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Feb 4, 2010, Cutting back nepeta "walker's low"
I assume I can cut this plant back hard in early spring or even now...is this true? this will be my first season seeing it come up in my garden and I'm
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Feb 4, 2010, Garden Ponds and Plants
Garden ponds and the perennials that surround them are one of my favourite gardening areas. I confess to having too many garden ponds but admit to wanting several more to complement various parts of my garden ambitions
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Feb 4, 2010, plant propagation
How to instructions for plant propagation in the perennial flower garden by garden author Doug Green
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Feb 4, 2010, rock gardens
Some gardeners consider growing rock gardens or alpine gardens to be the ultimate form of gardening (rock gardens and alpine gardens are terms used interchangeably). I have always enjoyed this kind of horticulture although it takes more weeding than most other forms. (I'm not a fan of weeding)
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Feb 4, 2010, Types of Blue Flowers
One of the challenges of the summer garden is trying to find different types of blue flowers. Blue tones are cool tones...
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Feb 4, 2010, Black Eyed Susan
Black eyed Susan information and questions & answers from award winning garden author Doug Green
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Feb 4, 2010, lavender
Secrets of growing lavender by garden writer Doug Green
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Feb 4, 2010, perennial hibiscus
Over the years, I’ve grown quite a few perennialHibiscus plants in my garden. Â They're easily grown if yougive them the conditions they want.
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Feb 4, 2010, Ask A Gardening Question
Ask A Gardening Question; I get a ton of questions and there's only one of me (and a bunch of you) :-) So - here's the deal.
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Feb 4, 2010, ornamental grass
I confess that I have been very slow to adoptornamental grass in my gardens. Perhaps it is because one of the firstplants a friend suggested was
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Feb 4, 2010, herb gardening
Basic tips in herb gardening in the perennialgarden by garden author Doug Green
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Feb 4, 2010, perennial designs
Perennial designs - or more appropriatelydesigning perennialgardens - are easily learned. To be sure, there is an art to designinga great garden but there are also a few simple rules that, if followed,will give you an instantly better looking garden..
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Feb 4, 2010, flower gardening
Flower gardening techniques for perennial gardensneed not be fancy nor difficult to learn. For me, it hasalways been a balancing act between having lots of flowers in thegarden to enjoy yet still provide enough flowers for cutting forbouguets.
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Feb 4, 2010, perennial ground covers
Perennial ground covers are plants that are reliably perennial – they live from year to year and grow quite quickly to cover the ground. Here's a list.
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Feb 4, 2010, full sun perennials
The backbone of the traditional perennial border is made up of full sunperennials. They spring from the ground to give us the textures andshapes (not to mention the colours and fragrances) that make ourgardens and dreams reality.
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Feb 4, 2010, Shade Garden
There are some tricks for growing a great shade garden that are important if you are determined to succeed. The first tip is to understand that while some plants survive in dry shade, few if any plants really thrive in these conditions.
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Feb 4, 2010, woody thyme and weak chives
My thyme is forever woody is there something I can do to prevent this? Maybe not enough N? Chives never stand up stiffly. Too much water? Thanks Doug
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Feb 3, 2010, My French Lavender is dying.
Hi. I bought this lavender and grow it in 2 big pots a month ago. It grow pretty good but then all of the sudden one of the lavender is dying while the
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Feb 3, 2010, When to plant lavender
When should I plant lavender in zone 6? Doug says plant it in early spring when the frost comes out of the ground. But... If the plant is from a nursery
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Feb 2, 2010, Helenium
tips for growing Helenium or sneezeweed successfully
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Feb 2, 2010, Summer Flowers
Summer flowers are the backbone of the perennial flower garden. This list is not all-inclusive but it sums up the commonly available...
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Feb 2, 2010, Agastache
In looking at my seedling trays in late March, I see the Golden Agastache has popped up. This is much to my surprise I note as I’ve never grown this plant before and I wasn’t sure how it would grow. To be sure, I’ve grown the old-fashioned lovely Agastache (pronounced Aga – sta – cheee)
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Feb 2, 2010, Foxglove
Foxglove is an easy and wonderful plant for the shade garden. Here's how to grow it successfully
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Feb 2, 2010, Nepeta or Perennial Catnip
Growing Nepeta, or perennial catnip, is easy perennial gardening and here's what you need to know. Full sun to part shade is best...
