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Carex: Articles from The Editorial Side

Making Mums Cool

Making Mums Cool

I’ve long had mixed feelings about mums that suddenly pop up at grocery stores in the Fall, looking like outsize flower mushrooms. I’ve tried not to be a stick-in-the-mud, but they're just so loud and unnatural looking. However, a few years ago I happened upon some...

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Tiny Garden

Tiny Garden

Happy September! This is my absolute favorite month. All the big leaved plants are peaking. Trees and shrubs start pushing new growth. The weather gets more cooperative for digging, moving, planting. And we're bathed in golden diffused sunlight at the end of each day....

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Goodbye, winter

Goodbye, winter

Huge sigh of relief, we have arrived at spring. There will be plenty of time for celebrating the obvious beauty of the season headed our way. But now that winter is officially behind us, I want to take a moment to appreciate the plants that provided bright spots in...

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plants en masse

plants en masse

  Mass planting has its place, as evidence by the Hakonechloa shown above in my previous garden. People couldn't resist petting it when they walked past. It was a such successful grouping, mentioned by Ms. Nestmaker way back when. I actually put that together,...

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