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6 Lavender Varieties to Elevate Your Garden & Senses
Discover the beauty, fragrance, and pollinator power of lavender! From low-maintenance care to garden versatility, explore six of our favorite lavender varieties that will elevate your landscape—and ship straight to your door.
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Cold-Hardy Color For Your Garden
While March 20th marked the official first day of spring, the late March to early April temperatures beg to differ. As we ease into planting season, many are in search of the perfect cold-hardy plants to bring vibrant color to the garden. Check out this blog to simplify the process and help you select the perfect cold-hardy plants for your early spring garden.
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Early Spring Color For Your Yard
If you are eager to see some spring blooms and get your yard flourishing with color, you’re not alone! We’ve compiled a list of our favorite early spring bloomers that will have you diving into spring before the birds start chirping! Read the blog to learn more!
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Beautifying Your Yard With Helleborus
Coming in a wide range of bloom colors, there is a Helleborus strain for any and every garden design! Delicate rose-like petals grace these hardy perennials, but the real star of the show is the explosion of white to golden yellow stamens in the flower’s center. Check out this blog to learn more about our favorite winter-blooming perennial!
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8 Shrubs to Plant Now for Spring Blooms
Late winter is a great time to start to think about spring flowers. Many trees and shrubs have begun to set flower buds for the spring. Others will flower on new growth that bursts from the base when the temperatures start to warm. We’ve selected eight of our favorite plants that are perfect for planting in the late winter and will reward you in the spring with an abundance of colorful blooms!
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Perennials That Add Winter Interest To The Landscape
When most gardeners think of perennials, they think of colorful summer blooms and the exciting color and texture of the leaves and flowers. While it's true that many perennials go dormant and die back to the ground in the winter, many perennials have a presence in the garden well into winter, even when dormant. Check out this blog to learn more about our favorite perennials to provide winter interest!
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Perfect Perennial Pairings For Fall
While many see spring and summer as prime times for gardening, fall is actually the perfect time to spruce up the yard with plants! If you are ready to get planting but are in need of some fall planting inspiration, keep reading to check out our favorite perennial plant pairings for the fall season!
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6 Best Late-Summer Blooming Perennials
If you’ve caught the gardening bug, but feel like you’re late to the planting game, think again! We’ve compiled a list of our favorite late-summer-blooming perennials that are hardy to the elements and will have your summer yard exploding with life and color year after year!
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Woodie's Favorite Mid-Spring Flowering Shrubs
Woodie loves all plants, but there is certainly a special place in his heart for spring flowering shrubs! From flowering shrubs that protect local pollinators, to ones that simply complete a design and create an aesthetically pleasing landscape, there are so many uses and reasons to incorporate spring flowering shrubs into your yard.
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Best Plants for Gardening Beginners
Gardening is a wonderful way to get outside and benefit yourself while also contributing to your local ecosystem and the world around you. The Garden Goods Direct team has compiled a list of the best plants for gardener beginners to get you started in the world of planting! These easy care, low maintenance yard plants will have you feeling like a garden pro in no time!
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