We love leatherflower (Clematis viorna), a native vining clematis, for its thick, bell-shaped purple flowers that come all summer long. Read Article
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Southeast: May Gardening
A May “to-do” list for gardeners in the Southeast United States
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Southeast: Escaping Shapes
When it comes to containers, sometimes thinking outside the box means finding…a box. Read Article
Southeast: Southern Sizzle
When I first started gardening, I didn’t care a speck about foliage size. Itsy-bitsy leaves were fine with me as long as the flowers were pretty. (Prime example: asters.) But as 1 delved into garden books and magazines, I discovered that size matters, at least when you’re a leaf. Read Article
Field Notes 31
WINTER FLOWERS always come as a special delight—all the more so if they happen to be fragrant. Luckily, we in the South can grow a number of winter-blooming shrubs renowned for their fragrance. Read Article
Southeast: Michael Dirr
Michael Dirr is one of those rare, driven individuals who make the rest of us look like we’re mired in Jell-O. Read Article
Southeast: Zoysia Uncut
BY JENKS FARMER / Columbia, South Carolina, Zone 8 EVERYONE in my neighborhood (and yours, too, I’ll bet) has a lawn. Unfortunately, most of them are the same—unimaginative and crew-cut, not at all like the fun, giant Swiss-cake-like rolls of … Read Article
Southeast: Caladiums See the Light
BY JENKS FARMER / Columbia, South Carolina, Zone 8 Caladiums are old favorites in southern gardens. Like many plants, they also inspire some people to become insane collectors of every available cultivar—I know a gardener in the Low Country of … Read Article
Upper South: Space Invaders
BY C. COLSTON BURRELL/Free Union, Virginia, Zone 7 The allure of exotic plants is inescapable. In spite of a rich and beautiful native flora, we are invariably drawn to plants from distant shores. As a result, our gardens rely heavily … Read Article
Upper South: Shady Arrangements
BY C. COLSTON BURRELL / Free Union, Virginia, Zone 7 I am a lustful gardener. I once referred to myself as a chlorophyll addict, and an earnest voice asked who had bestowed my certification. Though I joked that she had … Read Article
Fragrant Plants for the South
These good-smelling plants are perfect for Southern gardens.
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