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Woodie’s Picks: Early Season Favorites For Shade Gardening

Discover the best early-season shade plants for your garden! Learn the benefits of shade gardening and explore top picks like Viridis Japanese Maple, Bleeding Hearts, Pieris Mountain Fire, and Rosebud Azalea. Create a lush, low-maintenance shade garden this spring!

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The Best Plants for Creating a Japanese Garden

Historically, Zen Gardens were created to provide peace in times of war and strife. With all that’s going on in the world, it’s important to take time and create space for solitude, reflection, and relaxation. You can achieve this spiritual haven in your own backyard with elements including water, rocks, and plants.

6 Principles of Landscape Design

There’s a few design principles you should know that will help bring any landscape to life! The experts at Garden Goods Direct are here to “spill the beans,” and help get your creativity flowing for the design process. Learn how to create the perfect landscape for your outdoor space!

America’s Most Popular Specimen Trees

If you’re new to gardening, selecting the right elements to elevate your home’s landscape can be intimidating. No need to stress, the garden experts at Garden Goods Direct are here to help. See Woodie’s top picks of America’s most popular specimen trees.

Growing a Wild, Naturalistic Garden Landscape

All around the world, cities have seen wildlife return to areas where tourists aren’t crowding them out this year. It’s a beautiful reminder that nature is a powerhouse: left untamed, the natural world will create its own sense of balance and beauty. Rather than fight these forces, a wonderful way to design your home garden design is to embrace what nature does best and let your landscaping run wild with a naturalistic feel.