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Flower Gardening

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Tall, Tough Beauties, from the Prairie to Your Garden

Few flowers form such beautiful backdrops to your garden as this group

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Keep Your House Cooler by Growing Vines

Sure, they look nice, but the right vines in the right places can save you cool cash from lower heating bills

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For a Late-Blooming Beauty, Plant Joe-Pye Weed

This easy-to-grow flower towers above the rest of the garden in late summer.

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Sowing Seeds in Late Summer for Your Fall Garden

Get more out of your garden by planting in the summer

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Help Your Plants Survive Summer Heat

Here are some tips to help you and your plants endure heat and humidity in the garden