Perennial Plants
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Fall Perennials for a Splendid Array of Flowers
Solidago, Helenium and Rudbekia are some favorite fall perennials that give a splendid array of flowers. Brighten up Fall gardens with red and white favorite perennials.
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American Beautyberry
In a 545-acre park near Williamsburg, Virginia, American Beautyberry comes into fruit in late summer and the purple berries feed wildlife through the end of the year.
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Choosing and Caring for Summer Perennial Plants
Anemones, Delphiniums, Hollyhocks and Foxglove are just some of the very large and versatile range of summer flowering perennials available for temperate gardens.
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Bringing Plants Indoors for the Winter
Gardeners love to grow plants that will not survive the winter outside. Overwintering tender plants successfully takes a little preparation.
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How to Grow Edelweiss in North America
Beloved by Europeans, the flowering alpine plant edelweiss can be successfully grown and enjoyed in certain climates in the United States.
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Colorful New Year Gardens with Spring Perennials
Popular spring blooming perennials, such as Bergenia, Dicentra and Helleborus are long lasting plants, easy to care for, and makes for colorful New Year Gardens.
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Wisteria, a Climbing Vine with Exuberant Flowers
A vigorous climbing vine, with draping racemes of fragrant flowers, the Wisteria plant with its stunning blooms is ideal for garden entrances, porches and porticoes.
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Growing Herbs from Seed
Growing herbs from seed is a wonderful way to always have fresh herbs on hand.
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How to Plant and Care for a Bottlebrush Plant
Planting and caring for a bottlebrush (latin name: Callistemon) requires minimal upkeep but results in maximum floral beauty.
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The Hosta Plant Gives Lush Evergreen Foliage
Hostas or the Plantain Lily are shade loving plants with stunning multicolored foliage. Hostas are easy to grow and produce delicate lily-like flowers.
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Caring for Aster Flowers
Aster flowers can add color and style to any home garden with a little care and routine maintenance.
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Heucheras - the Most Colorful Foliage Plants
Heucheras come in more foliage colors than any other plant. In fact they come in almost every color but blue.
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The Red Ginger Plant Gives All Year Round Blooms
The Red Ginger plant is a spectacular focal plant in the garden and with its glossy green leaves and showy flowers is ideal for tropical flower arrangements.
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Caring for Alstroemeria Flowers
Alstroemeria flowers are easy-to-grow perennials which require only minimal care and routine maintenance to thrive in the garden for many years.
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How to Plant and Grow Freesias
A native to South Africa, freesias are a perennial single or double blooming favorite in many arrangements.
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Growing Blackberries on Purpose
Why would anyone deliberately cultivate blackberries, when they grow rampantly along the roadsides? Inviting these unruly plants into one's garden isn't just a wild idea.
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How to Grow Aquilegias From Seed
Columbine flowers are weird and wonderful additions to the herbaceous border. Aquilegias look exotic but they're incredibly easy to raise from seed - and are fully hardy.
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Growing Pacific Giant Delphiniums From Seed
Sowing seed is the cheapest way to grow this hardy blue, white and pink-flowered perennial in your garden. It'll keep coming back year after year!
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Edible Flowers and Leaves of Garlic Chives
Garlic chives are herbaceous perennials grown for their excellent flavor and attractiveness as garden specimens.
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Summer Flowers of the Red Bird of Paradise Plant
For vibrant summer flowers with a profusion of red and orange blossoms, the Red Bird of Paradise plant is truly the Peacock Flower of tropical gardens.
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Texas Gardening Aloe Vera
The gel from the aloe vera plant can be used as a salve for burns, cuts, and dry skin from eczema. Originally from Africa, the aloe can be grown indoors or out.
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Growing Echinacea Purpurea - the Coneflower
Herbal treatment or border beauty? It's hard to resist the beautiful coneflowers produced by echinacea. Here's how to raise it from seed and keep it in tip-top condition.
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How to Grow Rosemary Anywhere
With the current popularity of everything Italian, what better way to bring a breath of Tuscany to your home than with a fragrant pot of rosemary?
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Weed Control - Bindweed
Spreading weeds such as Convolvulus arvensis can take over the garden in a matter of weeks if not dealt with quickly. Here's how to get rid of it forever!
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Peony Roses for an Unrivaled Floral Display
From providing a glorious show of color in the spring garden to producing unsurpassed indoor fragrant cut flowers, the Peony Rose is a versatile perennial plant.
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