Foliage
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How To Grow And Care For Dusty Miller In The Garden
Dusty miller has silvery-gray foliage that’s wooly and soft, and adds a lacy, distinctive touch to any bed, border or garden.
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6 Beautiful Ornamental Grasses That Pollinators Love
Ornamental grasses add softness and texture to a garden, but they can provide additional value in enticing precious pollinators. Discover the best varieties to support nature in your yard.
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Killing Ornamental Grass & Tips For Invasive Ornamental Grass Control
Ornamental grasses have a diversity of form, color, and plumes, and they sound nice rustling in the winds, but some can become invasive.
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How To Kill Weeds Not Moss – Removing Weeds From Moss Gardens
Perhaps you're contemplating turning part of your yard into a moss garden. But what about weeds? After all, removing weeds from moss by hand sounds like a lot of hard work. Luckily, controlling weeds in moss is not difficult. Learn how to kill weeds, not moss in this article.
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Are Hostas Edible? How To Harvest & Eat A Perennial Favorite
Are hostas edible? Amazingly, they are not only edible but highly nutritious. But they are poisonous to pets, so be sure to follow directions carefully.
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Care For Muhlenbergia: How To Grow Pink Muhly Grass
Pink muhly grass care couldn’t be simpler - like most native plants, it is low maintenance and wonderfully easy to grow. This warm-season grass is a total delight in the right landscape.
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Asparagus Fern: Complete Plant Care And Growing Guide
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Hostas In Winter: Preparing & Caring For Hostas In The Cold
Preparing hostas for winter partly depends on your climate and, if you don’t worry about hungry mollusks and voles, it might be fine to let the foliage stay in place.
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Southern Maidenhair Fern: Complete Care And Growing Guide
The delicate adiantum capillus-veneris, or maidenhair fern is a great addition to a woodland garden or indoor plant collection.
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Growing Hostas: How To Care For A Hosta Plant
A hosta plant may be the prettiest shade plant in your yard. It thrives underneath trees and even in deep-shade areas.
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Coleus Care Guide: Everything You Need To Know
Dramatic and colorful, coleus plants are a staple in warm zones and containers, and they love partial shade.
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Ornamental Grasses: A Must-Have For Every Landscape
Dramatic and decorative ornamental grasses have become popular substitutes for turf grass.
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Don’t Plant These Invasive Ornamental Grasses
Ornamental grasses are beautiful but some are highly invasive. Before you buy, learn which ones could be a problem.
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What Is Stipa Grass: Learn About Mexican Feather Grass Care
Native to Mexico and the southwestern United States, stipa grass is a type of bunch grass that displays feathery fountains of silvery-green, fine-textured grass throughout spring and summer, fading to an attractive buff color in the winter. Learn more about it here.
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Staghorn Fern Cold Hardiness: How Cold Tolerant Are Staghorn Ferns
Staghorn ferns have specific cold requirements. Click here to learn what they are, and if these ferns are a good choice for your climate.
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Caring For Yucca: Tips For Landscaping With Yuccas Outdoors
The yuccas plant's sword-like leaves add a distinctive look to any area. Click for more about how to grow yucca plants.
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Karl Foerster Feather Grass Info – Tips For Growing Karl Foerster Grass
Karl Foerster feather reed grass is an excellent specimen around ponds, water gardens, and other moisture-laden sites. Some tips on how to grow Foerster feather grass will have you on your way to enjoying this versatile plant in your garden. Click here to learn more.
