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Weekend Gardening Projects to Transform Your Yard This Fall

Make the most of the fall season with simple weekend gardening projects! Discover easy ways to enhance your yard—from planting privacy trees to refreshing your mulch—and set your garden up for a stunning spring.

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2022 Garden Trends

2022 Garden Trends

2021 was a year that brought about a significant increase in gardening worldwide. In 2022, the Garden Goods Direct Team does not see this connection with nature weakening, but rather, based on horticultural and lifestyle studies, we predict 2022 will bring about more gardening trends revolving around color, design principles, and mindsets. Check out this blog to learn more about the garden trends we expect to see in 2022!

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Ohio Native Planting Guide

Ohio Native Planting Guide

As a gorgeous state home to Lake Erie, the Appalachian Mountain Range, and the ever-so expansive Ohio river, the state of Ohio is a prime planting zone with so many amazing options for native planting. The soils are naturally fertile and rich in phosphates making for easy and plentiful planting. Not to mention the relatively humid subtropical climate makes for ideal conditions for a wide variety of garden plants. Check out this blog to learn more on why you should plant native this season, and then dive into some great Ohio Native planting options!

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Maryland Native Planting Guide

Maryland Native Planting Guide

Home to the Chesapeake Bay, Natty Boh and Old Bay, Maryland is a gorgeous state with a plethora of planting options to explore. Maybe we are a little biased, considering MD is where Garden Goods Direct was born…but nonetheless, if you are lucky enough to be a Maryland resident the opportunities for planting are endless. Check out this blog to learn the benefits of planting native and what Maryland Native Plants the GGD team suggests!

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The Benefits of Gardening in the Fall

The Benefits of Gardening in the Fall

You may be surprised to find out that fall is actually the best time to landscape your yard and get those new trees, shrubs, and perennial plants in the ground! The benefits of fall planting are endless! In this blog, we will highlight the eight biggest reasons why you should choose to plant this autumn!

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Why We Love Landscaping With Roses

Why We Love Landscaping With Roses

Roses are most known for their elegance in flower bouquets and their "claim to fame" on the Bachelor. However, these singular rose cuttings have to come from somewhere, and that somewhere is a rose bush. There is a wide variety of rose bushes that range in color, size, height, growth-habit, etc.

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Choosing the Best Roses for Your Garden

Choosing the Best Roses for Your Garden

Roses are proven to be a perfect match for any garden! Not only are they beautiful, but also low-maintenance and consistent bloomers.

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Top 8 Late-Blooming Summer Pollinator Perennials

Top 8 Late-Blooming Summer Pollinator Perennials

June marks the start of summer pollinator month, and what better way to boost the blooms in your garden!  Some nectar-rich plants with seeded heads even provide birds with a source of winter food.

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How Does Growing a Garden Help the Environment?

How Does Growing a Garden Help the Environment?

Gardening provides benefits to your mental and physical health, and it also impacts the environment in ways you may never have thought of. Even something as small as an indoor plant can help replenish the ozone layer.

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Longest Blooming Perennials for Your Garden

Longest Blooming Perennials for Your Garden

See our list of longest blooming perennials with dazzling color, ease of care, and the bonus of being in most cases deer resistant.

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