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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Ogon Spirea for Radiance and Texture
This feathery shrub will light up your garden with its bright color and easygoing personality
Full StoryPlanting Ideas8 Design Tricks From Sunny Botanical Gardens
Take a yard from stale to stupendous with ideas from these expertly designed gardens in the U.S. Sunbelt
Full StoryGardening GuidesBromeliads: The Ultimate Collector’s Plants
Once you discover bromeliads’ exotic beauty, wide-ranging colors and intriguing patterns, you’ll never go back
Full StoryFall GardeningCalifornia Gardener's September Checklist
Planting opportunities abound this month: perennials, lawns, wildflowers and more. Our primer covers 'em all
Full StoryGardening Guides6 Dependable Ground Covers for Warm Climates
Swap some lawn for these drought-tolerant clumping plants — and watch your maintenance efforts diminish while they easily grow
Full StoryFlowers5 Sensational Flowering Vines for Warm Climates
Splash your garden with bright tropical color from late summer through fall with these showy trailing and climbing beauties
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Velvety Dwarf Bottlebrush Beckons a Touch
Brilliant red blooms and inviting textures will capture your heart, but the low maintenance and small size will win over your practical side
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plants: Stars of the Succulent Garden
Amazing colors, exuberant blooms, low maintenance ... is it any wonder Echeveria is so popular?
Full StoryLandscape DesignGreat Design Plant: Sun-Loving Bougainvillea Showers Yards With Color
Bring unbeatable vibrancy to a garden or wall with this unfussy and trainable shrub packed with colorful bracts
Full StoryLandscape DesignGreat Design Plant: Lively Fountain Grass Thrives Just About Anywhere
Enjoy fountain grass for its exuberant form, long-lasting color and texture for borders and more
Full StoryGardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plant: Red Bird-of-Paradise Soars With Color
Fiery bursts of red-orange flowers bring hot summer gardens to life, while this shrub's drought tolerance keeps the living easy
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