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Native Trees and Shrubs for Oceanside Gardens

An oceanside garden poses special challenges for plants. The wind-whipped salt-laden air and sandy soil typical of such sites is […]

Perfect Pie Apples

    Some apple varieties are just made for baking into pies. All good pie apples share several characteristics. Perhaps […]

Haunted Black-Flowered Plants

Halloween is over, except for a few stray candy bars and other remains. So why not get a jump on […]

Native “Burning Bushes” for Bright Fall Color

  The five-alarm fall color of burning bush (Euonymus alatus) has won it a prominent place in gardens and landscape […]

Native Shrubs for Hummingsbirds

  Every hummingbird garden could use a native shrub or two (or more!). Here are seven of the best hummingbird-pollinated […]

Cool Summer Blues by Russell Stafford

Midsummer is a hot time in the perennial garden. This is true not only of the weather, but also of […]