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The Long Game: Why Woody Plants Are the True Foundation of a Climate-Resilient Garden

Horticulture & Design  ·  Climate Resilience The Long Game: Why Woody Plants Are the True Foundation of a Climate-Resilient Garden What the next thirty years will demand from the home...

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Working With Water: Managing a Wet Garden Area Using Southeastern Native Plants

From the Nursery  ·  Garden Design Working With Water: Managing a Wet Garden Area Using Southeastern Native Plants A wet spot is not a defect. In much of the Southeast,...

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Restoring Connectivity: Using the Power of the Home Garden to Mend Native Landscapes

Woodlanders Journal Restoring Connectivity Using the power of the home garden to mend native landscapes. On habitat fragmentation, pollinator decline, and how the home garden can become one of the...

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Longleaf Pine Restoration and the Art of Restraint in Modern Landscape Design

Essay • Longleaf Pine • Restoration & Design Longleaf, Reimagined An opinion piece from a student of horticulture—and a lover of design. Longleaf pine stand (Osceola National Forest, Florida). Image...

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Spring Planning, Edited: Designing with Ecological Leaders (and Letting the Laggards Behave)

Spring Planning • Design + Ecology The Garden as Host Spring landscape planning that cherishes origin — and shapes the story of a new home. A design-forward method for evolving...

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