12 Best Shrubs For Clay Soil (Plus Growing Tips)
As a homeowner or gardener trying to plant a beautiful garden in clay soil, it can be difficult and frustrating to work with. However, clay soil has many advantages as …
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10 Different Types of Forget-Me-Nots
When you’re considering adding flowers to your garden, Forget-Me-Nots are one of the most common and popular flowers to add. They’re beautiful, smell lovely, and are relatively easy to care …
How to Change the Color of Hydrangea Flowers
Hydrangeas are a very popular type of flower that is known as wonderful performers in terms of blooms and flower colors. They are popular additions that many people love having …
12 Vines That Grow in Full Sun (Plus Growing Tips)
Are you a gardening enthusiast in a hot and sunny environment looking for the perfect vine to plant in your outdoor space? A perennial vine might just be what you’ve …
10 Perfect California Vines (Plus Growing Tips)
California encompasses many USDA hardiness zones, from 4b to 11a. Needless to say, it’s a gardener’s dream since you can grow several different types of vines depending on where in …
12 Best Shrubs for Borders (Plus Growing Tips)
Living privacy fences are a great way to create a border around your home that is both aesthetically pleasing and good for the environment. In addition to being relatively inexpensive …
4 Tips for Growing Amazing Roses
Any discerning gardener knows that a world-class rose bush will distinguish a home. Its elegant stems, vibrant green leaves and luxurious blooms seem like the work of a seasoned expert. …
10 Best Shrubs for Colorado
Colorado is one of the most beautiful states in America, and it comes with variable climate and soil conditions. As a result, choosing plants and shrubs that can tolerate everything …
10 Perfect California Shrubs
Californians have a unique advantage when growing shrubs compared to residents from other states because California encompasses so many USDA hardiness zones, from 4b to 11a. That also means that …
Top 12 Shrubs for the Best Curb Appeal
We all know that whether you’re selling or settling, curb appeal matters. It helps maintain a steady housing market in your neighborhood and avoids unnecessary negative interactions with neighbors. After …
12 Perfect Texas Shrubs (Photos)
It can be challenging to choose the perfect shrubs for your property in Texas for various reasons. Home and landowners frequently add bushes in front or backyards to add height, …
12 California Drought Tolerant Plants
California is known for its tough droughts and growing seasons. State laws often regulate the watering of plants that can ruin the landscaping of your property. Luckily many native plants …
10 Texas Drought Tolerant Plants
Texas is known for its hot and arid summers when the tumbleweeds tumble and dust cyclones swirl. It might seem like an inhospitable place to grow a lush or colorful …
10 Arizona Drought Resistant Plants
Despite its desert climate, many plants thrive in Arizona. In fact, most plants will grow well there that tolerate USDA hardiness zones of 4b to 10b. Drought-resistant plants in Arizona …
10 Oklahoma Drought-Resistant Plants
There’s nothing worse than taking the time to pick out the perfect plants for your yard only to have them ruined by the brutal droughts that Oklahoma experiences nearly every …
10 Georgia Drought Tolerant Plants
Have you just moved to Georgia? Maybe you’re eager to create a garden that will stand up to drought? Or are you a long-time Georgia resident wondering what you can …
Pandora Vine: How to Grow Pandora Vine
Pandora vine (Pandorea jasminoides), sometimes also called bower vine or the Bower of Beauty, is an evergreen climbing vine native to the tropical forests of eastern Australia. Their vines can …
Obedient Plant: How to Grow and Care (Growing Guide)
The obedient plant, Physostegia virginiana, is a flowering herbaceous perennial in the mint family. It grows with the same tenacity as its Lamiaceae relatives, spreading rapidly, aggressively, and even invasively …
Tips for Growing Mountain Bluet (Bachelor’s button)
The mountain bluet, Centaurea montana, also called the mountain cornflower or bachelor’s button, originated in the mountains of Europe. It’s readily identifiable by the shape of its burgundy flower heads, …
Growing Guide: Tips for Growing Lungwort (plumonaria)
Lungwort is a flowering plant that is also known as plumonaria. It received its name from herbalists centuries ago who associated the plant with lung health and thought the plant …