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Spring Combination

Spring garden combination Just for fun, a photo of an attractive spring combination:  large purple globes of Allium giganteum, strappy Hemerocallis leaves, and a bright, golden-leaved Spirea japonica ‘Gold Mound’ in the background.

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Plant of the Month: Hemerocallis ‘Hyperion’

It seems that almost every daylily either begins or ends its bloom season sometime in July, so what could be more appropriate than naming a daylily July’s Plant of the Month? I admit there was a time when I considered the daylily to be a pedestrian … Continue reading

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Using Yellow in the Garden

Yellow is one of the most cheerful colors. It adds sparkle to an otherwise subdued color scheme. Yellow can be used as an  exclamation point, or placed strategically to draw the eye to a particular area of the garden border. In … Continue reading

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