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Grow This List of Perennial Plants
The Perennial Plant Association offers a list of dependable perennial plants for gardeners. The Geranium 'Rozanne' is the 2008 Perennial Plant of the Year winner.
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Around the Net
What my surf around the net found of interest to herb gardeners.
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Bluestone Perennials Plant Company
Bluestone Perennials specializes in bulbs, plants and shrubs that live for more than one growing season and for many gardeners form the main bulk of their garden.
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Container Gardening for Gardeners
Today for some, container gardening is the only way to garden. Perennial and annual plants or vegetable plants with flowers are ideas for mixed plantings.
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Deer-Resistant Perennials Part 1
A guide to deer-resistant perennials and laying the groundwork of a deer-tolerant garden.
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Delphiniums
Tips on growing the QUEEN OF THE BORDER, including planting, staking, deadheading and how to propagate so you get more DELPHINIUMS than you ever dreamed of
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Fall Division of Perennial Plants
Divide perennials for propagation, to renew plant vigor, or limit spreading. Tip: Many plants may be divided in the fall. Do it now and have more time next spring!
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Fragrant Garden Perennial Plants
What could be more wonderful than strolling through a flower garden full of scent and fragrance? Here are some top perennial picks for a pleasing fragrant filled garden.
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HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM
There are some exciting new hardy plants available for year 2000 that will light up northern New England gardens.
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Herbs for the Shade: Annual and Perennial Plants that Thrive Without Sun
Consider herbs for those shady spots in the garden. Over fifty per cent of the ten most popular culinary herbs will grow in part shade.
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Madagascar Buttercup
The story of the Clematopsis flower, a mysterious member of the family Ranunculaceae
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Perennial Plant of the Year 2000
The Perennial Plant of the Year is Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'. Learn how to grow this plant.
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Perennial Plants for Cold Climates
A frequent frustration of gardeners in cold northern zone climates is hearing about perennial plants that their Southern neighbors enjoy. What plants will survive zone 3?
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Perennial Plants for Dry Shade
The soil under trees can be dry even with regular watering because the roots use the moisture quickly. See seven perennials that thrive in difficult shady conditions
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Perennial Plants for the New Year
See the best of the new perennial plants available to home gardeners in 2008. New colors, healthier plants and interesting flower forms can all be found.
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Pincushions and Friends
The perennial plant of the year and it's buddies are on-track for summer gardening. How to grow them, how about them, how d'ja like 'em?
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Summer Blooming Perennial Plants
Summer is the season when perennial plants take center stage with bright, long lasting flowers that stand up to the summertime heat. See eight perennial garden favorites!
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Wind Tolerant Perennial Plants
Gardens located in exposed areas, near the shore or on the plains, are subject to lots of wind that can damage some garden plants.
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Weeping Perennials
See top six picks for perennials with weeping or cascading growth habit. From ground cover to larger near-shrubs; did your favorite plant make the list?
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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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Starting With Perennials
Just beginning to grow perennial flowers? Starting your first perennial flower garden? Follow this basic guide to planting and growing perennial flowers.
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A Horticulturist for All Seasons
Visit with Andre Viette and discover a man with a mission to grow the very best plants on the planet.
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A Perennial Garden for the New Year
Designing a perennial planting is much like planning a party. When essentials are combined with thought and skill, there is sure to be success.
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Advances with Artichokes
Artichokes are highly ornamental plants that should be tried in every garden. Recent advances in breeding enable gardeners in all climates to try this delicacy.
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Building A Raised Bed Garden
Gardening is a never ending series of "projects" - that's part of the fun; planning and scheming about what we are going to do. Some of them are small and get done fairly quickly and others take a bit more time. Some of mine have been going on for years and still aren't finished. My raised bed garden is one of these. It's been a "work in progress" for nearly ten years.
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Frosty Morn Sedum
Frosty Morn Sedum is a problem solving perennial in my garden. It has earned a place in the garden by being a low maintenace plant that looks great without flowers.
