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Hummingbird Favorites
For a bird that weighs about as much as a penny, the tiny hummingbird sure creates a lot of buzz. We all want them. And if we already have them, we want more. Putting up nectar feeders is the quick and easy way to get hummingbirds. It works so ... [... more]
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Tantalizing Trilliums
Every trillium is special in its own way. I encourage gardeners to seek out the best plants for their gardens. When choosing trilliums, however, be aware that some plants are protected under law and should not be dug from state or federal lands. ... [... more]
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Hellebores Cure the Late-Winter Blues
I enjoy a four-season garden, so I find it particularly rewarding to have blooms that start in late winter and early spring. This is when hellebores take center stage. Even when flattened by winter's harsh frost and snow, they revive with the ... [... more]
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Grape Hyacinths
Not far from my home, there's a meadow that becomes misted blue with grape hyacinth ( I learned that the original title-holders of that property tried to oust the beautiful but poisonous bulbs from their cow pasture, even to the point of ... [... more]
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Anethum graveolens (Dill)
This fragrant annual is covered with delicate, daisy-like yellow blossoms in July and August. It is best grown as a groundcover, between paving stones, or in a rock garden. It has needle-like, almost ferny leaves and grows to 1 foot tall and ... [... more]
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Begonia grandis ssp. evansiana (Hardy begonia)
This species produces copious purplish-blue flowers in spring and fall. It has light green ferny leaves with a mid-rib of silver. English daisy bears stems topped with a single white, daisy-like flower. The flowers are tinged maroon and yellow; ... [... more]
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Bellis perennis (English daisy)
Bachelor's buttons bear charming and prolific flowers in hues of blue, pink, lavender, white, and maroon. Those with a true blue color are especially welcome in the garden as that color is rare in nature. Each disc-shaped flower is about 1.5 ... [... more]
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Abelmoschus manihot (Hibiscus manihot)
This fragrant annual is covered with delicate, daisy-like yellow blossoms in July and August. It is best grown as a groundcover, between paving stones, or in a rock garden. It has needle-like, almost ferny leaves and grows to 1 foot tall and ... [... more]
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Ageratum houstonianum - Fine Gardening Plant Guide
A seldom-seen annual or short-lived perennial, this easy-to-grow plant performs as the perfect filler in beds and containers. It forms a well-branched compact mound of deeply lobed, dark green leaves, which provide an interesting textural ... [... more]
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Cosmos sulfureus
The intense scarlet red blooms and yellow centers of this bedding plant will stop you in your tracks. 'Cosmic Red' blooms all summer and looks great at the front of the border and in containers. As with other cosmos cultivars, grow this plant in ... [... more]
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C. bicolor
A tuberous-rooted perennial most often grown as an annual or a houseplant, 'White Queen' has large frosted-looking white leaves that have green margins and bright red veins that "bleed". A great plant for full shade, it can also be grown in sun [... more]
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