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Bargains in bloom at Botanic Gardens plant sale

When you're headed to the mother-of-all plant sales, preparation, planning and a little red wagon are keys to success.

Fun house

One glance inside the home of Gina London and Scotty Walsh tells visitors that they have led interesting lives.

Green beauty contest

Plant Select is somewhat like a beauty contest for plants, and this year's seven winning selections represent a beautiful assortment of ornamental landscape perennials and shrubs.

Planter box, May 9

Items on flowering maple, garden gnomes, honeybees and more.

Garden of the week, May 9

Laura and Ken Breitenbach's Littleton garden showcases a spectacular cascading-water feature, a forest of native trees and a deluxe outdoor kitchen.

Garden q & a, May 9

Question: Is it too late to start a vegetable garden this season?

The sale rack: Mom's Day a cause to save

Local sales and charity events offer lots of gift options for your mother, who gave you a million things.

5 Questions for Paige Davis

Paige Davis experienced a rebirth when she was asked to come back after being fired as host of Trading Spaces.

Choose Flowers to suit her style this Mother's Day

Perhaps she's sleek and sophisticated, loves contemporary design and classical music. Or she's bright and breezy, a girly-girl who loves to cook and grow her own herbs.

Decorate porch like a room

Transform a screened porch into an inviting room to lure you outside in good weather.

Small pots, big impact

When container gardening, think small - group several small containers instead of planting a single big one.

Vines take your gardening to new heights

Looking to find privacy in the yard, but can't wait until those trees finally gain some height? For creating a sense of suburban seclusion or achieving Zen in the urban jungle, set your sights high and think vines.

Calendar

Don't miss a class on gardening with arthritis presented by the Arthritis Foundation and Exempla Lutheran Human Motion Institute.

Planter Box

Keep them contained

Sunny delights

Most gardeners have a short list of sun-loving plants they wouldn't be without, stunning plants that don't require a lot of care. These beauties are like that friend of yours who loves to soak up the sun - you know, the one who never gets burns, while you cower in the cool shade. Following are 10 sun- lovers that stick around long after novelty plants fade away.

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