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Planting IdeasGorgeous Yellow-and-Blue Plantings
Get ideas for using the classic color combination in garden beds, borders and containers this season
Full StoryGardening Guides20 Purple Flowers to Beautify Your Garden
If you like Pantone’s 2018 Color of the Year, try some of these purple-flowering plants suited to U.S. gardens
Full StoryFall GardeningFall Planting: No Bulb Garden Is Complete Without a Hyacinth
Plant hyacinths in fall for fragrant blooms in spring, just when you need them
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsGive Wildlife and Your Garden a Colorful Boost With Lantana Plant
Bright blossoms attract birds, bees and butterflies throughout the warm season
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsFuchsia Brightens Shady Gardens
Loved by hummingbirds, colorful fuchsia hybrids add interest — and tropical flair — to cool spots in the garden
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsFor Prairie-Style Charm, Plant a Beautiful Coneflower
See why this U.S. native bloomer is once again finding a place in the perennial garden
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsSpring Is the Season for Sweet Violets
These delicate old-fashioned plants will nestle nicely into a shady spot in your landscape or rock garden
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsSpectacular Blooms Distinguish the Common Lilac Bush
Don’t let the name fool you. There’s nothing ordinary about the blooms this centuries-long favorite produces
Full StoryGardening GuidesClassic Bigleaf Hydrangeas Add Old-Fashioned Charm to a Garden
These showy shrubs, familiarly known as mopheads, have long been a flower garden staple
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsPlant Rocky Mountain Beeplant for Late-Summer Color and Pollinator Buzz
Add pizazz to your garden with this native annual. Its vivid pink flower spikes are magnets for butterflies, bees and hummingbirds
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsCalifornia Gardeners: Add Woolly Bluecurls to Your Fall Planting List
This native evergreen shrub enchants with its delightful fragrance, nearly year-round blooms and benefits to pollinators
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