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Native Viburnums
Viburnums have long been popular garden plants, celebrated for their white, often fragrant spring flowers and their fall color.
By Richard L. Bitner -
Growing Sun-Loving Plants: Lessons From Nature
In nature, evolution has adapted plants to a variety of sun exposures and soil and moisture conditions. If a plant thrives in a particular spot in nature, it is likely to thrive under similar conditions in your garden.
By C. Colston Burrell -
Durian—The Real Forbidden Fruit
In The Malay Archipelago, famed Victorian naturalist and evolutionary theorist Alfred Russell Wallace wrote, "To eat durian is a new sensation worth a voyage to the East to experience." Roughly 150 years later, some adventurous members of the science department at BBG, including yours truly, decided to test his assertion.
By Niall Dunne -
An Autumn Pathway—Designing for Fabulous Fall Color
In this design I've chosen plants that exemplify the season and speak to me of autumn. Besides focusing on fall foliage, I've also included plants with strong architectural features or persistent seed heads that will carry a garden through to winter and beyond.
By Nancy Seaton -
Drought-Proofing Your Garden: Essential Water-Saving Strategies and Plant List
A drought emergency is a time to take steps to substantially reduce water use in the garden. Here's some tips on how to conserve water with drought-tolerant plants and longer-term solutions to your garden more compatible with natural precipitation patterns.
By Janet Marinelli and Niall Dunne -
Lofty Liatris—Drought-Tolerant Beauties for the Summer and Fall Border
Liatris is much more than a cut-flower-industry standard. It is, in fact, a group of wonderfully diverse and easy-to-grow perennials that can brighten up the outside of your home just as beautifully as they can the inside.
By Kim Hawkes -
Composting and Lawn Care
Leaving grass clippings on the lawn, rather than bagging and sending them to the landfill, makes sense for you, your landscape and your community.
By BBG Staff -
Compost Bins
Choose the right compost bin for your space, budget, and materials. Here are five basic types.
By BBG Staff -
What and How to Compost
What can I put in the compost pile? What does composting mean, and how does it work?
By BBG Staff -
Seed Specifics
Fortunately, a Ph.D. in botany or genetics isn't necessary to grow plants successfully from seed. But this article on seed basics will help you better understand what seeds are, where they come from, their role in plant reproduction, and why they are so critical to the health and survival of plant species.
By Peter Loewer