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Feb 2, 2010, Shade Loving Perennials
There are enough shade loving perennials to grow that even the most avid of gardeners will never be able to collect them all.
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Feb 2, 2010, Growing Astilbe
Tricks and varieties for growing astilbe in the shade garden
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Feb 2, 2010, Babys Breath
Here's how to grow babys breath from garden author Doug Green
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Feb 2, 2010, Growing Hosta
I personally love shady Hosta gardens and as our Ohio Buckeye Chestnut trees mature, the shade is becoming more and more complete in the front shade garden.
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Feb 2, 2010, Cut Back Perennials
You cut back some perennials that bloom in very early spring immediately after they bloom.
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Feb 2, 2010, Growing Peonies
How to grow peonies from garden author Doug Green.
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Feb 2, 2010, Coreopsis
Here's how to grow the different kinds of coreopsis or tickseed in your garden
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Feb 2, 2010, Poppies
All about growing poppies written by garden author Doug Green
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Feb 2, 2010, Growing Yarrow
Yarrow is one of the easiest plants to grow in the full sun garden. It is an outstanding plant for that hot, dry, sunny spot where few other plants will thrive. Here’s what you need to know to grow this plant.
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Feb 2, 2010, Cottage Garden Plants
Choosing cottage garden plants is a fairly simple and straightforward affair and here are some tips
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Feb 2, 2010, Christmas Rose
Follow these tricks for success with growing Christmas rose by garden author Doug Green
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Feb 2, 2010, Shasta Daisies
How to succeed with growing shasta daisies from garden author Doug Green
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Jan 29, 2010, coreopsis tree pruning
Doug, I live in Zone 5 and 3 yrs ago, I bought 2 coreopsis trees from Lowe's. They have been very healthy and bloom all summer. I bring them into our
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Jan 18, 2010, Pincushion Flower
Pincushion flower or Scabiosa (named after its herbal use of curing itching) is a family that includes both annual and perennial flowers.
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Jan 18, 2010, lambs ears
how to grow lambs ears, a gray leaf ground cover or sun plant
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Jan 18, 2010, Blue Fescue
Blue fescue is an ornamental and a fun little plant that is best described as “mounding” and semi-evergreen.
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Jan 18, 2010, Growing Goutweed
Growing Goutweed or Aegopodium is one of the most popular plants in our North American gardens if you go by the number of plants sold. It is...
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Jan 18, 2010, Growing Aruncus
Growing Aruncus doicus or Goatsbeard is a wonderful plant for the shade or damp garden. Be aware though that this is a rather large plant and not...
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Jan 17, 2010, resource
garden link resource for perennials
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Jan 12, 2010, fine tree roots
I have dug a trench 300mm deep around my raiced vegie garden and placed colorbond steel sheeting as barrier to prevent roots from adult gum trees
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Dec 30, 2009, New Landscaping Site
This is my new site on practical landscaping tips you can use right now to make your gardens a better looking place. Tons of pics and I'm building out/adding pics every week to give you something to dream on.
Dec 28, 2009, Winter Care & Pruning
I live in the Nashville, TN Area and have planted coneflowers for the first time. They are white. They have gone dormat for the winter. Do I cut
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Dec 11, 2009, pruning perennial hibiscus
Hello, I would like to know if I can cut back my perennial hibiscus in the fall. The stems are very thick and they seem to be woody, I was wondering
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Dec 11, 2009, Cutting Back Perennial Hibiscus
I know nothing about perennial hibscus and I cut it down to about 3 or 4 inches from the ground. will it grow back? Doug says absolutely it will
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Dec 11, 2009, Cottage Garden Design
Cottage garden design books have always given me a bit of a giggle. I know, I know - you're not amused but hang with me...</b>
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Dec 4, 2009, Growing Coneflower
Our own native Echinacea purpurea or Purple Cone flower is one of the best perennial flowers for late summer and early fall. It is a member of the compositae family; which is just a botanist’s way of saying it belongs to the daisy family and anybody who ever looked at one could have told them that anyway.
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