Edible Landscaping
Money does grow on trees...and on bushes and vines and ground covers, too. With edible landscaping, your garden will taste as good as it looks. Alpine berries make an Grow a beautiful veggie garden. Lavender will add color excellent flower ... [... more]
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Turkestan Onion
The flowers are kind of a pale rose, though they vary a bit from dark pink to almost white. Allium karataviense Unlike all those beach-ball-flowered, toddler-tall ornamental onions, the The flowers are kind of a pale rose, though it varies a bit ... [... more]
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Satomi Dogwood
Disease-resistant, braving cold climates -- this dogwood can do it all. Cornus Kousa Satomi Even if you already have a bazillion dogwoods, the time has come to speak of . First, you will most assuredly note its spectacular not-at-all-white color. ... [... more]
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Fusilier Tulip
This multiflowering tulip produces five or six flowers on a stem -- offering a handful of flowers 10 inches high. Some gardeners seem resigned to sending in reinforcements for their tulips as their bulbs dwindle in number each spring. Even worse, ... [... more]
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South African Lily
Depending on your climate, the South African Lily can be either a luscious addition to a flower bed or a tame houseplant. Clivia miniata West Coast gardeners have been growing clivias almost forever, long before the color orange became the rage ... [... more]
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Storing Tender Flower Garden Bulbs
How to put dahlias, cannas, and glads into winter hibernation. Frost brings an abrupt end to the growing season for tender bulbs -- cannas, callas, caladiums, dahlias, tuberous begonias, gladioluses, and tuberoses, to name some of the most ... [... more]
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Star Gazer Lily
A boldly colored Oriental lily with a heap of crimson edged in white. is a boldly colored Oriental lily with a heap of crimson edged in white. Its 6-inch flowers unfurl in July and August, just when you start fearing that summer's heat will run ... [... more]
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Fall Vegetable Gardening
Just because the summer's winding down doesn't mean you can't enjoy great harvests. Enjoy a last hurrah from your vegetable garden with these fall crops. It's easy to think of your vegetable garden being done at the end of summer. But many ... [... more]
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Garden with Less Water
Save money on your water bill -- and help the planet besides -- by minimizing water use in the garden. A great garden doesn't have to jack up your water bill. Here's how to keep watering costs down. When you water your garden lavishly, your ... [... more]
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Mosaic Pot
Even a low-budget garden can be high on style. Check out these clever garden projects that require just a little cash for a lot of dash. Turn broken pots, tiles, and plates into a one-of-a-kind planter. You could pay a small fortune for these at ... [... more]
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Timely Arrangements
Busy days don't leave much time for creating formal flower arrangements, but take a moment to recognize the potential in your own kitchen. Individual blossoms stand tall in an assortment of glass wine carafes and milk bottles, which can be ... [... more]
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Shopping Smart for the Garden
Get the most from your hard-earned dollar by shopping wisely. A quarter or two here, a dollar or two there -- saving a little can really add up when shopping for your landscape. Roam the aisles of a nursery. Shopping for Smaller Plants It's OK to ... [... more]
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