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1 month ago | 
homesandgardens.com | Graham Rice |Tenielle Jordison
With so many dynamic crocosmia varieties to choose from, it can be hard to know where to start. Indeed, crocosmias have undergone a dramatic transformation. Once known as montbretia, there were only a few breeds and they struggled to stand out from the crowd. Now, these vibrant border perennials have gained significant interest in color, size and planting options. Grown from crocus-like corms, wiry stems emerge in summer, carrying long sprays of starry or trumpet-shaped flowers.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
rhs.org.uk | Graham Rice
There are plenty of great reasons to green up your front garden – and lots of small, low-maintenance plants that can do the job beautifully. Not only will they bring in bees and butterflies, but adding plants also helps prevent flooding and looks pretty too. Many plants love growing in gravel, and you can even add greenery to paved areas by taking out an occasional paving stone to instantly create a planting spot.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
msn.com | Graham Rice
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
homesandgardens.com | Graham Rice
The carrot family contains an unexpectedly wide range of annuals, biennials, perennials and shrubs. Some are native, some are exotic; some are poisonous and some are valuable vegetables; some are very attractive, some attract no one’s attention; some are tight and compact, some will grow taller then you or I; some are easy-to-grow, some are almost impossible. Among the most attractive in the garden are the eryngoes - or Eryngium.
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Sep 28, 2024 | 
homesandgardens.com | Graham Rice
The evolution of Shasta daisies, Leucanthemum, began with the American pioneer of plant breeding, Luther Burbank. Said to have introduced about 800 different new plant varieties, including the first thornless blackberry, he worked for many years developing these large-flowered, golden-eyed white daisies and named them Shasta daisies for the snow-topped peak of northern California’s Mount Shasta.
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Sep 14, 2024 | 
homesandgardens.com | Graham Rice
In the best gardens, plants do more than simply look pretty. Of course, their flowers and foliage have to look attractive, but the best varieties have other features to enjoy and appreciate. In the case of Monarda, commonly known asbeebalm or bergamot, the midsummer flowers are certainly colorful. As one of the best plants for pollinators, they provide an important source of nectar and pollen for bees and other insects, as well as hummingbirds.
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Aug 31, 2024 | 
homesandgardens.com | Graham Rice
All over North America, there are native asters growing in forests, along highways, in meadows, and in marshes. If you come across a tall or mid-sized hardy perennial plant with dainty little flowers about the size of lawn daisies, then the chances are that it will be an aster. But there’s a problem. There are hundreds of different wild asters growing around the world, including in North America.
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Aug 24, 2024 | 
homesandgardens.com | Graham Rice
Two of the biggest problems in gardens across the US are weeds and deer. But what if I said there were plants to solve both these problems at the same time? Yes, really!Ground cover plants are varieties that suppress weeds, preventing them from coming up in the first place, or that steadily smother them and prevent them from spreading. There are many attractive, mostly evergreen varieties for sun or shade or a little of both – but there’s more.
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Aug 24, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Graham Rice
Maine3 hours agoThis Small Town in Maine Has One of the Best Beaches in the Country and a Nearly 100-year-old Lobster Restaurant — How to VisitTravel + Leisure - Lindsay Cohn • 3hHere's how to plan the perfect trip to Ogunquit, with the help of a local. Maine is chock-full of quaint coastal towns, giving travelers plenty of appealing vacation prospects. Even with so many delightful options, it’s hard to compete with Ogunquit. Situated on the state’s southern coast, it’s a …
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Graham Rice
Rudbeckias, more often known as black-eyed Susans , also have daisy-like flowers, usually with black or almost black eyes and petals in the yellow to gold to orange color range – these are American native plants at their finest. Growing wild across the country from Maine to Florida to California, there are about 20 different species, including some of our most colorful garden flowers. These US-native plants are as colorful as any plants from anywhere in the world. Rudbeckias are also easy to grow.
