Grow a Fern Garden or Add Ferns to Your Outdoor Space with These Exotic Beauties

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Ferns (Pteridophytes) have long been a favored plant worldwide, and are included in  both indoor and outdoor gardens. They are natural to woodland forests around the globe. During the Victorian era (around mid 1800’s, to be precise), fern gardens became all the rage for both the rich and the poor.…

Container/Small Spaces Vegetable Varieties

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As gardening continues to grow in popularity, more small-space gardeners are finding alternatives to full-size vegetables. Thankfully, there are many dwarf hybrid varieties that make it easy to grow veggies of virtually any kind in small spaces. Here are a few for you to consider: Beans: (Lima) Baby Thorogreen (phaseolus…

Plants For A Low-Allergy Garden

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? Flowering Plants: Azalea – Rhododendron Daffodil – Narcissus Day Lily – Hemerocallis Gladiolus – Gladiolus Snapdragon – Antirrhinum Small Shrubs/Bushes: Barberry Bush – Berberis vulgaris Big Leaf Hydrangea – Hydrangea grandiflora Coral Bells – Heuchera Daphne – Daphne Hosta (Plantain Lily) – Hosta Small Trees and Large Shrubs: Cotoneaster –…

Hen and Chick Poppy | A Unique Flower for the Garden — Garden Variety

Fast becoming a poplar addition to many perennial gardens, the Hens and Chicks Poppy (Papaver Somniferum) is a beautiful, albeit unusual, plant. In the spring, it features a single flower featuring stunning petals ranging in color from pink to dark red to purple with golden highlights in the center. via Hen and Chick Poppy | A…