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Dynamic Spring Duos

Combining plants is a lot like piecing together a puzzle with shifting parts: Plants often start the growing season looking one way and finish it another. Although we can appreciate “happy accidents” that happen once in a while, there are some easy rules that will help you pair plants successfully. Here are some useful tips to keep in mind (and a few tried-and-true spring plant combos).

The purple viola flowers and yellow stripes in the lily of the Nile foliage at right

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