Planning a Perennial Border
In short, how to plan your perennial border, from mapping it out, analyzing your space, to figuring out what you want from the border and choosing plants. Home » Plants & Animals » Perennials » Planning a Perennial Border Putting in [... more]
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Johnny-Come-Latelies: Lilies and Daylilies for Late Summer
GardenLine / Yard & Garden / Johnny-Come-Latelies: Lilies and Daylilies for Late Summer Perennial borders can provide a succession of colours, shapes and textures through the growing season. Most borders reach their peak in June and July, after ... [... more]
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Inward Garden
 Learn a new way to think about designing your garden: This is garden design from the heart, not the head. Garden design books usually offer us a formula, templates, and lists of plants. "The Inward Garden" instead tries to stimulate a new way [... more]
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The Inward Garden: Creating a Place of Beauty and Meaning
Learn a new way to think about designing your garden: This is garden design from the heart, not the head. Garden design books usually offer us a formula, templates, and lists of plants. "The Inward Garden" instead tries to stimulate a new way [... more]
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Garden Open Today
Entertaining and informative reading.....not a "how to" book: Every year, the National Gardens Scheme Charitable Trust (www.ngs.org.uk) in the UK issues the "yellow book" listing details (dates, locations, composition of garden, [... more]
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Impossible Gardening: Hot, Dry, Clay Soil - Part 4
Part 4 of a series of articles on plants that have thrived in dry, clay soils, in light shade. Coreopsis, sometimes called, tickseed, is a highly prized plant in the perennial border. I've grown Coreopsis grandiflora, C. lanceolata, and C. ... [... more]
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Pretty Perennial Lawn Weeds
Weeds can be wonderful in your lawn. I have described and pictured a few favourite types in this article. I will be the first to admit that nothing sets off a perennial border better than a beautiful lawn, but there is no reason why the lawn area ... [... more]
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Dianthus
Dianthus--suitable plants for the rock garden, planted wall, or perennial border. The genus name, Dianthus, assigned by Linnaeus in 1737 means divine flower. Currently, Sweet Williams (Dianthus barbatus), Carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus), and a ... [... more]
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The Border in Early Spring: Part 1
GardenLine / Yard & Garden / The Border in Early Spring: Part 1 One of the characteristics of a perennial border which is most appealing is the variety of bloom provided as the season progresses. While few perennials will bloom for more than 4 or ... [... more]
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P. Allen Smith's Garden Home: Creating a Garden for ...
The principles and the practical: This is an excellent book for anyone interested in gardening or landscape design. The sub-title is "Creating a garden for everyday living" and the writer takes the concept of "garden rooms" a step [... more]
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