Trees
Making a Good Tree Choice
Choose a tree for the space it will occupy when it is mature. Before falling for a quick-growing specimen at the garden center, check…
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Ferns Bring Style
Use ferns where you want the garden to stay interesting between flowering seasons. Their fronds give a bed shape and texture even when little else is in bloom. Choose the fern for the light and moisture you have,…
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Gardening
Add Architectural Elements with Grasses
Ornamental grasses give a bed height, texture and movement without asking every plant to flower at once. Choose by the grass's mature size and…
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Gardening
Treasure the Shade Garden
A shady part of the yard can become a garden you want to visit, rather than a place that only receives another layer of…
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Flowers
Find Friends in the Garden
To make a garden more useful to pollinators, keep something suitable in bloom across the growing season and be careful with pesticides. Sit still…
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Landscaping Tips
Lawns Can Be Easier
Keep the lawn where you use it, and make the rest of the yard easier to care for. A smaller patch can still leave…
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Landscaping Tips
Do the Construction Now
Plan a pathway, raised bed, or patio before the garden fills in for the growing season. Early spring and late fall are useful windows…
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Flowers
Get Hellebores for Early Color
For flowers when most of the garden is still quiet, try a hellebore in a spot with partial shade and soil that does not…
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Landscaping Tips
Soil Basics
Before choosing plants or adding fertilizer, get to know the soil you already have. Its texture affects how quickly water drains and how long…
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Flowers
Viburnums are Lovely
If you are choosing a shrub for spring flowers, put viburnums on your list, then check the requirements of the particular kind you like.…
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