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Leaves Like Lacquered Shields: The Elephant Ear Fig in a Southern Garden

Plant Highlight. Ficus roxburghii carries the largest leaf a Deep South garden can reasonably hold, dies to the ground most winters, and comes back reaching. Where the fig came from,...

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Edimentals: The Art of Blending Beauty and Bounty in the Garden

In recent years, the gardening world has witnessed an exciting shift—a movement that marries aesthetics with function, sustainability with indulgence. Enter the era of edimentals, a clever fusion of "edible"...

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Getting Started in Bonsai Art: A Beginner's Guide

Bonsai is a fascinating fusion of art and horticulture, a practice rooted in centuries-old traditions that involves cultivating miniature trees in containers to echo the shape and scale of their...

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