Garden Adventurer: Grow a Joe
Planting weeds might not seem like the best way to create a visually inspiring garden, but I do heartily endorse one snappy exception: Joe…
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Garden Adventurer: Landscaping with Spiders
In spite of their odd name, spiderworts (Tradescantia sp.) can be pretty additions to almost any landscape. With strap-like leaves that form mounds up…
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Garden Adventurer: Dutch Treat: Keukenhof Gardens
When springtime arrives in all its visual glory, I occasionally cross The Big Pond to catch European gardens at their seasonal floral finest —…
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Garden Adventurer: The Other Magnolias
A southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) in full bloom on a hot, sultry summer day is quite a pleasant sight to see. But why wait…
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Garden Adventurer: Hellebores: Winter Wonders
Late autumn is a prime time to plant hardy perennials, and many gardeners will be getting downright giddy now over the possibilities. Some backyard…
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Garden Adventurer: Beyond Purple: The Other Beautyberries
If you planted beautyberries (Callicarpa sp.) in your landscape in the last year or two, you probably now feel like a smart gardener. Why?…
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Garden Adventurer: Fall for Loose-Leaf Lettuce
Look up “July” in the dictionary, and the synonym “hot” will pop up — or, at least, it should. But even as summer reaches…
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Garden Adventurer: Strange Beauty: Pineapple Lilies
Pick any ornamental perennial for your flower garden, and it will certainly be unique in its own way. However, there are some plants that…
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Garden Adventurer: The Bodacious Crossvine
Have an ugly fence or wall in need of being dressed up? Trellis looking bare and bland? Like the idea of lounging under a…
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Garden Adventurer: Agalonema Aglow
As winter weather chills the desire to work outside in the yard, many gardeners turn their attentions to the pleasures of houseplants. And one…
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