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Few plants are as easy to grow as Chinese lantern. They ask for little, but deliver a splash of late-season color.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7801,"featured_media":1688481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[339666,303797,303845],"categories-v2":[340126,308432,308456],"coauthors":[340749],"acf":{"ncv_override_generic_settings_option":false,"ncv_autoplay_option":"","ncv_stickyplay_option":"","ncv_ads_option":"","ncv_mute_option":"","ncv_comscore_option":"","ncv_moat_option":"","ncv_autoplay_mobile_option":"","ncv_viewable_threshold_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_option":"","ncv_autopause_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_mobile_option":"","ncv_autopause_mobile_option":"","ncv_sticky_mobile_option":"","ncv_remove_player_option":false,"long_pin_file":false},"yoast_head":"\n
Heather is an award-winning garden writer and photographer living in the southwest suburbs of Chicago, a Zone 5B gardening climate. She loves all aspects of gardening, from selecting trees, shrubs and perennials for her suburban home to growing fruits and veggies in her raised beds. As Taste Recipes\u2019<\/em>s gardening writer, Heather is passionate about helping people navigate the ups and downs of backyard gardening, whether it\u2019s providing guidance on solving vegetable garden problems to choosing the best hydrangea variety. 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