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Sited by the Nose: A Southern Garden Written in Scent

Essay · The Fragrant Garden · The Southeast. On scent and memory in the Southern garden, and where to plant the tea olive, the sweetshrub, and the jasmine so the...

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Plant It in the Cooling: A Fall Planting Guide for the Southeast

Landscape Design · Fall Planting · The Southeast. In the Southern garden, autumn is the true beginning: a layer-by-layer guide to the in-stock natives worth planting this fall, from canopy...

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