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Beautiful Agave: A Fourth Generation Begins

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Growing Octopus Agave: A Testament to the Cycle of Life My favorite type of succulent are agave. While there are many different species, I'll never forget the first one I ever grew. It was an octopus agave (Agave vilmoriniana) that planted…
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Garden Inspiration: Southwest Style

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A boot planter adds a touch of whimsy to a patio table. Exploring Southwest Garden Style Inspiration I am always on the lookout for new ideas to use in outdoor spaces and on a recent trip to Austin, Texas, I toured 17 different…
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Vacation At Home: A Contemporary, Low-Maintenance Garden

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Embrace Modern Elegance with a Low Maintenance Garden Discover the Beauty of B. Jane's Contemporary Landscape Is your landscape style more free-form and natural. Or do you embrace a more modern, contemporary kind of garden with straight…
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A Shady, Colorful Garden Personifies The Uniqueness of Austin

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Exploring Pam Penick's Shady Colorful Garden in Austin, Texas I like quirky things that are unexpected and outside the daily 'normalness' in our lives. That is why I have fallen in love with the city of Austin, Texas, which prides itself…
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An English Garden With Texas Flair

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Exploring the Charm of an English Garden in Texas I love English gardens with their lush greenery, colorful blooms, and somewhat untidy appearance. This may be due to my partial English ancestry. I don't make it to the British Isles…
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A Hidden Rose Garden in the Desert

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Discovering a Hidden Desert Rose Garden I am a self-professed lover of roses and rejoice whenever I come across rose bushes that are thriving in our hot, arid climate and I also enjoy unexpected discoveries in the garden. On a recent…
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An Imaginary Land With Real Plants

An Imaginary Land With Real Plants

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(Desert Adapted Plants) Indian Mallow (Abutilon palmeri) Exploring Imaginary Landscapes with Desert Adapted Plants I always enjoy seeing well-designed landscapes that make use of many of my favorite desert adapted plants. A…
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Removing a Rose Bush for a Greater Purpose

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A Tale of Roses: A David Austin Rose Experiment I adore roses. For those who have followed me for a while, this comes as no surprise. I've grown roses for almost thirty years. Rose gardens are so beautiful. They are the one plant responsible…
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Fountains of Orange: Coral Fountain

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Coral Fountain, Firecracker plant (Russelia equisetiformis) When you ask most people what they want in their garden, their most common answer is, "color". One of the best plants that I like to recommend for warm-season color is a…
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Yellow Showers

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My garden has been transformed with yellow showers of flowers, courtesy of my palo verde tree. It's a delightful time of year with warm spring temperatures and colorful landscapes filled with flowering shrub, perennials, and trees. However,…
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