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Drought Tolerant Plants: Ornamental Grasses

Karen January 5, 2021 0 Comments

Ornamental grasses are versitile and can soften the look of a garden as well as give a naturalistic feel. They are valued for their different textures and colors and the…

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Ornamental Grass Used as Ground Covers

Karen May 12, 2015 0 Comments

Ornamental grasses make excellent ground covers. Clump-forming grasses can be used to make attractive patterns while fast spreading running grasses can stabilize the soil and reduce erosion. Both the foliage…

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Plant Profile: Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca aka F. cinerea aka F. ovina)

Karen July 28, 2009 2 Comments

Also known as sheep’s fescue, this cool season perennial grass was orginally native to Europe but has been bred for color, texture, flowering habit, and size and now is represented…

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Wildflowers: Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium sp) Native to New England

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Plant Profile: Western Ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya aka Ambrosia coronopifolia)

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the Southeast

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sea Lavender (Heliotropium gnaphalodes aka Argusia gnaphalodes aka Tournefortia gnaphalodes)

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