plant combinations

Andropogon gerardii – Big Bluestem

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Landscape designers are always searching for something unique to add to the gardens they are working on and.

Winter Musings

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I think the notion of a perennial garden is becoming obsolete. What I am seeing and what I.

The Holiday Bookshelf 2025 – Part 3

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Garden to the Max: Joyful, Visionary, Maximalist Design As soon as I read the introduction, I knew I.

Feasting in Asheville

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I visited Asheville twenty-five years ago for a pre-conference garden tour weekend but never really got to know.

Good Intentions

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While I was working in the garden this fall, catching up with the weeds and severely pruning some.

Rudbeckia subtomentosa

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There are several species of Rudbeckia, the best known of which is R.fulgida, especially the cultivar ‘Goldsturm’ (often.

In the Garden – Here and Elsewhere

July 6, 2019 Uncategorized
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From one extreme to the other: Cool and rainy to hot and dry with a few thunderstorms interspersed..

A Tapestry Garden: The Art of Weaving Plants and Place

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Although I’ve heard about them for years, I’ve never met the O’Byrnes but, after reading  A Tapestry Garden,.

The Holiday Bookshelf: Foliage

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Even though reams of information is available to us on the internet, for inspiration I turn to books..

The Holiday Bookshelf: Sedum

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We all know how unreliable the weather is but we can always count on periods of drought, sites.