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Top 12 Houseplants for a Housewarming Gift

Top 12 Houseplants for a Housewarming Gift

Houseplants make great housewarming gifts if you stick with varieties that are easy to care for. Here’s our list of the top 12 houseplants best suited for gifting.
50 Plants with Orange Flowers to Energize Your Outdoor Spaces

50 Plants with Orange Flowers to Energize Your Outdoor Spaces

Orange flowers make a bold statement in any setting. We’ve made a list of 50 orange flowers that are sure to add vibrancy to your garden, edgings, and patio pots.
What to Plant in July

What to Plant in July

Plants that Attract Birds to Your Garden 

Plants that Attract Birds to Your Garden 

Perfect Plants for Alkaline Soil

Perfect Plants for Alkaline Soil

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8 Sweet-Smelling Vines to Grow this Year

8 Sweet-Smelling Vines to Grow this Year

You don’t have to live in the tropics to have a garden graced with beautiful blooming vines that fill the air with sweet perfume. Check out our list of eight fragrant vines—you’re sure to find one that will work in your landscape and garden.
How to Plant a Fragrant Shade Garden

How to Plant a Fragrant Shade Garden

Imagine a cool corner of the forest, green leaves above, soft earth below, a carpet of flowers, the air heavy with floral perfume. Actually, don't imagine it--build it yourself! In this article, we'll show you how to grow a heavenly-scented shade garden.
Beyond Conifers: 10 Evergreens You Should Try

Beyond Conifers: 10 Evergreens You Should Try

Evergreen trees aren't your only option if you want some outside color in your garden or landscape during the cold months. Here are ten evergreen plants that can also provide a splash of green onto the bare whites of winter.
Heat and Drought Tolerant Annuals

Heat and Drought Tolerant Annuals

If you have hot, dry conditions that doesn’t mean you can’t grow beautiful and colorful plants. Take a look at these twenty annual plants that won’t wither when the temperature starts to rise, or the rains run low.
10 Perennial Shade Plants with Fabulous Foliage

10 Perennial Shade Plants with Fabulous Foliage

Foliage shapes, textures and colors can transform shady spaces just as much as flowers. Read on to learn about 10 perennial shade-loving plants with great-looking leaves.
A Guide to Popular Lilies

A Guide to Popular Lilies

Learn about different types of lilies; the fragrant, colorful flowers that are the mainstays of perennial beds, interiors and container gardens.
Autumn Container Combinations

Autumn Container Combinations

Celebrate autumn by switching out heat-loving "summer" plants for some that thrive in cooler temperatures.
10 Shrubs That Smell as Good as They Look

10 Shrubs That Smell as Good as They Look

Curb appeal isn’t the only thing to consider when selecting shrubs for your landscape. Check out these ten shrubs that look great and smell even better!
Toughen Up Your Landscape: 10 Shrubs That Can Handle Harsh Conditions

Toughen Up Your Landscape: 10 Shrubs That Can Handle Harsh Conditions

In the survival-of-the-fittest world of plants, there are bound to be a few that come out on top. These ten shrubs have proven that they have what it takes to endure some of nature’s harshest conditions.
Top 10 Easy to Grow Annuals

Top 10 Easy to Grow Annuals

Ten super-easy, low-maintenance annual plants that can make this one of the most relaxing gardening seasons you’ve ever had.
Create a Garden that Attracts Birds

Create a Garden that Attracts Birds

Plants and birds have a very special relationship in ecosystems and outdoor environments, including your backyard. Here are tips for making your garden more bird friendly.
Top 10 Trees and Shrubs for Great Autumn Color

Top 10 Trees and Shrubs for Great Autumn Color

A choice selection of easy-care trees and shrubs that will add brilliant color to your landscape through the autumn season.
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