Plants
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What Is A Carnivorous Plant?
Carnivorous plants that “digest” insects for their nutrients – particularly nitrogen – include many species, such as pitcher plants, bladderworts,…
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How Does A Venus Fly Trap Work?
The Venus fly-trap is one of the world’s most incredible plants,” noted Charles Darwin in 1875. What has Dionaea muscipula…
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The Finer Points of Interest
Foliage patterns and textures are ever fascinating. If you have never looked at some of the amazing web pages devoted…
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Stylish Early Fall Shade Garden
One of the most common complaints that I hear from design clients about their gardens is that they feel defeated…
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Beyond Ivy Fresh Ideas for Evergreen Trailers
We see it all the time. Gardeners spend hours deliberating which plants to combine in their containers for gorgeous leafy…
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Evergreens That Aren’t Ever Green
We all know that most deciduous trees change color in fall but did you know that certain evergreens do too?…
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My New BFF
What’s sparkles in the shade, is deer resistant, drought tolerant, smothers weeds, propagates easily but isn’t invasive, has hot pink…
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Fine Foliage Found at Dunn Gardens
After spending most of last spring and summer in my hidey-hole office writing Fine Foliage in my jammies, I made…
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Rhythm, Jazz, and the Blues
When we are choosing what I like to call the backbone of the color palette in the garden, I frequently…
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Frozen Fine Foliage
Usually, when I need writing inspiration I just look out of the window. At this time of year, I anticipate…
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