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Natives, Nativars & Nativists

John Friel

I believe the popularization of natives—including nativars bred for improved habit, new colors and more flowers—has had a beneficial effect on America’s gardens and gardeners.

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MANTS: Friendly Ghosts

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Intrinsic’s genetics are getting around; at MANTS alone, their intros were represented by at least four growers.

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A Christmas Postmortem

John Friel

It dawned on me in late December that I hadn’t seen any painted poinsettias.

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Another Swath of Swarthmore

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Part II of October’s Perennial Plant Conference at Scott Arboretum’s, aka Swarthmore College’s, lovely campus.

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THE Perennial Plant Conference

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Tony’s landscapes are often called “wild-ish.” He calls them “designed plant communities inspired by nature.”

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That’s a Lot of Candles

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A couple of months ago This Space profiled a Montana IGC that opened in 1896. But I didn’t need to leave the East Coast to help celebrate a green business that’s significantly older.

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What’s That Buzzing Sound?

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Writing catalogs and researching nomenclature left me more comfortable with etymology than with entomology.

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War & Peace in the Garden

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June brought the yearly Open House of Star Roses and Plants in West Grove, Pennsylvania.

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Flight Routes, Deep Roots

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Destination: Montana, 48th on the checklist. I should’ve visited sooner; it’s a beauty.

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Bad News in Two Languages

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RIP Dr. Darrel Apps, friend, plantsman and daylily breeder extraordinaire.