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Entries for June 2010

It’s a Small World

Fairy gardens are increasingly popular these days. Here’s how to plant and care for your own.

Bottlebrush Buckeye

A large, spreading shrub with fluffy white flowers.

Rose Meets Cactus

Typically flowers, pretty as they are, don’t get credit for changing a life. But Pam Penick says they changed hers.

Perfect Penstemons

Penstemons are a staple in Western gardens—and for good reason. Certain types of these native plants thrive on heat and drought. They prefer poor soils and, once established, require little water.

Make Your Own Hypertufa Trough

If you long for a rock garden but don’t have the space, or you want a home for some miniature plants that will look out of place in a big garden bed, or you are simply tired of looking at the same old pots, a hypertufa trough is right for you.

Shades of Blue

What’s round, blue, and deliciously good for you? Blueberries, of course!

Tips for a Drought-Tolerant Garden

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save time and cut back on watering chores with pretty plants that thrive
in dry conditions.

Delicious Native Fruits

From diminutive lingonberry plants to towering persimmon trees, native fruits are diverse and delectable.

Indian Pink

This southeastern wildflower sizzles in the shadows with 2-inch-long, trumpet-shaped, fire-engine red flowers that open to yellow throats.

‘New Dawn’

Posted in: Rose Gardening

A vigorous climber with double, pale pink flowers.

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