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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Sweet Alyssum
This dependable winter bloomer makes a colorful companion in beds, baskets, even rock gardens
Full StoryGardening GuidesLandscapes Take Shape With 3D Thinking
Strike the right balance of mass and space in your garden to give it intriguing dimension and appeal
Full StoryBlue and Gray FoliageGreat Design Plant: Blue Oat Grass
For soothing coolness in a garden or container, this evergreen grass is the low-maintenance and hardy choice to know
Full StoryGardening Guides7 Fall Beauties for Mild-Climate Container Gardens
We're talking long-term relationship: These showy shrubs will bring color to your container garden autumn after autumn
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Paperbark Maple
With fall foliage like a sunset and bark the color of cinnamon, this tree is a highlight of the landscape
Full StoryGardening Guides7 Bulbs That Flourish in Mild Climates
Fall planting: For gardens that don't see harsh winters, different guidelines for choosing and planting spring-blooming bulbs apply
Full StoryRed FoliageGreat Design Plant: 'Roger's Red' California Wild Grape
Lush, vivid and a considerate provider of snacks for wildlife, this deciduous vine is especially spectacular in a fall garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesHow to Use Pachysandra Responsibly in the Landscape
It's tops at covering lots of ground quickly, but be sure this low evergreen plant doesn't spread where it shouldn't
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Blue Sage
True blue and adored by hummingbirds, blue sage is easy to grow from seed in a sunny fall garden
Full StoryGardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plant: Scotch Heather
The moors aren't all moody, as this prettily colored evergreen shrub proves. Plant it en masse for an epic romance in your own garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesAnimate Your Garden With the Colors of Matisse
Let the bold and bright palettes of this legendary colorist energize your plantings and bring a painterly touch to your garden
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