… to keep plants compact. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… provides lavender accents. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… taller flowering cultivars. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… prevention in roses. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… landscape in early summer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… part shade, or full shade. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… When working with a single material, look for uniformity of size and color. The idea is to show a subject off to its best advantage en masse. Direction Attach materials … or wooden wreath base in one direction, clockwise only—the look of an “endless” wreath is much simpler to achieve than a wreath that travels in opposite directions. Dried grasses … so they'll last for several years. Birch bark wreath A few steps down from the gourd wreath is another Nancy Clifton creation, made from birch bark. Its natural curl lent itself to a …
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… over the flowers in search of nectar all summer long. A native perennial, butterfly weed is found in prairies, restored natural areas, embankments, along roadsides and railroad tracks, … Magnet for Monarchs A member of the milkweed genus Asclepias (uh-SKLEE-pee-us), butterfly weed is a host plant for the female monarch butterfly, which may lay its eggs on the underside of the … most other milkweeds, butterfly weed does not produce thick, white sap. Instead, the sap is thin and almost clear. Butterfly weed ranges in height from 1 to 3 feet tall, which makes it a …
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… The end of the growing season is often a bittersweet experience for gardeners. It signals the end of months of work—but also … blue color well into winter. Elijah Blue blue fescue ( Festuca ovina glauca 'Elijah Blue') is the bluest of the fescues and retains its compact form all season. Blue oat grass ( … flowers complement the slender blue-to-silver foliage; in winter, the blue foliage alone is the attraction. Artemisia stellerana 'Silver Brocade', the hardy dusty miller, features …
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… of your own this Halloween. Goth gardening (drawn from Victorian or Gothic gardening) is having more than a moment; it’s been all the rage for years. In 2024, it was dubbed one of … implemented dark, moody containers, sections of their space, or entire gardens. The appeal is in the creativity: Goth gardening features dark, dramatic-looking plants, but it also embraces … elements like statues. A goth garden or container isn’t supposed to be perfect: The point is to step outside the box—to play with personality and aesthetic. It’s a great option for …
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