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How to Plant and Grow Basil

Fresh basil is easy to grow and adds tons of flavor to your favorite dishes. PHOTO: ED GOHLICH A popular...
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Barberry

This tough shrub has gorgeous foliage, but it has become invasive in many parts of the country so plant responsibly....
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Balloon Flower

The inflated buds of balloon flowers are fun to pop. And they make great cut flowers. Cut them in the...
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Bald Cypress

Bald cypress is an easy-to-grow North American native conifer that features feathery, soft, green needles and attractive peeling bark. Unlike...
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How to Plant and Grow Bacopa

This trailing plant's pretty, small white flowers add brightness to garden beds and containers. PHOTO:  BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Bacopa (Sutera...
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How to Plant and Grow Bachelor’s Button

This easy-going annual practically grows itself. Bachelor's button, also known as cornflower because of its prevalence in cornfields in its...
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How to Plant and Grow Baby’s Breath

With its loose, billowy panicles of tiny single or double pink or white flowers, baby's breath provides a lightness and...
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How to Plant and Grow Astilbe

This pretty perennial livens up shady spots with its fine-textured foliage and colorful summer blooms. Astilbe is a knockout plant,...
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Aster

Plant this stellar perennial in your landscape for its fantastic fall blooms. Colorful Combinations Aster plants get their name from...
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Aspen Tree

Dancers in the garden, aspens are popular choices for fast-growing windbreaks, screens, and mass plantings. Their oval leaves flutter in...
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How to Grow and Care for Asparagus Fern

It's easy to grow this bushy plant both indoors and out. Versatile asparagus fern is an attractive herbaceous perennial that...
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Asparagus

This perennial vegetable will provide you with tasty and nutritious spears for several years. Asparagus Overview DESCRIPTION Like most vegetables,...
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Ash

Ash Overview DESCRIPTION The magnificent shade tree that has it all: tolerance for difficult soils and conditions; spectacular purple, red,...
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Arugula

Although arugula has been grown since ancient times, only recently has this member of the cabbage family (it looks like...
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Artichoke

Artichoke Overview DESCRIPTION Artichoke is a bold plant with huge silvery-green leaves that are finely cut and divided, giving them...
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How to Plant and Grow Artemisia

Plant this perennial next to your brighter blooms as an accent plant. Grown primarily for its silver foliage, artemisia is...
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Arrowhead

Arrowhead Overview DESCRIPTION Arrowhead, which earned its name because of its arrow-shape leaves, is a no-fuss water garden plant that...
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Arborvitae

The Tree of Life Native to North America, these rugged evergreen trees are often found growing in places where little else might....
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Angelica

Angelica Overview DESCRIPTION Angelica is a tall, hardy biennial herb with dramatic stalks that can be candied and used on...
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Angel’s Trumpet

Spectacular blooms and intoxicating fragrance make this plant a favorite. PHOTO: BHG / EVGENIYA VLASOVA A showstopping shrub that transforms...
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