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I Love Epilobium canum aka California fuchsia Zauschneria canum var. arizonica ‘Sky Island Orange’

Name:  Epilobium canum aka California fuchsia Zauschneria canum var. arizonica 'Sky Island Orange' Type of Plant: In warmer climates this plant is a shrub, but here in the northeast it usually dies to the ground in the winter but returns from the roots in the spring....

I Love Symphyotrichum ericoides aka White Heath Aster

Name: Symphyotrichum ericoides aka White Heath Aster Type of Plant: A perennial wildflower that is native to North America. This plant can grow in all types of soil, reaching between a foot and three feet tall. Heath asters begin flowering in early fall. Why I Love...

I Love  Lophospermum Lofos Compact Rose

Name:  Lophospermum - Lofos®Compact Rose sometimes called creeping gloxinia Type of Plant:  Trailing plants for sun to part-sun – they are perennial in Zone 9 or 10 (tropical) but annuals in the Northeast. Why I Love This Plant:  It’s great to have some new choices in...
What To Do With A Large Potato Harvest

What To Do With A Large Potato Harvest

My husband and I have about ten large (25 Gallon) Smart Pots that we use for growing potatoes every summer. We grow them in Smart Pots because we can place them outside of the fenced veggie garden since the bunnies...

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I Love Parrot Tulips

I Love Parrot Tulips

Name: Parrot Tulips  Type of Plant: Tulips with ruffled petals and often, multicolored flowers. Why I Love This Plant: These tulips have large,...

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Garden Vegetable Pasta

Garden Vegetable Pasta

One of the favorite dishes in my house is a pasta made with fresh vegetables from the garden. In this version, The basics of what we call "Summer...

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