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Ornamental gazing globes add glimmer to the garden. Here's how to make them pop

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By L.A. Jackson
| South Carolina Living Magazine Verified
The origin of gazing globes traces back to 13th century glass blowers in Venice, Italy. Their peak popularity in Europe is often associated with the grand English gardens of the 19th century Victorian Era, but on this side of the Atlantic, many gardeners continue to party with gazing globes like it's 1899. Gazing globes have been a steady ornamental staple in Southern landscapes because, quite frankly, the allure of such shiny "spheres of influence" can be hard to resist.
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Bringing clarity to celosia, a curiously wide-ranging garden beauty

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By L.A. Jackson
| South Carolina Living Magazine Verified
Ask a gardening friend to describe what celosia looks like, and don’t be surprised if a sputtering response is all you get. Celosia, like the beauty it is, is oftentimes in the eye of the beholder. My opening gibberish might make celosia seem like some sort of shapeshifter. Actually, celosia comes in three common forms, each individually beautiful and definitely different from the others. Allow me to unclutter the confusion and introduce them to you: Plumed (Celosia plumosa).
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Sweet peppers are hot in the garden this season. Here's what to grow

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By L.A. Jackson
| South Carolina Living Magazine Verified
Hot peppers have been the darlings of both vegetable and ornamental gardeners in recent years because many are so sizzling, so colorful and so sexy, especially when compared to sweet peppers, of which the ol’ utilitarian, blocky green bell pepper readily comes to mind. Ho-hum. But, pssst! Ya wanna know a secret? There are sweet peppers that not only have great taste—with way, way less heat—but also the visual sass to compete with fancy hot peppers in the garden.
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