There are few plants that seem to evoke such strong feelings in gardeners, both positive and negative, than Bugleweed.  To some gardeners, it is a plant that solves a lot of significant...
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Yarrow is a perennial native to Asia, Europe, and North American and is also more commonly known as Achillea. The name Achillea is derived from the Greek warrior Achilles who was said to have...
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Wandflower is a wildflower that is native to North America which growers have been able to “tame” over the past few decades. As a wildflower, it is a prolific self-seeder which can...
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Many gardeners when they hear the word sunflower think of children. After all sunflower seeds are easy for small hands to work with and sunflowers germinate and grow quickly which appeals to the...
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Northern gardeners including myself are generally envious of our Southern neighbors in garden zones 9 and higher as they live in areas of the country where frost is usually not a concern and the...
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The calendar may say February but now is the time to start seeds of some of your favorite perennial flowers. This idea first appeared on Wintersown (www.wintersown.org) and is a good way to get a...
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Every summer, like the snow from an arctic cold front, the Shasta Daisy’s flowers cover my yard with a blanket of beautiful white flowers. I think that is an appropriate way to describe a...
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One of the hottest trends in gardening in recent years has been the increased demand for plants that are low maintenance and drought tolerant. There may be no plant that does this as effectively as...
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