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Designing a Small Pollinator Garden

One of the biggest misconceptions about pollinator gardening is that it requires a lot of space. Some of the most productive pollinator gardens I've seen are no larger than a parking space.

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Designing a Small Pollinator Garden

Designing a Small Pollinator Garden

One of the biggest misconceptions about pollinator gardening is that it requires a lot of space. Some of the most productive pollinator gardens I've seen are no larger than a parking space.

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Best Perennials for Front Yard Color

Best Perennials for Front Yard Color

When people talk about curb appeal, they often focus on shrubs, mulch, or flowering trees. While all of those play an important role, some of the most beautiful front-yard landscapes rely on something much simpler: flowering perennials.

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Fastest Growing Privacy Trees: Building Your Living Privacy Screen Faster Than You Think

Fastest Growing Privacy Trees: Building Your Living Privacy Screen Faster Than You Think

Today's fastest-growing evergreen trees can provide remarkable screening in just a few growing seasons. Some can add several feet of growth each year, transforming an exposed property into a private retreat surprisingly quickly.

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Creating Curb Appeal on a Budget

Creating Curb Appeal on a Budget

Transform your home's curb appeal without breaking your budget. Our expert shares his best plant picks, mulching tips, and design strategies for a polished landscape.

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Top 10 Flowering Shrubs For All-Season Color

Top 10 Flowering Shrubs For All-Season Color

Expert picks for the best flowering shrubs — hydrangeas, azaleas, Knock Out roses, and more — chosen for reliable bloom, adaptability, and year-round landscape performance.

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Thuja Green Giant Arborvitae vs Leyland Cypress

Thuja Green Giant Arborvitae vs Leyland Cypress

Compare Leyland Cypress and Thuja Green Giant privacy trees — growth rate, deer resistance, disease, spacing, and which fast-growing evergreen fits your yard

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Planting Native Perennials for Pollinators, Children, and the Future

Planting Native Perennials for Pollinators, Children, and the Future

Plant a Mother's Day pollinator garden with native perennials kids and bees both love — agastache, echinacea, asters, and bergamot picked by Woodie himself.

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The 4 Best Privacy & Windbreak Trees | Woodie's Take

The 4 Best Privacy & Windbreak Trees | Woodie's Take

Woodie's guide to the four best evergreen privacy trees: Leyland Cypress, Emerald Green, American Pillar, and Thuja Green Giant. Spacing and care tips inside.

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The Chelsea Chop: Pruning Tips For Better Perennials

The Chelsea Chop: Pruning Tips For Better Perennials

The Chelsea Chop is a mid-to-late spring pruning technique where you cut back certain perennials by about one-third to one-half. Despite the dramatic name, it's not complicated, and it's not harsh when done at the right time.

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