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Red FoliageGreat Design Plant: 'Roger's Red' California Wild Grape
Lush, vivid and a considerate provider of snacks for wildlife, this deciduous vine is especially spectacular in a fall garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Blue Sage
True blue and adored by hummingbirds, blue sage is easy to grow from seed in a sunny fall garden
Full StoryGardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plant: Scotch Heather
The moors aren't all moody, as this prettily colored evergreen shrub proves. Plant it en masse for an epic romance in your own garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesPacific Northwest Gardener's October Checklist
Break up tidying time by planting spring bulbs, tending to veggies and giving leaves a rich new life
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Milkweed
Quit cringing. This not-weed plant is a sight to behold in the garden, has a delicious vanilla scent and is a magnet for butterflies
Full StoryPurple FoliageGreat Design Plant: Autumn Snakeroot
Venture fearlessly into the dark with this striking almost-black plant that brings a dramatic mood to the garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Indian Grass
Bring whispers of prairie winds to your garden with this swaying native grass that stands tall all winter
Full StoryBlue and Gray FoliageGreat Design Plant: Bluestem Joint Fir
For a splash of cool blue color that lasts all year, try this evergreen in a sunny and dry garden spot
Full StoryRed FoliageGreat Design Plant: 'Shenandoah' Switchgrass
With jewel-like flowers that belie its tough nature, this warm-season grass is wonderful in a fall garden vignette
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Coreopsis 'Redshift'
Breaking with its pure-yellow past, 'Redshift' tickseed will change up a bland garden with its hot new color combo
Full StoryGardening GuidesPacific Northwest Gardener: What to Do in September
Put in cool-weather veggies, fertilize your lawn and tidy the garden this month before chilly weather arrives
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