with a
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Gardening 101: Lepechinia
Pitcher Sage, Lepechinia When I first learned about these plants, I thought they were simply unfamiliar salvias, and as a
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