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A Plant to Love: ‘Glamour’ Euphorbia

May 17, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

We love to incorporate euphorbia into the traditional garden, our container gardens, within a rock garden or even in large swaths. Often overlooked, once you’ve tried it you won’t want to garden without it. The delicate nature of the …

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Echinacea ‘Golden Skipper’ Attracts Butterflies to the Summer Garden

May 4, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

This coneflower’s blooms are saturated with golden yellow color, and at 18-inches tall it’s perfect for smaller gardens as well as containers. ‘Golden Skipper’ reaches its mature size the first year, an attractive feature to impatient gardeners. It attracts …

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Edible Spotlight: Cleopatra Oregano

March 31, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

Add a winner to your herb garden: Cleopatra is a 2015 All-America Winner. Unlike Greek and Italian oreganos, ‘Cleopatra’ has a mild, spicy flavor with a hint of peppermint. Many cooks prefer adding ‘Cleopatra’ to their roasted vegetables and …

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‘Geisha’ Allium is an Award Winner

March 7, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

We ask a lot of our plants. We want them to be easy going, attractive and, if they are edible, to bring something different to the table. ‘Geisha’ allium does all that and more. It is a vigorous grower …

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‘Petite Jenny’ Ragged Robin, a Plant We Love

January 20, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

This double-flowered little beauty is a dwarf form of the popular Blooms of Bressingham introduction Lychnis ‘Jenny’. The compact bushy clumps, just 14 inches tall, are topped with masses of soft lavender-pink flowers from early summer into autumn. As …

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Plants We Love, Petite Pillar Dwarf Boxwood

January 11, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

We love that this new boxwood from Monrovia requires little to no shearing to keep its gorgeous shape. Given its compact size, we can see sneaking it into all places around the garden, from the entryway to a space that …

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Edible Spotlight: Dolce Fresca Basil

January 4, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

This new basil is compact, fragrant and perfect for container and traditional gardens and it is delicious. The compact nature of ‘Dolce Fresca’, less than 2 feet tall, makes it ideally suited for container and windowsill gardens. This basil …

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How to Grow Rosemary Indoors

November 30, 2015 | Jennifer Smith | 0

The easiest way to grow rosemary indoors is to grow the plant in containers. If your rosemary is in containers, start acclimating the plant to the diminished light it will receive when brought indoors. Rosemary requires full sun and even …

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Terrariums—Yes You Can!

November 20, 2015 | Jennifer Smith | 1

Terrariums are surprisingly simple to make and even easier to maintain. Gardens in miniature are fun to build, are appealing to Fairy Garden enthusiasts and are well suited for the not-so-attentive indoor gardeners. The first thing you will learn, unless …

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Pink Icing’s Foliage Shines

November 6, 2015 | Jennifer Smith | 0

We love Pink Icing™ blueberry for its foliage that is gorgeous from spring to fall. Its berries are pretty tasty, too! The foliage starts out pink and bright green in the spring and summer then transitions to iridescent blue …

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Try Your Hand at Straw-Bale Gardening

October 16, 2015 | Jennifer Smith | 0

Poor soil, no soil, trouble bending and kneeling: all this matters not when you use the straw-bale gardening practice. Bales or bundles of straw are used as individual planters, or they can be used to create a raised bed. Today we …

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