UprightSedum(Sedum)
Sedum"AutumnJoy",ahybridofS.spectabileandS.telephium,isanexcellentplantforbeginnergardener.Itteachestwoimportantlessons:thatfoliageandshapearejustasimportantasflowers,andthatahandfulofreliableperformersplantedingroupsofthreeormoremakesagarden,whereasoneofeverythingamkesamess.Withitsresilientbeauty,anuprightsedumanchorsagardenaswellasanyclippedshrub,bringingou...[
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Lady's-mantle(Alchemilla)
Takealookatlady's-mantleafteralightrain.Itsvelvety,lilypad-likeleavesholdtheraindropsliketranslucentpearls.Lady's-mantleiseasytogrowandputsupplumesoffeatherychartreuseflowersthatcanmakethemostcommonflowersseemglamorous.Itisanaturalcompanion,self-effacingbutneverdull.Itssubtlecolorsandsoft,moundinghabitlendasenseofcohesion,softeningstridentattetion-seekerswhilecoa...[
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Salvia(Salvianemorosa)
Salviaisanextremelyhardyanddiseaseresistantplant.Ithaslongbloomingseasonfromsummertofall.Itdoesn'tmindlongdryspellsandisn'tfinickyaboutsoil.Thewholeplantcanbeshearedbacktothenewgrowthattheplant'sbaseifdryweatherorhighwindsdamagetheolderleaves.Theflowerattractbutterfliesandhummingbirds.Thereareover700speciesrangingfromtheubiquitousflamingredannualtolow,floweringgroun...[
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PurpleConeflower(Echinaceapurpurea)
LikemagnoliasintheDeepSouth,cactusinArizona,andivyinNewEngland,purpleconeflowersexudeprideofplace.They'reruggedmidwesternprairieplantswhoseerectstemsanddurableflowersalsomakethemidealforacuttinggarden.Butterfliesandbeeslovetheflowers.Whenthepetalsfadeandfall,thegoldenbrowncenterremainswithseeds,addinginteres...[
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瑞雪住townhome。一住就是好几年，没有院子。种不了花。眼看春去春来，别人家的花开花谢，nursery里新品种上市，各种花卉onsale,心痒难挨。最终把patio篱笆和地面中间开出一小条地，见缝插针的种了几株花。真盼着有一栋有院子的房子啊。
这是去年种的吊篮，红，蓝，白，美国国旗的颜色。刚刚种下不久的样子：
长大了，喜欢这种满满的溢出来的感觉。
前年的吊篮[
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首先要感谢winter_angle推荐和提供的高质量图谱。
这个图谱的特点是非常“纯粹”-没有用任何半针，1/4针，甚至没有用勾边。就是单纯的用一个一个小小的“x”，组成美丽的枝叶花朵人物。另一个特点是用色巧妙。我所绣过的project，大多要至少20种颜色的线。这个图谱只要8种，但是色彩明亮，缤纷，烘托纯黑的剪影，效果非常好，越看越喜欢。我用的布颜色是antiquewhite。[
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第一次绣这个图时，我正在餐馆打工挣学费。放工的日子里也没有交通工具，那里也去不成。有一次就逛进了一家needleworkshop。那时一个钱恨不得掰成两半用，也不知道为什么就毫不犹豫的买了这本图纸，配齐了线，就开始绣了。
那次绣好的成品，被我大方的送人了。
然后，就忙起来了。一直忙了这许多年。搬了很多次家，那本图样书也丢了。
等到再要绣的时候，[
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推荐一个不伤鹿，不用药，不用栏杆的device-Scarecrow
Protectyourgardenorpondfromunwantedanimalintruders.
TheScarecrowmotionactivatedsprinklerinstantlyreleasesashortbutstartlingburstofwaterwhenitdetectsanimals.Thesuddenwater,movementandnoisescareanimalsaway,andhelpteachthemtoavoidtheareainthefuture.
点这里看录像[
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PerennialNookGarden-ASpring-SummerShow
Thisborderplan,designedinEnglishcountry-gardenstyle,featuresanassortmentofspringandsummer-bloomingplants.Arugosaroseandtwowhite-floweredshrubs-deutziaandmockorange-anchorthecomposition.
ThePlants
A.Anchusaazurea'LoddonRoyalist'(2)
B.AquilegiaMcKanaGiants(McKanahybrids)COLUMBINE(1)
C.Campanulaglomerata'JoanElliott'CLUSTEREDBELLFLOWER(3)
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Peony(Paeonia)
Herbaceous（nonwoody)peoniesarelong-livesplantswithattractive,shinygreenleavesthatformroundedshrubs2to4feettallandwide.So-calledtreepeoniesareactuallydeciduousshrubsthatcangrowto6feettallandproducebloomsthesizeofdinnerplates.Treepeoniesmayalsobedamagedbylate-springfrosts,needsignificantsupportfortheirheavyflowers,andarequiteexpensive,partlybecausethey'redifficulttopropagate...[
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