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How to Space Plants for a Healthy, Full-Looking Hedge

How To Acidify Soil for Acid-Loving Plants

Learn how to acidify your soil for azaleas, blueberries, and hydrangeas using soil testing, pine bark mulch, elemental sulfur, and acid-loving fertilizers.

How to Design a Low Maintenance Front Yard Landscape

Design a low-maintenance front yard that looks better every year: tips on evergreen structure, feature trees, plant repetition, mulch, and easy-care plants.

Summer Plant Care: Beat the Heat

Learn how to protect newly planted trees, shrubs, and perennials from summer heat stress. Simple watering, mulching, and care tips for a stronger landscape.

Woodie’s Guide to Mulching: The Right Way to Mulch Trees, Shrubs, and Perennials

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.

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.

My 4 Favorite Tropical Patio Plants for Containers, Planters, and Poolside Color | Woodie’s Picks

Ready to make your patio feel like a getaway? Woodie shares his four go-to tropical plants that bring bold color, breezy movement, and unforgettable fragrance to containers, planters, and poolside spaces

Rooted in the Woods: How to Maintain and Evolve Your Woodland Garden Over Time

A woodland garden isn’t maintained—it’s guided. Learn how to nurture, refine, and evolve your space over time with a lighter, more intuitive approach to gardening.