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Woodie’s Picks: Late Winter Blooms To Hold You Over Until Spring

Can’t wait for spring to see flowers in bloom? Discover the beauty of late winter blooms that add color, fragrance, and joy to the garden when you need it most.

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8 Shrubs to Plant Now for Spring Blooms

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

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 

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

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'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

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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Georgia Native Planting Guide

Georgia Native Planting Guide

As the sweet peach state, Georgia is truly a magical state that is home to seven natural wonders and boasts a pleasant subtropical climate. With the added bonuses of longer growing seasons and mild winters, the opportunities for Georgia native planting are expansive. Check out this blog to learn the importance of planting native and for some Georgia native planting options!

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Early Spring Color and Blooms For Your Yard: Perennial Edition

Early Spring Color and Blooms For Your Yard: Perennial Edition

Where trees and shrubs can be thought of as the bones of the landscape, perennials might be thought of as the tissue, the flesh and blood, providing the color, and often the seasonal interest to a yard. Early spring blooming perennials offer these pops of color at the start of planting season. The Garden Goods Direct Team loves all perennial plants, but we’d be lying if we said we didn’t have a few favorites. In this blog we will dive into the best perennial plants to bring early spring color and beauty to a landscape.

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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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