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Native Plants
Traditional Japanese gardens have a lot to teach us about designing with native plants.
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Native Plants that Butterflies Love
These are a few of the native plants that will let butterflies flock to your garden or landscape.
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Native Trees Good for Butterflies
If the desired effect from picking out trees for a landscape is to bring butterflies flocking to the yard, these are the native trees that will do precisely that.
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Rediscovering Native Plants
Native plants are slowly being 'rediscovered' by gardeners. However, finding them often requires a little research and persistence. The author was inspired by his visit to Bartram's Historic Garden in Philadelphia, one of America's unique treasures.
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Carolina Spicebush in Hedges and Natural Gardens
Carolina spicebush or sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus) and its cultivars are large, hardy, shade-loving shrubs at home in hedges, mixed shrub beds and natural gardens.
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Drought Tolerant Native Trees for Xeriscaping
A look at a few drought tolerant trees that are native to the U.S. and good for xeriscaping.
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Landscaping with Fragrant Native Shrubs
A look at four native shrubs that will be an aromatic start to a landscaping project.
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Moist Soil Loving Native Plants
A look at the native plants that like to have a moist soil. These plants are all native to the United States.
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Native Plants that Can be Toxic to Pets
A look at some native plants that can be toxic to pets; special care needs to be taken with these plants in the garden.
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Native Trees Good for Birds
A look at some of the native trees that will bring flocks of birds to the landscape when they are planted.
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Old Folk Remedies: Flowering Native Plants
A look at ten different flowering native plants that were used historically as healing remedies in folk medicine.
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Getting Friendly with the Natives
A glimpse at some gorgeous native New Zealand plants
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Cardinal Flower Lobelia
Learn the uses, care and varieties of perennial lobelia in the garden. Cardinal flowers are a popular choice for many gardeners; find out why.
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Deer-resistant Flowering Shrubs
Appetites of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) include ornamental landscape plants. Choosing native deer-resistant shrubs equals landscape success.
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Deer-resistant Landscape Trees
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) readily select small trees as available food sources. Native deer-resistant plants ensure success in built landscapes.
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A Natural, Backyard Play Space
Creating a natural and inviting backyard will encourage children to spend more time outdoors learning and engaging in imaginative play.
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Kawarra Native Plant Garden
Kawarra Native Plant Garden, Kalorama in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia is a beautiful hideaway in which to experience Australian Native Plants.
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Autumn In The Hills Around Perth, Western Australia
A short piece about autmn gardneing in and around Perth, Western Australia
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Texas Landscapes - Gardening in the Southwest
Water is precious in the West Texas desert. Growing native plants not only offers beauty, but provides water conservation because the plants are adapted to conditions.
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Annual Plants for Bringing Birds to the Garden
Some plants are known for their ability to attract songbirds to the garden. These annual plants are a must for a bird-friendly landscape.
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Desert Gardening Expert Speaks II
This is the second part of a two-part interview with Judith Phillips, a well-known author of gardening and gardening design books on the southwestern U.S.
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Gardening in the Hills around Perth, Western Australia
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Landscape Design in Sacramento
Designing a garden in the Capitol City and other hot summer climates can prove challenging. Read on for tips that will help to produce a landscape that thrives.
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Perennial Heliopsis and Russian Sage in a Garden
Heliopsis and Russian sage are deer resistant but attract pollinators seeking nectar filled flowers. These perennials bring bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to gardens.
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Pueblo Indian Crops and Gardens
The Indian Tribes of the Pueblo Province of New Mexico traditionally planted their own crops and made use of native, wild plants, using them for both food and medicine.
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The Ten Best Los Angeles Gardens
Los Angeles is more than mean streets and Hollywood. Here are the city's top ten gardens to visit, including some in Beverly Hills, San Marino and even near LA Airport.
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Creating beautiful green
Helen Mills, vice-president of Green Gardeners, says that when you are inside at night and you hear a rustling outside, you may think it is the leaves in the wind.
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Gardening With Wild Indigo
Wild Indigos are good meadow plants but also look attractive and are well-behaved in a perennial border, not crowding out their neighbors.
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Opening the Garden to the Joy of Autumn Leaves and Winter flowers
Why a passionate gardener would open her garden to strangers.
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Roses are Red; Violets aren’t...
Violets that aren’t purple; there are a <I>gazillion</I> of ‘em!
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Plant Me! I'm Irish!
Everyone on St. Patrick's Day wants to be Irish! Irish gardens evoke great memories of an ancient culture filled with leprechauns, fierce Fenians, and believable fairy tales. But what if your family is from the Mediterranean, Mexico, Japan, Africa or India? What kind of international gardening can you bring to your Florida landscape?
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