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Inspiring GardensWe Can Dream: Lush Life on a Historic Normandy Estate
New gardens surround centuries-old buildings on a 10-acre property in France, creating a beautiful haven
Full StoryGardening GuidesSmall Carpenter Bees Are Looking for a Home in Your Plant Stems
Provide flowers and nesting sites in your garden for this beautiful, tiny, metallic blue wild bee — your plants will thank you
Full StoryGardening GuidesOh, Deer! 10 Native Flowers That Stand Up to the Herds
Keeping a garden amid hungry deer can be hard, but these plants should fare well
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Pinus Thunbergii ‘Thunderhead’
Thunderhead pine adds year-round strength and structure to the garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Olneya Tesota Offers Desert Shade
This long-lived Southwestern native tree decorates the sky with its dusty gray-green foliage and lavender-colored blossoms
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Ribes Malvaceum
Plant pink chaparral currant for graceful winter tassels and an excuse to make black currant tarts
Full StoryGardening Guides8 Native Shrubs for Year-Round Bird Feeding
It’s not just about berries. These plants provide insects for birds and seasonal interest for gardeners
Full StoryGardening Guides15 Ideas to Try in Your Garden This Year
These gardening stories were tops among Houzz readers. Which ideas might you try this year?
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Halesia Tetraptera
Carolina silverbell is a Southeastern native tree that adds spring blooms to a shady slope, a woodland edge or even a lawn
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Tradescantia Ohiensis Adds Shades of Blue
This reliable, adaptable U.S. native provides spider-like foliage and clusters of blue to purple flowers in Eastern gardens each spring
Full StoryFront Yard IdeasBefore and After: Front Lawn to Prairie Garden
How they did it: Homeowners create a plan, stick to it and keep the neighbors (and wildlife) in mind
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