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montana moss juniper

Montana Moss Juniper Looks and Feels Soft

By Meghan Shinn
Feb 24, 2020

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daylily autumn minaret

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ice plant

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olive tree

Fruiting Plants

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By Meghan Shinn
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This garden in West Jordan, Utah, is designed to cope with heat, drought and wind. A backdrop of evergreen trees provides shelter from the wind; the plant choices are heat and drought resistant; and a layer of mulch keeps moisture in the soil.

Western Gardening Tips for Hot, Dry, Windy Climates

By Meghan Shinn
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star cluster coreopsis

Star Cluster Coreopsis Blooms in White

By Meghan Shinn
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Wine Cups Flower Is a Beauty for Dry Gardens

By Meghan Shinn
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goat's beard fairy hair dwarf

Dwarf Goat’s Beard Suits Small Shade Gardens

By Meghan Shinn
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Sedum Atlantis Wins Plant of the Year 2019

By Meghan Shinn
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Try Oak Sedge Instead of Lawn in the Shade

By Meghan Shinn
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Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa)

Apache Plume Shines in Dry Gardens

By Meghan Shinn
Mar 31, 2020

lewisia cotyledon

Lewisia Cotyledon Is a Must for the Rock Garden

By Meghan Shinn
Feb 28, 2019

Soapweed Is a Drought-tolerant Perennial with Dramatic Flowers

By Meghan Shinn
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echium candicans

Tough Plants: Recommendations from Alcatraz Gardens

By Meghan Shinn
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rocky mountain maple

Rocky Mountain Maple Is a Handsome Year-round Tree

By Meghan Shinn
Jan 22, 2019

yellow-flowered vine carolina jessamine

Yellow-flowered Vine Caroline Jessamine

By Meghan Shinn
Jan 15, 2019

desert ironwood

Desert Ironwood Is a Super Tree for the Southwest

By Meghan Shinn
Jan 8, 2019

silver mist juniper

Silver Mist Juniper, an Evergreen Groundcover for Dry Soil

By Meghan Shinn
Dec 22, 2018

bearberry cotoneaster

Bearberry Cotoneaster Delights in the Garden All Year

By Meghan Shinn
Nov 27, 2018

blue paradise little bluestem

Blue Paradise Little Bluestem, an Upright Ornamental Grass

By Meghan Shinn
Nov 24, 2018

blue whiskers blue fescue

Blue Whiskers Blue Fescue for the Cool Seasons

By Meghan Shinn
Nov 10, 2018

Allium Mount Everest

Best Alliums for Flowers and Tips for Growing Them

By Meghan Shinn
Oct 11, 2018

Hypericum prolificum

Hypericum Prolificum, Shrubby St. John’s Wort, an Adaptable Native Shrub

By Meghan Shinn
Oct 2, 2018

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