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About All About Bleeding Hearts

By Judith Irven, gardening expert, landscape designer and writer. When the Bleeding Hearts bloom you know spring is here to stay Everyone loves Bleeding Hearts! They bloom in late spring,...

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About All About Russian Sage

By Marianne Willburn, gardening expert, landscape designer and writer. Finding plants that can not only cope in dry, poor soils, but will thrive, is the quest of many gardeners trying...

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About All About Bee Balm

By Marianne Willburn, gardening expert, landscape designer and writer. Flowers and Fragrance Bee balm has long been a favorite of temperate gardens in America and Europe, but in recent years...

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About All About Black Eyed Susan

By Judith Irven, gardening expert, landscape designer and writer. Sunny flowers that radiate happiness Black-eyed Susans are charming, carefree North American natives that are perfectly at home both in our...

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About All About Daylilies

By Judith Irven, gardening expert, landscape designer and writer. Daylilies: Stars of the Summer Garden Daylilies are the gardener’s dream come true! Luscious flowers come in a kaleidoscope of colors,...

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About All About Lavender

By Charlie Nardozzi, gardening expert and author. All About Growing Fragrant Lavender in your Garden While most people's vision of lavender plants is large fields growing in Provence, France, it...

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About All About Itoh Peonies

By Judith Irven, gardening expert, landscape designer and writer.Magnificent Itoh Peonies - A Gardener’s Dream Come True Itoh peonies, with their spectacular flowers and beautiful colors are a gift to...

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About All About Peonies

By Judith Irven, gardening expert, landscape designer and writer.A Passion for Peonies With their gorgeous lush petals and sweet fragrance that herald the start of summer, it's hard not to...

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About All About Milkweed

By Judith Irven, gardening expert, landscape designer and writer. Milkweeds make beautiful garden plants. Milkweeds are classic American wildflowers that also make lovely additions to our gardens. They are right...

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About Monarchs & Milkweeds

By Judith Irven, gardening expert, landscape designer and writer Monarch Butterflies: Beautiful Garden Visitors   The gorgeous American Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus), with their orange wings, black veining and a...

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