A Way To Garden

annuals & perennials

What’s an annual? Well, anything you use seasonally for “color” or drama, whether it’s technically an annual or not. Find my favorites here, along with the perennials I rely on in my 35-year-old garden.

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saving (and sowing) seed of biennials, annuals and more, with ken druse

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flowers for drying: which ones, and how-to, with jenny elliott

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cutbacks and more: keep the garden looking great when spring fades, with ken druse

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dividing perennials (and some shrubs): when, why and how-to, with ken druse

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must-grow cutting flowers, plus dahlia how-to, with jenny elliott

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the power of seeds, and of sunflowers, with ken greene

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fear not! how to prune clematis, with dan long

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growing hellebores, with judith knott tyler

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best primulas for our gardens, with ‘primrose’ author elizabeth lawson

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herbaceous peonies: planting, growing and even cut flowers that last, with jeff jabco

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the (mostly froggy, sometimes variegated) news from here

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making succulent pots and wreaths, with katherine tracey of avant gardens

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plant a cutting garden, with jenny elliott of tiny hearts farm

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tips for planting under trees; using ‘pea brush’ and more: q&a with ken druse

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growing epimediums in the shade garden, with karen perkins

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an eye for just the right plant, with wave hill’s louis bauer

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annual flowers and foliage to add seasonal color, with untermyer gardens

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a plant i’d order: hakonechloa ‘all gold’

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it’s edemental! gorgeous, delicious grains for the garden, with sarah kleeger

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how to grow and store dahlias, with longwood’s roger davis

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go ahead, we dare you: widen your plant palette, with andy brand

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top late perennials, + smart care tips for a garden to last through fall, with kathy tracey

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underplanting: making ‘a tapestry garden,’ with marietta o’byrne

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week 15: visual relief from the heat, all fresh and white