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  • … This bulb grows to a height of 10 inches with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has pink blooms that attract butterflies in July and August and is resistant to deer. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This perennial grows to a height of 18 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has red blooms from May through August and is a specimen in a border. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This perennial reaches a height of 30 inches with full sun and dry to moderate moisture conditions. From August to October its pastel pink blooms attract butterflies. It is a specimen in a border. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This shrub needs partial shade with moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 10 feet. From April to May it produces showy yellow blooms. It is a deer-resistant specimen in a hedge. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This mat-forming perennial needs full sun to partial shade and moderate soil conditions to reach a height of 8 inches. It produces yellow blooms in July and August. It is a ground cover. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This shrub grows to a height of 6 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has yellow blooms from March through June that give way to red fruit. It is a specimen. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This clump-forming tree will grow to a height of 20 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has blue and white blooms from September to December and is a specimen. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … winds howl and the temperatures plummet. Any day could bring a thick layer of snow. This is the season when our gardens sleep and gardeners dream of spring. Perusing seed catalogs in print or online provides inspiration—it's hard to resist photos of juicy red tomatoes, giant colorful zinnias, or a rainbow of Swiss chard … indoors while others, such as carrots and beans, are sown directly in the garden. Get Started To grow seeds indoors, you'll need a few bags of seed-starting or soilless potting mix, available …
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  • … Q. I have woven several varieties of clematis through my trellis. The effect is beautiful, but one portion of a clematis wilts, dries and disfigures the arrangement. What is this problem, and how can I treat it? A. Clematis wilt is a condition affecting many cultivars of this vine. Although damaging to portions of your clematis, the infection rarely kills the entire plant. Look for signs of …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … Liz is an interdisciplinary researcher who does both ecological research and the work of sharing that research with wider audiences. She creates visual-forward science communication to take the vital lawn alternative research and make it something that people can easily understand and implement. Given the challenge in lawn enhancement and replacement is that so many disparate homeowners are decision-makers, reaching these audiences with how-tos …
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