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National Gardening	Planning a Low-Maintenance Landscape Landscapes that require minimum time and money to maintain require thoughtful planning and installation. So invest early in planning and structures, and you'll pay (and work) less later.
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National Gardening	Planting and Care of Annual Flowers When it comes to cut flowers, it's hard to beat annuals for their sheer production and ease of growing.
National Gardening Jack Ruttle	Hellebores Hellebores sound like a dream come true. They really do bloom when the garden looks wintry and the ground is still dotted with the last traces of snow. The flowers are big, bold and abundant, and they come in several colors.
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	New Foliage Colors Light Up the Garden This spring brighten up landscape with new, bright-colored foliage versions of two popular spring-flowering perennials.
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National Gardening Kathryn Van Horn	Columbines Among the many kinds is one with the right height and flower color for your garden
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This Old House Roger Cook	Right Plant, Right Spot Follow these 4 rules for plant shopping and you'll never end up with a garden misfit
National Gardening June 2000 Alain Charest	Gardens of Quebec In June, eastern Canada along the St. Lawrence River is a gardener's paradise. Here are three reasons why.
National Gardening Jack Ruttle	All-American Daylilies No other perennial gives as much for so little
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This Old House Roger Cook	The Joy of Bulbs Get a jump on next spring's colorful displays by planting right now
National Gardening	Roses 101 Roses need special attention to produce quantities of beautiful, fragrant flowers.
This Old House October 11, 2000 Lynn Ocone	Improving the View From the Curb An attractive front yard improves the look of your home and makes visitors feel welcome...
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National Gardening	Early Spring Bulbs Plan now for fall planting, and come spring you'll be glad you did!
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National Gardening June 2000 Charlie Nardozzi	Delightful Delphiniums New forms of these classic garden flower are more heat tolerant
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This Old House Lynn Ocone	15 Foolproof Shrubs Our top picks for plants that provide maximum beauty with minimal hassle
National Gardening Suzanne DeJohn	Lovely Lilies If you judge a perennial by the amount of color it provides per square foot, Asiatic lilies can't be beat.
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National Gardening April 2000 Barbara Pleasant	Balloon Flower Easy to grow, reliable, looks great as a border -- and it's blue
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National Gardening Kathy Bond Borie	Garden Guru: Lynden B. Miller Artist and gardener Lynden B. Miller had been a landscape painter for 18 years and was ready for a break from her studio when in 1982 a friend asked for her help on a daunting new project: restoring New York's Central Park.
National Gardening Peter Kopcinski	All About Petunias Petunias have always offered nonstop summer bloom, but now you're more likely to find a color, size, and growth habit to suit your garden needs. New, vigorous trailing types and miniature-flowered types have rekindled gardeners' interest.
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National Gardening Vicky Congdon	Smoke Bush Cotinus, or smoke bush, can be grown across the United States and is available in several varieties. Buying, planting and growing suggestions are offered.
National Gardening Barbara Martin	Here's to Rose of Sharon Characteristics of the rose of Sharon shrub as well as advice on cultivating it in a garden.
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