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8 Longest-Living Perennials That Keep Blooming Beautifully For Decades
These resilient beauties bring color and life to your garden for many years, making them long-term investments. Plant now, and they may even outlive you.
By Tonya Barnett
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Super Low-Maintenance, Small Rock Garden Ideas to Add Visual Interest to Your Landscape
A small rock garden is a great way to change up your landscape design, save on water, or deal with an existing rocky area of your yard.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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This Genius DIY Trick For Keeping Slugs At Bay Is One Of The Best I’ve Tried – This Hack From British Hosta Specialists May Save Your Garden!
Trying to keep one step ahead of mollusks can feel impossible at times, but if you’re interested in organic deterrents, there is hope – here’s how to use garlic for slugs
By Amy Grant
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Stop Wasting Tomato Leaves! Try These 5 Smart Ways to Use Them in the Garden and Kitchen
This summer, don’t just throw away your pruned tomato leaves – give them a second life in the garden or kitchen with these clever ideas.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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I Shrunk My Lawn To Grow These 6 Must-Have Ground Covers – They're Low Maintenance & So Much Prettier Than Grass
A longtime gardener reveals the 6 ground cover plants she used to shrink her lawn. Find out why these low-growers are absolute must-haves.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Want To Bring The Cottagecore Aesthetic To Life In Your Garden? Try These 9 Cottagecore Garden Plant Ideas For Dynamic & Ethereal Displays
Wondering how to capture the cottagecore aesthetic and overwhelmed by options? Try these elegant, dynamic and reliable plants to grow a sustainable trad trend
By Tonya Barnett
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Best Zinnia Companion Plants: Perfect Pairings For A Beautiful & Productive Garden
Zinnias make good neighbors with many other flowers and shrubs, and also offer a lot to support crops in the vegetable garden, boosting productivity.
By Tonya Barnett
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Endless Summer Bloomstruck Hydrangea: A Reblooming Beauty For Sensational Summer Color
Endless Summer Bloomstruck hydrangeas will add vibrant color to your garden all summer long. Explore how to care for these beauties.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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What Do You Do If You See A Chrysalis In Your Yard? How To Move A Chrysalis Or Cocoon – And When To Leave It Alone
If you see a chrysalis in a precarious part of the garden, what do you do? Here we explain when and how to move a chrysalis to ensure your winged guest emerges safely
By Amy Grant
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Transplanting Dahlias Started In Pots: Planting Out Dahlias Started From Seed & Cuttings
Dahlias aren’t that complicated to relocate in the ground outside, even if started from seed or potted seedlings or cuttings. Here’s how easy transplanting dahlias can be
By Susan Albert
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Muhly Grass Growing Guide – Uniquely Gorgeous Native Grass Will Add Texture and Interest To Any Garden
Muhly grasses are fabulous additions to any garden and some of the most beautiful native grasses. They are eye-catching thrive even in poor soil.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Create a ‘Mosquito Bucket of Doom’ for a Budget-Friendly Way to Banish Skeeters from Your Backyard
The 'Bucket of Doom' will keep your backyard skeeter-free all summer long. Learn how to make this cheap and easy mosquito control method and stop the itching.
By Kathleen Walters
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Hummingbirds Can’t Get Enough Of These 6 Low-Maintenance Perennials – And Lazy Gardeners Love Them, Too!
Hummingbirds can't resist these 6 stunning plants—and neither can gardeners! Discover the best low-maintenance perennials that attract hummingbirds.
By Amy Grant
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Experts Warn These 6 Common Flower-Growing Mistakes Could Be Ruining Your Blooms
From diving straight in with little prep to not understanding the climate needs of what you’re planting, here are the key flower gardening mistakes to avoid.
By Ciéra Cree
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7 Plants That Like Coffee Grounds: Perk Up These Key Plants & Shrubs With A Cup Of Joe – Plus, Why They Enjoy The Caffeine Boost
You’re not the only one who can benefit from a shot of caffeine! Meet the 7 plants that like coffee grounds and find out why (and how) they can benefit from the added caffeine boost
By Janey Goulding
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How To Create A Sensory Garden That’s A Feast For All Five Senses
All gardens appeal to the senses, but you can boost the benefits of gardening by designing a special sensory garden experience for the mind and body.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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6 Types of Plants That May Actually Be Attracting Mosquitoes To Your Garden
These plants might be sneakily trapping water that mosquitoes are using to breed. See if you have any of these mosquito magnets lurking in your backyard.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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How To Grow A Mountain Hydrangea – The Underused Shrub With Wonderfully Whimsical Blooms
Mountain hydrangeas are a beautiful, compact variety that is sure to stun. Learn all about these vibrant shrubs and how you can grow one in your garden.
By Teo Spengler