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Sometimes gardeners shy from using plants with a propensity to seed themselves around the garden, for fear that these self-seeders will outcompete neighboring plants or upset the overall planting design. These are valid concerns, but gardening with self-seeding plants has many upsides:
It can be of great benefit to bees, butterflies and other pollinators as well as birds. Plants that self-sow are often those that flower abundantly, providing plenty of food for these insects while also creating a lively, colorful display. Birds may help themselves to the seed while it's still standing or after it has dropped to the ground.
Self-sown plants may require less resources. If plants are happy to volunteer in your garden, and those seedlings go on to thrive, they are happy with its conditions need for supplemental water, soil amendments or fertilizer.
It offers surprises that can be gorgeous, and it's the chance to turn design into a partnership with nature, rather than a struggle for control.
That said, creativity is not lost. Although plants will pop up where you didn't plan for them, of course you're not required to leave them there. There's always the option to pull unwanted seedlings or transplant them to a preferred spot.
A penstemon seedling is easy to spot with its broad, tongue-like leaves. 'Husker Red' penstemon (Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red') blooms white in spring; left standing, its seedheads may yield volunteers the next year. To reduce their number, the gardener can remove a portion of the stalks in fall.
TIMING IS EVERYTHING
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GAGA FOR GALANTHUS
As easy as they are irresistible, snowdrops boast a devoted and growing following
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NEW PLANTS
Multiseason Marvels
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BLUEBERRIES & CO.
Members of the genus Vaccinium provide sweet flavor, health benefits and beauty in the garden
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AN ECOLOGICAL AGREEMENT
How three great minds think alike
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Take It Indoors
Cs the growing season dwindles, _ potted cittus became a summer souuenir
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ROOTED IN PLACE
LAYERING IS A PROPAGATION TECHNIQUE THAT TAKES A WHILE TO COMPLETE, BUT IT DEMANDS LITTLE EFFORT FROM THE GARDENER
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AT HOME WITH PLANTS
Business travel and pleasure trips helped inspire this Cincinnati garden
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THE GARDEN GOES DARK
Yes, gardens have their dark side. But-surprise! A garden's darkness can be good, not sinister.
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LOW-WATER WONDERS
EXPLORE ONE PLANTSMAN'S DROUGHT-TOLERANT FAVORITES FOR EACH LEVEL OF THE GARDEN
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Succeed With Succession- The best crops to plant throughout summer, plus how to time them right
The best crops to plant throughout summer, plus how to time them right. Once a crop like spring turnips or snap peas has finished, I tidy up the bed, amend the soil with a thin layer of compost and replant. Depending on the new crop, I may be sowing seeds or transplanting seedlings.