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Sedum ‘Fulda Glow’ creates a striking color of beautiful bronze-red foliage that persists all season long. It is an easy to grow, drought tolerant sedum with rose red flowers that appear on short stalks over the plant in late summer. These flowers are...
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Making “scents” in your garden If you find the smell of traditional fragrant flowers too overwhelming, maybe you might want to choose some plants with aromatic leaves. Plants with fragrant foliage can make strolling along a scent-filled pathway a delightful...
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The Trovita Orange tree is a dwarf citrus tree that reaches a height of 7-10 feet. It produces a heavy crop of fruit in desert heat ! This orange tree is widely adaptable with a fruit that is thin skinned and develops an excellent flavor. Trovita is ideal...
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I use a word processor to keep a log of what I have planted and where. The computer allows me to add, change, and delete throughout each season; having a printout is very helpful as well. For each plant listed, I add information about its location and...
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The ‘Abiqua Drinking Gourd’ Hosta requires high-filtered or dappled sunlight that is necessary for its clean, healthy growth. Morning sun is tolerable and will help to intensify the leaf colors, but hot afternoon sun is usually deadly to this Hosta ....
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The Zumi Crabapple Tree first displays its lovely pink flower buds , and then before long, a profuse, spring bloom of fragrant, white flowers appear. This deciduous tree is the standard for which other white flowering trees are compared! Not only does...
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Growing to a height of 12 inches, ‘ Tony Monster’ Geranium is like all geraniums, very reliable! It has blooms that are large with a bright magenta color. Along with these prolific blooms, it also is a vigorous grower. This geranium is a hardy perennial...
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What welcoming plants can you select to make your front entrance more inviting? Try a plant with a weeping habit! These plants will create a spectacular welcome for friends or family as they arrive at your front door. The ‘Sweetspire’ is a naturally weeping...
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‘Ambrosia’ Pomegranate gets three times the size of other pomegranates, yet this cerise globe shaped fruit has the flavor of the juice and seeds that’s just as intense as any of the other pomegranates. Of course, each pomegranate has its own complex and...
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Astilbe 'Maggie Daley' is great for adding a spiky accent in the moist part of the garden . It displays a profusion of showy spikes of lavender-purple panicles in mid to late summer. It is a robust and somewhat drought resistant plant. The fuzzy...
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Creeping Thyme is a low growing mat that is covered with hundreds of rosy-red flowers in summer. Since it is a strong grower, it is ideal as a drought tolerant lawn substitute, or as a groundcover for planting between flagstones, tolerating moderate traffic...
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Have you ever thought of planting the heavy blooming Weeping Cherry Tree that is so famous in the springtime in Washington D.C.? This gorgeous, rapid growing ornamental tree displays its profuse flowering of delicate pink blossoms during each spring in...
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Balloon Flower Astra Double Blue is a compact, well-branched plant. The interesting balloon-like buds swell to form (mostly) hollow, pillow-shaped structures before its starry petals unfold, and it resembles a hot-air balloon! Its compact, uniform habit...
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With its unique name, and sporting an unusual two-toned color, the Peony ‘Shimanishiki’ is an exotic beauty that any gardener would be proud to have on display! ‘Shimanishiki’ has large reddish purple flowers with streaks of white throughout the petals...
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The Fuji Apple has it all -- and makes a great snacking apple! Fuji apples are aromatic, sweet, juicy and crisp with a firm texture. This refreshing and spicy, crisp sweetness gives it exceptional eating quality. The color variation of Fuji is quite wide...