WHY YOU NEED TO GET A GINGKO

Ginkgo trees are resilient, low maintenance, and beautiful. They’re the perfect street tree, here are some care tips.

ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 101: 3 REASONS THEY'RE AWESOME & 5 VARIETIES

Ornamental grasses are really an unsung hero in landscaping. They’re low maintenance, drought-tolerant, and strikingly beautiful.

WHAT TO PLANT BEFORE THE GROUND FREEZES

You’ve still got a few weeks before frost. Now is the perfect time to get those spring-blooming bulbs, perennials, or trees and shrubs planted. Here’s how.

TRANSITIONING PLANTS INDOORS FOR THE WINTER

The season is changing. It's time to bring in any tropical houseplants and tender perennials that you want to keep over winter. Here's how to do it.

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THE BEST LANDSCAPE PLANTS TO PLANT NOW

August is time to start planting new or splitting old perennials, and adding some new trees and shrubs to your yard. Here are a few tips.

SHOWSTOPPING PERENNIAL COMBINATIONS FOR YOUR GARDEN

Perennials on their own are great but paired together with more complementary perennials, they're downright sublime.

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ANNUALS, BIENNIALS, PERENNIALS, OH MY! WHAT ARE THEY?

Do you know the differences between annual, biennial, and perennial plants? Did you know that some plants masquerade as perennials? It's clear as mud, so let us explain.

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GROUND COVER PLANTS

Whenever you’re designing the style and look of your landscape, curating an assortment of plants to provide variety in color, texture, and height is a surefire way to create a look that is fashionable in a way that endures. While tall and brightly colored flowers are a vivid statement piece, they look their best complemented with other more subtle, low-lying blooms. The stars of the show might shine and catch your attention in the summer, but their subtle backup dancers do a lot of the heavy lifting to compliment them and fill in the look.

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UNDERSTANDING ZONES

With a tough winter and a seemingly unending Polar Vortex cold snap, it’s pretty hard to imagine what it must be like for some of our poor perennial plants, shivering their way through the winter under a layer of snow. While we are endlessly thankful for inventions like furnaces and space heaters, we don’t envy the lives of our tough perennials these days!

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FEEDING THE BIRDS

Is there anything more picturesque than an afternoon at the park, or tea on the patio while feeding the wild birds? It’s easy, fun, kids love it, and our feathered friends certainly appreciate the gesture. But one thing’s for certain: birds have a very selective diet, and while they may be quick to snatch up scraps of “people food” when it gets tossed out into the yard, that doesn’t mean it’s good for them. Here are few more friendly breadcrumb alternatives to consider.