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8 Best Plants For Patio Pots if You Want Maximum Flowers For Minimum Effort – These Perennials are as Low Maintenance as They are LovelyYes, you can fill your patio with wonderful color, year after year, without having to water every day.
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These are My 5 All-Star Container Plant Pairings to Start in May – These Dynamic Duos Thrive on Neglect and Give You Effortless Color Right Through to SeptemberWhy settle for one container plant when you can have a dream team? These dynamic partnerships are easy to grow and give you extended color through to fall
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8 Gorgeous Perennials That Stop Weeds Taking Over Your Yard – Plant Them Early in Spring for Effortless Ground CoverJust because the growing season is underway, that doesn’t mean you need to spend the next few months weeding. Meet the 8 perennials that can keep beds, borders and pathways weed free – but act now, because the planting window is closing fast!
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An Old Gardening Legend Says Rusty Water Revives Sickly Hydrangeas and Azaleas – But I've Found Something that Works Much Faster to Reinvigorate Your Blooming FavoritesHydrangea leaves looking yellow? Some folks think rusty nails or rusty water can save sick hydrangeas – but if you’re smart, you’ll try this quick and nifty trick instead
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What to Do with Dahlias in April to Double Your Blooms – These 3 Easy Spring Tricks Help to Give You an Extended Season of Fuller FlowersApril is a make-or-break month for dahlias, and these insider secrets can help you buy more flowering time and multiply your blooms for the ultimate summer borders
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If I Could Only Plant One Perennial in April, It Would Be This – It Suppresses Weeds, Thrives on Neglect, Flowers for Months, and Effortlessly Fills Gaps in Borders, Containers, and Path EdgesHardy geraniums are the hardest working perennials you can grow. Planting this pretty ground cover hero in April guarantees low-maintenance flowering beauty from spring to fall. When a plant is this generous with blooms and asks for so little in return, who can resist?
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April is Prime Time to Multiply These 6 Classic Border Beauties – Take Cuttings Now to Fill Your Yard with Free FlowersYour borders are a goldmine of free potential, and you can double your blooms this month with just a pair of snips. Just take timely cuttings of these classic beauties
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Don't Kill Your Peonies With Kindness This April – Avoid These 3 Common Pitfalls or You Risk Missing Out on This Year's BloomsLoving your peonies is understandable, but the wrong sort of attention could cost you those pillowy blooms. Here are 3 kindness traps to avoid in April to guarantee your front row seat for the ultimate flower show
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Zone 8 Plants – The Best Zone 8 Perennials, Shrubs, Trees, Annuals, and Edible PlantsHere are the best Zone 8 plants for your garden whether you need trees, perennials, or edible garden additions.
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I Always Use These 2 Kitchen Scraps for the Best Hydrangeas – This Dynamic Duo is the Secret to the Ultimate Summer BloomsCaring for hydrangeas can sometimes feel like a complex balancing act – but there’s a dream combo for hydrangea care lurking in the bin. Discover how a power couple of kitchen scraps can prevent the dreaded summer flop and rejuvenate your shrubs
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6 Plant-and-Forget Shade Plants that Thrive with Neglect – For Flourishing Perennial BeautyLooking for the ultimate “set it and forget it” perennial shade garden? These lovely shade garden plants don’t just survive in the gloom, they flourish with minimal care
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Plant These 8 Forgiving Perennials for a Summer Garden Full of Color For Years to ComeHere's how I cheat my last frost date and plant early for a head start on low-maintenance summer color – and it couldn’t be easier
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Bees are Waking Up Hungry – These Beautiful Spring Flowers Give Them Everything They Need (and Help Your Yard, Too)When the first pollinators emerge, make sure you give them a treat – it’s key to your yard’s success. These 6 early blooming flowers support local bees in spring and ensure a flourishing year of growing
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These 8 Plants Are Always the Last to Wake Up in Spring – Plus, 3 Easy Checks That Show They Are Still AliveSpring is round the corner, so why does your favorite perennial look like a clump of sticks? Before you write it off, check to see if it’s one of these 8 notoriously late sleepers
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Cutting These 3 Shrubs Back to a Stump in February Delivers Stunning Summer Color – This Tough Love Trick Really WorksIt might feel like garden sabotage, but giving these three summer flowering shrubs the chop now is the kindest thing you can do. Here’s the secret to dazzling summer color
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Should You Really Follow Plant Spacing Guidelines? When It’s Okay to Break the RulesAre plant spacing guidelines actually a lie? Find out what you can get away with and when you should stick to the playbook.
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Plants Popping Out of the Soil in the Frost? Here's Why and How to Replant Them SafelyIt's unsettling to see your plants being shoved out of their garden beds in the middle of winter. Learn about frost heave and how to fix your perennials safely.
