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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Pacific Bleeding Heart

Some plants wow growers with their hardiness, and others with their ornamental attributes. Very rarely does a plant come along that exemplifies both. Pacific bleeding heart does, and it is as hardy as it is beautiful. Scientifically Dicentra formosa, this shade-loving perennial spreads through rhizomes and seeds to slowly blanket an area. Plant one this year,…

How to grow wild strawberries (Fragaria vesca)

How to grow wild strawberries (Fragaria vesca)

We hope you like this latest article in our curated content series! Enjoy reading and happy gardening! Wild strawberries or alpine strawberries, Fragaria vesca, are delicious, tiny red fruits borne on low-growing, spreading, perennial plants, from spring to autumn. Perfect for  informal spots around the garden, they grow in a variety of situations, including cracks…