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Garden Geranium
Just love geraniums! It is the quintessential summertime annual. I like the salmon-pink for my yard, and my sister uses red, and white geraniums in her yard. Which color, or color combinations to use? That is the question! There are so many colors to choose from, it’s like trying to pick a flavor at the ice cream shoppe ...Read Garden Geranium
What to Do With an Overgrown Shrub
An overgrown shrub can be transformed into a multi stem tree-like plant with a pruner and a little patience. The look of your garden or yard can be dramatically changed ...Read What to Do With an Overgrown Shrub
A birthday brings family and friends together. A day filled with gifts and cake and ice cream. Add something special to your next family birthday by giving flowers with a special meaning …
We all love to get a beautiful bouquet of flowers for our wedding anniversary. And how wonderful it is when the bouquet comes with a special unspoken message. It’s a great way to add fun to your next anniversary celebration ...
The Spirea is native to eastern Asia. Many types of Spirea fall into the old fashioned deciduous shrub category. These shrubs have graced the residential landscape with lovely springtime blossoms for over a century ...
If you are at a loss for garden design ideas, a great way to get some inspiration is at a former private estate that has been donated to your local park system ...
Plant spacing is as important to an attractive outdoor setting as choosing the right plant for that setting. Here is one example of how a great looking area in your yard can disappear over time because of poor plant spacing ...
The Eastern Redbud, along with other flowering trees are a treat to see each spring. This is a tree that brightens up any yard with its profusion of blossoms ...
Every plant on your plant list for your yard has lots of unique features. Make a chart to organize the data you are interested in for a quick reference...
Learn about plant hardiness zones to help you select trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs, and annuals for your outdoor spaces as you page through plant books and plant catalogues ...
Add certain plants to your outdoors that have special characteristic, such as colorful branches, fruit, shape, or interesting bark to enhance and add natural beauty to any winter landscape ...
Learn the unspoken language of flowers, how to send a special message with a single flower or a bouquet of flowers and a little history of flower symbolism ...
Common names of plants may be familiar but not their biological name. Biological names keep order of every living thing from the dinosaur to a flower...
