Ornamental Gardens
Ornamental gardens are, first and foremost, gardens that look good. What makes your garden look good is totally up to you, and luckily there are almost countless ornamental plants to grow.
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How to Store Bulbs Over Winter: Best Tips for Blooming Success Next Spring
Learn how to store bulbs over winter so you can have the best blooms next year. Follow these simple rules to ensure that you have success overwintering bulbs.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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These 6 Fast-Growing Trees Make Beautiful Privacy Fences – Grow a Gorgeous Living Boundary in No Time!
Keeping a boundary secure is one thing – but can you have attractive boundaries that grow quickly? Yes, you can, with these fast growing privacy fence trees
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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As a Master Gardener, I Always Recommend These 7 Shrubs for Amazing Fall Color
Keep your garden vibrant through the fall with Susan Albert's pick of the best shrubs for fall color...
By Susan Albert
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I Visited The Biggest Trees In The Pacific Northwest & This is What They Taught Me
Trees are often relegated to the background of our lives. But taking time to visit with them and understand them has changed me. Learn what trees can teach you.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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5 Types of Shrubs Every Garden Needs – Grow These Inspiring Varieties for Color, Flowers, Foliage & Fruit
These shrub types are the key to a vibrant, diverse landscape. How does your garden stack up?
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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How to Plant Bulbs Like a Pro – for Brilliant Blooms in Every Season
Fill your garden with a succession of colorful blooms with our complete guide to planting spring, summer, and fall-flowering bulbs.
By Melanie Griffiths
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8 Must-Have Japanese Maple Varieties for Gorgeous Foliage This Fall
If you want stunning fall foliage and year-round interest, these 8 types of Japanese maples are sure to make your garden shine.
By Teo Spengler
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Dahlias: To Lift or Not to Lift? What You Do This Fall Shapes Next Year’s Blooms
To lift or not to lift, that is the question – and if you want to keep your favorite dahlia tubers in the best shape for next year, here’s how best to handle dahlias in the fall
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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This Unexpected Kitchen Staple Helps Protect Your Roses – But Only If You Use it the Right Way
Want your roses to bloom bigger and brighter next year? Coffee grounds could be the answer...
By Kayleigh Dray
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Add Some Fall Sparkle to Dull Corners: 5 Shade-Loving Shrubs and Trees for Sizzling Autumnal Foliage
Shade-dwelling trees and shrubs may sound unassuming, but they are more than capable of putting on a show in autumn. You’ll love these vibrant shade shrubs with fall interest
By Teo Spengler
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6 Trees to Grow in Pots for Fabulous Fall Foliage in Even the Smallest of Spaces
No space? No problem! Potted trees will help you to inject all of that sunset-hued foliage into even the very smallest of gardens…
By Kayleigh Dray
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Want Dazzling Azaleas and Rhododendrons Next Spring? Do These 3 Fall Tasks – and Skip This Common Mistake
These essential tasks for fall will ensure your azalea and rhododendron shrubs will be lush and vibrant next spring.
By Kathleen Walters
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8 Vibrant Perennials to Pair with Spring Bulbs for Seamless Multi-Season Color
If your yard feels like it peaks too early in spring, pairing bulbs with the right perennials is the easiest way to fix it...
By Kayleigh Dray
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Fall Is the Perfect Time to Plant Tulips in Pots for Colorful Containers Next Spring – Here's How to Do It the Right Way
A spectacular spring display starts now! Planting tulips in pots over winter is a surefire way to make your porch sparkle come spring.
By Amy Grant
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These 4 Fall Flowering Trees Add Sublime Color and Showy Splendor to Any Yard
Autumn color is generally associated with vivid leaf tones – but you won’t regret saving some space for late-year bloomers. Here are 4 gorgeous fall flowering trees
By Teo Spengler
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As a Tree Expert, I Always Do These 4 Things for Stunning Fall Color on Japanese Maples – and Never Make These 2 Mistakes
If you want to guarantee the most dazzling displays with a Japanese maple in fall, here are 4 key things to do to guarantee success – and 2 things you need to avoid
By Teo Spengler
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How To Harvest Zinnia Seed So You Can Get The Jump On Next Year’s Dazzling Border Beauties
Click the following to learn how to harvest zinnia seeds.
By Tonya Barnett