A Way To Garden

ornamental plants

Even in my cold Zone 6A climate, I aim for a 365-day garden. Selecting the right plants is a key. The ornamental plant archive includes reliable, beloved garden subjects that I grow here, many with multiple seasons of appeal, from annuals and groundcovers all the way up to shrubs, vines and trees.

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‘spirit of place:’ designing and defining a garden that belongs, with bill noble

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remembering plants we’ve loved (and lost), with ken druse

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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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finding refuge in our gardens, and hope in a hoya, with ken druse

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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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pruning willow, and the best salix varieties

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ferns as houseplants, with nybg’s mobee weinstein, author of ‘the complete book of ferns’

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strengthen your garden’s design with these tips from wave hill’s louis bauer

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talking pests, with clemson entomologist j.c. chong

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on emily dickinson’s gardening life, with marta mcdowell

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fragrant plants in ‘the scentual garden,’ with ken druse

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thoughts on invasives, plant conservation–and connection, with michael piantedosi

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osage oranges; plant overwintering & food preservation; upside-down pots on stakes: q&a with ken druse

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‘nature into art:’ lessons in gardening the wave hill way, with tom christopher

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when inner conifer needles turn yellow or brown

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success (and flair) with orchids: ‘orchid modern,’ with nybg’s marc hachadourian

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

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growing martagon lilies, with a touch of lime

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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