Mid-Atlantic
August 14, 2008
By Charlotte Kidd, Radnor, PA

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In My Garden


This autumn portrait celebrates bold orange canna flowers and marigolds surrounding soft, fluffy purple fountain grass and dusty rose coleus.

Landscaping with Perennials, Grasses, Tropicals

Perennials ... you gotta love 'em. Plant them once and they bloom year after year, albeit for two to four weeks compared to summer-long annuals. There's something reassuring, though, about late-blooming, blue-flowering plumbago (Ceratostigma ...
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Resources

Web Finds

Using Organic Fungicides
Preventing and controlling powdery mildew on roses, peonies, fruit trees, and phlox is the ...

Shows & Events

Morris Arboretum Landscape Design Series
Interested in designing your own home landscape? Philadelphia's Morris Arboretum of the University ...

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Regional Reminders

  • Enjoy County and State Fairs
  • Replace Washers and Damaged Hose Connections
  • Deadhead Tattered Seed Heads
  • Prune Summer Phlox for Continued Bloom
  • Sow Seeds for Fall Greens

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