If you want a low-maintenance summer garden, choosing species that are adapted to the heat is key. This swamp-loving flower ...

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Forsythia opens the season with golden splendour. Ninebark provides mid-season flowers and continuous foliage interest. Rose of Sharon extends blooms into autumn.

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