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A late fall scene in my front garden—it's been looking great for months and still going strong. From right to left: Cedrus deodara 'Divinely Blue', Hydrangea quericolia 'Ruby Slippers', and Hakonechloa macra 'Albovariegata'.
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It's been awhile since my last newsletter, but I've continued to add new plants and combos to the eGardenGo site during this time. Below you'll find links to some of the newest plant combination ideas. As ever, eGardenGo is all about showcasing fantastic plants and providing inspiration for combining plants in beautiful, functional, and ecologically-sound ways. Enjoy!
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Recently Added Plant Combinations
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This combination would work well in a Pacific Northwest landscape that is not automatically irrigated. Most of the plants used in this plant combo with make do with occasional water and some actually prefer NO summer water.
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This flowery plant combination thrives in full sun and delivers months of beauty and joy. It includes plants that provide interest in winter thanks to beautiful bark (crape myrtle) and grasses that remain interesting even when dormant (dwarf maiden grass). Additionally, evergreen plants—the yucca and mock orange—provide all-season structure. Planting plan available.
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The Pacific Northwest's mild climate supports a wonderful variety of plants we can use to create plant combinations for our landscapes. This plant combo draws upon some of the best plants for Northwest gardens. The result is a woodland garden planting scheme with a distinctive sense of place.
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This plant combination relies on low-maintenance shrubs to provide year-round enjoyment with minimal fuss. This palette of plants is deceptively simple at first look. But rest assured, these six plants provide a nice variety in terms of foliage texture, plant shape, and size.
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Plants to Watch For This Winter
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Don't ask me why, but I only started adding cyclamen to my garden a couple of years ago. I delayed adding them to my own—but I have no idea why. 🤔 After all, I've always enjoyed seeing them in other people's gardens. Plus, this naturalizing corm is easy to grow and tough as nails—a real charmer. The interesting and attractive foliage begins appearing in late fall, looking handsome all winter. The flowers trickle in starting in December and really get going around February when we really need a boost and relief from the winter doldrums.
My advice to you, whether your garden is well-established or you're just getting started:
don't wait to start cultivating your own colonies. These adorable gems of the winter garden are small and easy to work into your garden. They can be peppered about here and there. Establish them along your path edges, around the crown of perennials that you plan to cut back at the end of the growing season; they even tolerate the dense and dry shade beneath evergreen trees and shrubs!
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Hope you're enjoying this quiet season and getting plenty of opportunities to rest, relax, reflect *and* spend time with your loved
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Cheers,
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