Annuals for Connoisseurs
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Briza maxima, or quaking grass, Nicotiana sylvestris, and Gomphrena globosa, or 'lavender lady,' are excellent choices for decorating paths, fences or walls with annual flowering plants. All three offer sequential summer blossoming until the first frost.
Publication Name: Horticulture, The Magazine of American Gardening
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0018-5329
Year: 1992
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Big, bold, and beautiful: large-leaved plants add drama to the border
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Some large-leaved plants can survive when removed from a tropical climate. They are well-suited to gardens with shaded, moist sections that perennials do not like. The two hardiest large-leaved plants are the gunnera and Japanese butterbur.
Publication Name: Horticulture, The Magazine of American Gardening
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0018-5329
Year: 1993
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Planting among the stones: a guide to building and embellishing a terrace
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Planted terraces owe their beauty to "benign neglect." Plants seem to thrive when their roots are under or wrapped around pavement. Tips on terrace gardening are provided.
Publication Name: Horticulture, The Magazine of American Gardening
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0018-5329
Year: 1992
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