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Sparkling Spring Shade Garden

Like a tonic you sip to send away your winter blues, here’s a garden with all the elements to reinvigorate a gardener for the season ahead: a concoction of shapes and textures, sharp and soft colors and peculiar plants that attract your attention. With dainty flowers and delicate details, this spring-focused garden beckons you back outdoors and invites you to get up close and linger.

For the best experience, situate this zone 5 shade garden along the edge of a treeline, where it can mark the beginning of a woodland stroll. If that’s not an option for you, then the space

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