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Grow Gardens for Hummingbirds
Hummingbird gardens attract pollinators by offering food, water and a place to rest. It is helpful to understand a pollinator's habitat to grow a hummingbird garden.
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How To Use Beardless Iris
Beardless irises are easy to use. Species like the Siberian iris and Louisiana iris are excellent low maintenance plants for the perennial plant gardener.
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Learn How To Grow Veronicas
Veronica is an easy to grow perennial plant. Commonly known as speedwell, veronica will grow in butterfly and cutting gardens where their upright spires will be enjoyed.
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Library in a Wicker Basket
Brief descriptions of horticulture and gardening books the author knows, loves and uses with great frequentcy and regularity.
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Love Those Lungworts
If you're looking for a dependable, easy-care, attractive spring bloomer to add to your garden, lungworts are the answer.
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Much ado about mulch
Mulching garden beds with leaves protects perennial plants from the freeze and thaw cycles so typical of our southern Ontario climate.
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Peonies that Bloom All Summer?
The procession of blooming perennials through the season is far more exciting than having a garden that stays the same from frost to frost.
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Perennials Grow Over Time
Perennials grow bigger and better each year and could outgrow their place in the garden. Plan ahead and space perennial plants to allow for their mature size.
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Plants for Butterfly Gardens
These flowering shrubs and perennial plants are all known to attract butterflies to the garden. Flowers and flutters - what could be better?
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Plants That Help Blend Colors
Put some plants side by side and you end up with jarring combinations. In today's article, a landscaper shares some of her favorite plants that help colors blend.
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Saving Plant Seeds
Helpful advice for the begining seed saver on which plants to start with and how best to harvest, prepare and save the seeds.
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Spring Planting: Perennials I
Your bare root perennial plants are ready for planting. Are you ready for them? When to plant these in the garden and how to delay planting, if you must.
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Taking stock of the garden
Taking a hard, critical look at the garden is not as easy as it sounds. Here's a five-point plan for taking a fresh look at the overgrown daylilies, the withering vines and the clashing flower colours.
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The Explorer's Garden, Rare and Unusual Perennials:
The Explorer's Garden, Rare and Unusual Perennials by J.Hinkley. A must have book for all, a real treat.
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Thoughts in January About Daylilies
We visit Daylilies in the Country. We ask about philosophy, daylilies, and life, daylilies that are the evergreen type.
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Tomatoes in Desert Gardens Part I
Knowing how to care for tomatoes in desert gardens can bring you a bountiful harvest
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Canada Blooms opens the gardening season
What's hot at Canada Blooms? Lorraine Flanigan hits the highlights from southern Ontario's premier garden show.
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Cream of the Crop
Plan your winter "dream garden" to be filled with the best of the best - the highest award winning plants for your zone.
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Fall Garden Chores
Fall garden chores. Plants new trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables and even lawns. Divide perennials, plant trees for autumn color and more!
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Fall-Blooming Cut Flower Plants
Fall is a time of richness and warmth in the garden. See some of the best autumn cut flower plants you can grow to bring that beauty indoors.
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Mailorder Nurseries Online and Off, Part 4 -Naylor Creek Nursery
Before the net, if you ran across a new mailorder nursery that sounded interesting, there were only two ways to find out if they were worth ordering from. Either one of your gardening buddies had experience with them or you just took a chance and sent in your order. Not any more - at least for those of us who garden on and off line. A post on an email list led me to Naylor Creek Nursery. I knew I had to share this one with you all. Anybody with a shady garden has got to see this list! <b>Warning!</b> There are lots of photos, so please be patient if they're slow to load for you
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Part 2 - Go Wild
Part 2 of Low Maintenance Gardening: Rockies Style - Go Wild! An article on landscapes that thrive on human neglect.
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Perennials: Design to Impress
Design with big, easy perennials: eye catching, attention grabbing plants that bring excitement to the flower bed or mixed border. Special plants that say "Look at Me!"
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