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Let's get the important stuff about Hakonechloa out of the way first. You pronounce it Ha-ckon-ee-kl-oh-ah - with the emphasis on the ee. So it sounds like "hackon-ee-kloa. Got it? :-) How To …
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Shasta daisies are one of the all-time favourite garden perennials, and rightly so. This plant is easy enough to grow for a beginner yet important enough in garden design that experts include them …
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Cutting garden design falls into two distinct schools of thought.There's the utilitarian school that says “put them all in rows" and then there's the artistic school that has determined it an …
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Let us assume the average perennial flower is going to bloom for three weeks (some a little higher, some a little lower) so anything that exceeds this by a goodly margin is eligible to make this …
When it comes to butterfly gardens, the first and obvious thing to understand is that if you want butterflies, you have to encourage the entire life cycle and this means supporting the larval …
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Evergreen ground covers are one of the most sought-after lists of plants - particularly for shade areas. Many plants simply don't qualify as "ground covers" because they don't spread very well, aren't …
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