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- Green in the winter gardenTired of your winter garden being all brown? Here are four plants that will green it up.
- New roses from David Austin for 2013British rose breeder David Austin introduces six new English roses for 2013.
- A garden writer heads to Phoenix, where they really turn up the heatAn Iowa gardener hikes the Phoenix Mountains to enjoy the saguaro cactus plants -- and the winter heat.
- How much do you know about poinsettias?Take our true-false quiz to see how much you know about the holiday's most popular indoor plant, the poinsettia.
- Winter soil careGardeners who live in California and other mild climates can do their gardens a favor by getting a start now, in early winter, on improving and caring for the soil. That ensures future success.
- Oriental poppies: Glamour girls of the gardenOriental poppies have their drawbacks in the garden, but it's hard to resist their glamorous good looks.
- Lavender is a fragrant addition to summer gardensBeloved for fragrance, lavender is a colorful charmer in summer gardens and containers
- Growing and cooking with lavender and riceA gardener and a chef give tips on growing and cooking with lavender -- and rice -- including a great recipe.
- Grow the roses that starred in Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee celebrationThousands of David Austin English Roses perfumed the Thames during Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee celebration. You can grow many of them.
- A new mock orange rebloomsBeloved for its sensational spicy fragrance, mock orange is making a comeback, with many exciting new cultivars. One reblooms in late summer.
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