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Silverleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea radiata) is one of our finest native hydrangeas. Though indigenous to the Southern Appalachians, it can grow from USDA Zones 4 to 9, but protection from sun is needed in warmer regions. Its white, flat-topped clusters of flowers last through the summer months ... > > read article
Growing a red, white and blue garden is as American as apple pie. There are so many all-American holidays; we have plenty of reasons to celebrate in the good old summertime. Flag Day is on June 14, but the best of all reasons for celebrating is the Fourth of July ... > > read article
Corn is my favorite vegetable and it would be unthinkable for me to have a garden without corn. I grew up in a family of avid gardeners and my father’s method for planting corn was to plow the garden, rake down the soil, then stretch out a long string between two wooden stakes ... > > read article
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