Although late July into August is usually a rough time in the garden because of heat stress and the rigors of keeping up with the weeds, it...
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Cotton blossom
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Roses and Rain
Roses and rain are a perfect match.
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Annuals Catching My Eye This Summer
Caladium have always been a bit ho-hum for me, until I met 'Red Flash' from Longfield Gardens . The red and green leaves are phenome...
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Midsummer Makeover
Surprisingly a few of the containers I planted this spring with Viola didn't burn out until late July. The Viola (both 'Citrus'...
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Tricyrtis sp. (Toad Lily) at Lurie Gardens in Chicago
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Comments and Crickets
Life is a difficult thing to assess when you're in the throes of it, so the painful and uncomfortable moments serve as a non-so-gentle r...
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Angelonia Serena 'Blue': A Bloom Machine
As a part of the 2011 Wave Research Team , I planted six four-inch pots of Angelonia Serena 'Blue' in my garden in mid-May. Since ...
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Planning for a New Front Yard Garden
Tomorrow, the block is being delivered for the start of the front yard redesign. Here's the rough plan for the front yard. I'm sure ...
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Color Echo in the Garden
Garden designers talk about color echo all of the time. Here's a perfect example of it with the magenta veins of Irisene 'Blazin...
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Phlox paniculata 'Thai Pink Jade'
I received this phlox -- P. paniculata 'Thai Pink Jade' -- from Plants Nouveau a couple of years ago as a small plug. It's re...
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Freshly Showered and Photogenic
The garden is never more photogenic than after a light rain, when water droplets perch on petals and leaves without weighing them down and b...
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