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2020 New Plants for a New Year

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Scents & sensibilities — the fragrant winter garden
Winter is a fickle old friend to gardeners.

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The Little Big Garden
Downsizing a garden to a manageable area does not mean you give up on charm.

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Fun with Tillandsias
Still-life gardening.

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When the Light’s too Bright,
Play in the Shadows
It was a challenge to take photographs during the San Francisco Garden Bloggers Fling tour. I decided to begin this story with my outtakes.
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Dirty Hands—Happy Face
Take off your work gloves, because exposure to soil...
September's plant
Ipomoea purpurea 'Star of Yelta'
Beautiful deep purple with a rose star, the morning glory — Ipomoea 'Star of Yelta' — has a more pronounced white throat than I. 'Grandpa Ott'.
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Gardening for the Homebrewer: Grow and Process Plants for Making Beer, Wine, Gruit, Cider, Perry, and More
By co-authors Debbie Teashon (Rainy Side Gardeners) and Wendy Tweton