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11 Perennials That Are Better Than Shrubs

There are lots of perennials that offer more interest and color than many shrubs. While they may be a bit smaller than shrubs, perennials are easier to plant, require less care and won't over grow the area. So, with your next planting, don't just think shrubs, get creative and go perennials. You'll never miss shrubs again. You will enjoy these 11 perennials more than shrubs in your landscape. Brass Buckle Ilex Russian Sage Little Spire Yucca Color Guard Shasta Daisies Plum Pudding Heuchera LIttle Dipper Cotoneaster Hidcote Lavender Celtic Pride Siberian Cypress Blackeyed Susans Baths Pink...

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7 Plants Ready to Shine in Your Garden

Here are 7 plants that are in the perfect stage of growth for planting . They will continue to grow throughout summer and perform even better. Liatris Kobold Brass Buckle Ilex Veronica Georgia Blue Yucca Color Guard Autumn Brilliance Fern Iberis Purity Candytuft Hypericum calycinum St. Johns Wort

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Shallow Plant These Traditional Garden Favorites!

Almost everyone can identify traditional garden plant favorites such as the bearded iris and herbaceous peony. But, when such common plants remain blithely bloomless or produce the wrong flowers, new gardeners may despair of ever being able to grow anything. If those classic beauties seem to you to be as finicky as they are famed, just keep in mind that some of these plants prefer to be shallow planted . Take showy bearded irises such as ‘Beverly Sills’ and ‘Immortality,’ for example. Keep in mind that you don’t want to plant iris rhizomes as deeply as you would plant lily or tulip bulbs...

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3 Tips For Growing Bearded Irises

Variegated and bearded irises are two popular varieties whose blooms in a rainbow of colors will captivate you just as they have artists Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet. Despite their seemingly delicate appearance, irises are hardy and adaptable perennial. There are over 300 species and most grow to about 28 inches tall. An iris’s meaning spans history. In France, it is the royal fleur-de-lis . In Greek mythology, Iris, which means rainbow, is the messenger of the gods. Her flower represents communication and messages. As a flower species it now represents eloquence with different colors...

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Growing Native Woodland Garden Plants

Trees play a key role in moderating our global climate. They reduce the atmospheric temperature by taking the energy in sunlight and converting it to contribute to the growth of biomass. They give us oxygen by removing the carbon dioxide in the air. Trees also reduce flooding by capturing rainwater and aiding its absorption into the soil. This also contributes to reduced flooding. These and more are some of the reasons we should all strive to plant more trees. What do you do with all the space left on the ground underneath the tree canopy? There is a rich woodland ecosystem with multiple...

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