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Evergreens – the Perfect Winter Backdrop: Designing Landscapes for Winter Color

Evergreens are plants that people seem to either love or hate. Usually, the hate stems from a series of failures to get them to survive through their first winter. Others…

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The Active Winter Gardener: a Time for Planning Ahead

I don’t know where the illusion first originated, but most non-gardeners live under the false perception that winter is a time of rest. For a true Northscaper, this couldn’t be…

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Understanding Winter Hardiness

Among the many factors that define the northern gardening experience and the use of plants in the north, none is more prominent than the concept of winter hardiness. Almost all northerners…

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Never Hug a Barberry: Exposing the Thorny, Spiny Truth

Most gardeners and home landscapers are aware (or become aware at some point in their lives) that there’s no such thing as the “perfect” plant – all plants have their…

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Mums the Word This Fall: a Chrysanthemum Craze is Sweeping the North!

Does your garden bloom vigorously right through into October? There’s no excuse for it not to, especially when you have chrysanthemums in your gardening palette! Yes, the mighty garden mum,…

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New Plant Varieties – More Than Meets the Eye: Breeding Plants to Be Hardier and Healthier

Every spring when growers announce their new plant varieties, gardeners eagerly check out the hot new varieties that have a distinctive look. Last year the big excitement was centered on…

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