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2005 Features

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• Plants can create a privacy screen (12-29-2005)
• Nellie R. Stevens yields elegance in form, stature (12-22-2005)
• Painted poinsettias dazzle inside the home (12-15-2005)
• Winter landscapes need Arizona cypress (12-08-2005)
• It’s time to plant tulips, hyacinths (12-01-2005)
• Chardonney Pearls is deutzia that electrifies (11-23-2005)
• Snapdragons yield cool color options (11-17-2005)
• New dianthus varieties promise to add dazzle (11-10-2005)
• Plant Citrona for top orange, yellow displays (11-03-2005)
• True Blue, Peach Frost have electrifying color (10-27-2005)
• New pansies show up at garden centers (10-20-2005)
• Redbor kale receives 2005 Medallion award (10-13-2005)
• Containers offer fall flower accents (10-06-2005)
• Family fun abounds at fall flower, garden fest (09-29-2005)
• Early-season mums add landscape sizzle (09-22-2005)
• Ornamental peppers enliven fall landscapes (09-15-2005)
• Propagate damaged plants after hurricane (09-15-2005)
• Landscapes need help after Katrina's damage (09-08-2005)
• Include landscapes in storm recovery (09-01-2005)
• Wind Dancer love grass performs landscape ballet (08-25-2005)
• Late-season marigolds cure tired landscapes (08-18-2005)
• Blue Passionflower is cold hardy, tropical (08-11-2005)
• Discover Ogon shining among sweet flag grasses (08-04-2005)
• Old, new Joseph's coats yield rainbow of colors (07-28-2005)
• Plumerias provide Hawaiian beauty (07-21-2005)
• Elephant ears add a tropical flair to gardens (07-14-2005)
• Tropical crossandra colors shade gardens (07-07-2005)
• Butterfly bush performs in landscape, container, vase (06-30-2005)
• Pineapple sage great for foliage and flowers (06-23-2005)
• Versatile Texas Star shines in tropical, cottage gardens (06-16-2005)
• Nonstop blooms make Mandevilla unbeatable (06-09-2005)
• Enthusiastic gardeners create hummer haven (06-02-2005)
• Gomphrena offers beauty, toughness (05-26-2005)
• Cajun hibiscus provides months of exotic colors (05-19-2005)
• Choose pentas for outstanding color (05-12-2005)
• Fabulous five give long season of color (05-05-2005)
• Add instant color with calibrachoas (04-28-2005)
• Mona lavender wins '05 Medallion award (04-21-2005)
• Purple Knight named '05 Medallion winner (04-14-2005)
• Titan periwinkle lives up to name (04-07-2005)
• Chinese snowball viburnum wins state Medallion award (03-31-2005)
• New zinnia varieties improve a great series (03-24-2005)
• Geraniums shine at Jackson garden event (03-17-2005)
• Mixed containers cause national design frenzy (03-10-2005)
• New plants, flaming fountain star attractions at garden show (03-03-2005)
• Heirlooms showing out in Southern landscapes (02-24-2005)
• Choose from plentiful, high-quality '05 roses (02-17-2005)
• Mahonia blooms mean spring is coming soon (02-10-2005)
• Kousa dogwood adds bright spot to lawns (02-03-2005)
• Find container fun with lettuce basket (01-27-2005)
• Time to enjoy fresh, cool season annuals (01-20-2005)
• Enliven winter gardens with form and texture (01-13-2005)
• All-American daylilies offer beauty and more (01-06-2005)