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Impatiens for Shady SpotsImpatiens for Shady Spots

You can’t beat impatiens for shady spots. When you have a beautiful wall planter like this on, keep the planting simple so the eye can appreciate both the planter and the plants!

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Create a Charming CollectionCreate a Charming Collection

Plant collections are always interesting—especially when they’re displayed in a charming way. The simple white wooden plant stand display herbs, flowers and strawberries.

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Create RomanceCreate Romance

Pastel tones and lots of small flowers always combine to create femininity and romance. Here, calibrachoa, geranium, and bacopa centered with a scented geranium are the plant choices.

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Spring Kitchen GardenSpring Kitchen Garden

Early spring is a transition time in the edible garden. It’s not too late to plant fast-growing cool-season crops like lettuces, broccoli, and onions. Of course, a true kitchen garden has flowers for...

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Simple Rows Are BestSimple Rows Are Best

Even in very small gardens, simple rows are the best for edibles. It makes it easy to replace a crop once it’s finished. Just keep things rotating throughout the year. Here, a newly planted double row...

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Gardening Under GlassGardening Under Glass

Terrariums are little worlds unto themselves, and are meant to be enjoyed close up. This is a simple combination of pink polka dot plant, variegated creeping fig, fern and lacy-leaved Ming aralia.

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Container MashupContainer Mashup

This is a great container mashup of red-leaved banana, black-leaved sweet potato vine, red New Guinea impatiens and golden Plectranthus.

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Sensational Spring ContainerSensational Spring Container

Containers filled with dramatic and colorful foliage plants can be sensational. Here a very simple, but dramatic, combination of coleus, fancy-leaved begonia and elephant’s ear.

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Dramatic Container CombinationDramatic Container Combination

When it comes to containers, now, anything goes—shrubs, tropical, houseplants, perennials, you name it! Here is a dramatic combination of Calocasia, New Guinea impatiens, and coleus.

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Edibles and ColorEdibles and Color

You don’t need a garden to grow edibles! Here’s a gorgeous container filled with tomatoes, basil, rosemary. Sanvitalia spills out and adds a bit of color pizzazz.

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Windowbox HappinessWindowbox Happiness

Windowboxes are the epitome of happiness. The key to success: trailing plants like Plectranthus, shown here. The upright plants are salvia and ornamental grass; mounding plants are various kinds of...

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