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Iris without Beards
	One gardener successfully grows four species of beardless iris with few borers or other problems. She explains which to grow and how to grow them. Read the article published on August 18, 2005

Clematis Vines Forever
	Spring Valley Greenhouse grows over 1 million clematis vines a year. Owner Jim Van Laeken offers tips on how to buy, plant and how to avoid disease. Learn the differences between Wilt and Dormancy and what you can do. Read the article published on July 10, 2005

Go Native!

The understated elegance of native wild flowers, their hardiness, low maintenance, and interaction with wildlife make them desirable plants for our home landscapes. But what to grow? And how? A New England Wild Flower Society horticulturist gives ideas for easy perennials for beginners and challenging ones for the connoisseur. She tells their fussy secrets here.
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published on February 09, 2005

How an Alpine Gardener Came to Be
	Larry Thomas grows alpine plants on his Manhattan terrace. He grows everything from seed including trees. He is a potter, specializing in the hard-to-find Long Tom pots, and teaches ceramics at Mary Mount Manhattan College. Read the article published on September 07, 2004

Creating Spring
	Longwood Gardens section grower, Juergen Steininger, gives step-by-step uinstructions on how to choose cultivars, grow and force tulips and narcissi in your home, the Longwood way. He describes temperature, timing, soil mix and pots. Read the article published on February 13, 2004

Longwood Gardens' Estate Carnations
	Longwood Gardens horticulturist Juergen Steininger describes carnation growing methods in the Estate Greenhouses and gives recommendations for home growers. Read the article published on January 01, 2004

Frenched & Fragrant
	True carnations have fragrance, durability and old-fashioned charm. What new types are better in borders and pots? How to grow them indoors in pots and outdoors. Where do cut carnations come from? Read the article published on January 01, 2004

Rockin' Around the Poinsettia
	At Christmastime, wholesalers came from New York City with great trucks to haul away the Euphorbia gold... Read the article published on December 01, 2003

Biennials: Garden Plants on the Move
	biennials we see commercially available each have something special about them that folks just can't get in a perennial or annual... Read the article published on August 01, 2003

Amazing Place
	The Conservatory Garden in New York's Central Park is a maze of flowers, fountains and sculpture. It's a combination of French, English and Italianate gardens. Read the article published on August 01, 2003

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