You'll kill far fewer plants in the landscape if you start out with the best performers. What might those be? Growers, horticulturists, researchers and other plant experts know, and each year they try to help ordinary gardeners get up to speed by bestowing awards and honors on the best individual plants. Here's a look at this botanical "all-star team" of 2016 award-winners: Pennsylvania Gold Medal A panel of experts assembled by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (best known for running the Philadelphia Flower Show) each year picks several trees, shrubs and perennials worthy of greater use in Pennsylvania landscapes. Eight plants made the grade for 2016: Dwarf river birch Little...
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