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LANDSCAPE ART
Horticulture

LANDSCAPE ART

In the Brandywine Valley, a comprehensive approach to preservation

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3 mins  |
May - June 2023
FIVE-LOBED MAPLE
Horticulture

FIVE-LOBED MAPLE

Likely extinct in the wild, its unique beauty keeps it circulating in the garden trade

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4 mins  |
May - June 2023
FOUND IN TRANSLATION
Horticulture

FOUND IN TRANSLATION

A mid-century American landscape interprets eighth-century Chinese garden design to lasting effect

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4 mins  |
May - June 2023
MAKE THE SWITCH
Horticulture

MAKE THE SWITCH

NATIVE GRASSES OFFER THE PERFECT ALTERNATIVE TO INVASIVE EXOTICS

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5 mins  |
May - June 2023
PART OF THE FAMILY: Ericaceae
Horticulture

PART OF THE FAMILY: Ericaceae

DISCOVER NORTH AMERICA'S UNEXPECTED MEMBERS OF THE HEATH FAMILY

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6 mins  |
May - June 2023
A GARDEN REBORN
Horticulture

A GARDEN REBORN

A SEATTLE GARDENER FINDS WAYS TO HONOR HER PROPERTY'S HORTICULTURAL HISTORY WHILE EXPRESSING HER OWN CREATIVE SPIRIT

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8 mins  |
May - June 2023
Potent Porter weeds
Horticulture

Potent Porter weeds

TRY THEIR TWISTING TENDRILS OF JEWEL-TONED BLOOMS IN THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN AND BEYOND

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4 mins  |
May - June 2023
THE THINKING BEE
Horticulture

THE THINKING BEE

Research shows that these hardworking insects gather not just pollen but knowledge, too

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3 mins  |
March - April 2023
ALLEN BUSH: A gardening joyride
Horticulture

ALLEN BUSH: A gardening joyride

ALLEN BUSH is a plantsman who sold rare and unusual perennials through his own nursery, Holbrook Farm, before joining Jelitto Perennial Seeds, a Germany-based company that provides seed to nurseries, seed retailers and gardeners.

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10 mins  |
March - April 2023
GARDEN GROUNDWORK
Horticulture

GARDEN GROUNDWORK

Early spring brings time to plan and prepare for the growing season

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4 mins  |
March - April 2023
IN GERMANY, A GARDENER'S HEAVEN
Horticulture

IN GERMANY, A GARDENER'S HEAVEN

Traveling abroad reveals lands where culture embraces horticulture

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4 mins  |
March - April 2023
NOT GRAND, BUT STILL GREAT
Horticulture

NOT GRAND, BUT STILL GREAT

New Hampshire’s Fuller Gardens proves an estate needn’t be enormous to delight

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8 mins  |
March - April 2023
TO SEEDLING
Horticulture

TO SEEDLING

HORTICULTURE'S FAVORITE TIPS FOR STARTING SEEDS AND CARING FOR SEEDLINGS

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6 mins  |
March - April 2023
Vining for Attention
Horticulture

Vining for Attention

NORTH AMERICA IS HOME TO A HOST OF CLIMBERS AND RAMBLERS THAT MERIT SPACE IN GARDENS

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8 mins  |
March - April 2023
WOODLAND WIZARDRY
Horticulture

WOODLAND WIZARDRY

SPRING EPHEMERALS MAKE FLORAL MAGIC BEFORE THEIR DISAPPEARING ACT

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7 mins  |
March - April 2023
LOOKING UP
Horticulture

LOOKING UP

EYE-LEVEL EARLY FLOWERS PROVIDE A FAST-FORWARD INTO SPRING

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6 mins  |
March - April 2023
A Pot of Patience
Horticulture

A Pot of Patience

Though challenging, it’s best to grow native plants from seed, says one expert; here’s why and how

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3 mins  |
November - December 2022
A Fresh Start
Horticulture

A Fresh Start

Is it time for a change in the garden? Start by assessing its foundation

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8 mins  |
November - December 2022
WHAT I'VE LEARNED
Horticulture

WHAT I'VE LEARNED

A closing contemplation on what nature tries to teach us

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4 mins  |
November - December 2022
FINDERS, EATERS
Horticulture

FINDERS, EATERS

Amid a growing interest in foraifin gardeners can find an easy entrance

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3 mins  |
November - December 2022
Green means Go!
Horticulture

Green means Go!

IT WAS A SATURDAY MORNING about five years ago, and I was driving to Home Depot to buy a new toilet seat. I was feeling pretty blue. I was feeling tired, old and fat, but mostly fat, because I had just broken a toilet seat. And I was thinking how much harder things were getting-things like remembering, and picking stuff up.

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2 mins  |
November - December 2022
THE PERIL OF SELF-POLLINATION
Horticulture

THE PERIL OF SELF-POLLINATION

Study highlights the importance of bumblebees in maintaining plants’ genetic variation

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1 min  |
November - December 2022
DON’T PLANT IT!
Horticulture

DON’T PLANT IT!

Closing in on 50 years in his garden, Greg Coppa shares 10 botanical regrets plus 1 maybe”)

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6 mins  |
November - December 2022
IT'S ELEMENTARY
Horticulture

IT'S ELEMENTARY

A GROUP EFFORT CREATES — AND SUSTAINS — THE ULTIMATE SCHOOL GARDEN

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4 mins  |
November - December 2022
UP AND COMERS PART 1
Horticulture

UP AND COMERS PART 1

2023 PROMISES EXCITING NEW FLOWERING SHRUBS AND SUN PERENNIALS

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10+ mins  |
November - December 2022
The Beaut of "And”
Horticulture

The Beaut of "And”

A Minnesota gardener shows it's possible to combine permaculture principles with ornamental horticulture

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6 mins  |
November - December 2022
EMERALDS of the ROUGH
Horticulture

EMERALDS of the ROUGH

North America's woods and fields provide lovely alternatives to our most ubiquitous and problematic evergreen shrubs

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6 mins  |
November - December 2022
CLAUDIA WEST
Horticulture

CLAUDIA WEST

Rebuilding abundance through innovative planting design

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8 mins  |
November - December 2022
A Park for All
Horticulture

A Park for All

Brooklyn Bridge Park provides a natural respite for city folk and wildlife alike

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3 mins  |
September - October 2022
OUR WEEDY SECRET
Horticulture

OUR WEEDY SECRET

PLANT, OR A WEED? Weed, or a plant? The crown jewel of all things that confound gardeners. Winter is just long enough that many of us forget about half of what we're growing. Along comes spring and a million plants rear their little heads from underground. We're suddenly tasked with trying to sort friend from foe.

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2 mins  |
September - October 2022