If you want a bewitching cottage garden but aren’t sure where to start, these ideas will get you planting in no time

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Floral designers use plants and blossoms to re-create works of art in a show at San Francisco’s de Young Museum

Water may be scarce, but color and striking foliage are as profuse in the desert landscape as the sunsets are breathtaking

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