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Designing a Landscape with Native Shrubs for Stunning Fall Color

Designing a landscape using native shrubs that exhibit great fall color not only enhances the aesthetic appeal but also supports local wildlife and promotes ecological health. In this guide, I'll explore how to design a landscape that celebrates the changing seasons with an array of native shrubs known for their autumn brilliance.

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How to Create Gorgeous Winter Planters for Your Home

Holiday porch pots are a simple way to create a welcome entrance for your holiday guests. While not technically living porch pots, they typically contain greens and pieces of living plants. Check out this blog to get inspiration and learn the best practices for creating and caring for winter planters!

Deciduous Shrubs That Add Winter Interest To The Landscape

Throughout the seasons, the bright red berries and vibrant stems of deciduous plants are often hidden by luscious foliage; however, in winter is is really time for many of these plants to shine when they lose that foliage! Checkout this blog to learn how deciduous shrubs are a vital addition to a winter landscape.

5 Plants that Create Year-Round Interest

If you are after a year-long landscape full of color and beauty, but you're unsure where to begin, have no fear. For your benefit, Woodie has taken stock of all the plants that he's planted over the years, and he has come to find a few standout options in the landscape that never fails to provide magnificent color and life throughout every season.

7 Low-Maintenance Shrubs for Sensational Fall Color

Who doesn’t love when the weather gets a little cooler and the leaves put on their final show of the year, painting the skyline in remarkable shades of red, yellow, and orange. These low-maintenance shrubs give trees a run for their money when it comes to sensational fall color.

How Not To Kill Your Houseplants

If you follow a few basic steps, you will feel like a houseplant expert in no time at all! From basic plant survival tips to the more in-depth causes of plant deaths, we have the information you need to make the transformation from horticulturally challenged to plant parent of the year in no time!

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!

5 Reasons To Plant Pine Trees

Pine trees are probably in the top ten most well-known trees in the world. But why are they so well known, and what is so great about them? Woodie is here to tell you that there are endless reasons to plant pine trees; but, we won’t hold you here all day, so we’ll just go over a few! Check out this blog to learn the many benefits adding a pine tree to your landscape could have!

Top 10 Plant Staples For Your Landscape

Whether you’ve been planting for years, or you’re simply just getting started in designing your landscape, there are a few plants that you will realize can just complete a space and bring beauty to your yard year after year! The Garden Goods Direct Team has compiled a list of what we believe to be the top 10 favorite plant staples for a landscape! Read on to learn more about these classics and how you can incorporate them into your yard design this season.

Everything You Need To Know About Xeriscaping

Xeriscaped landscapes are especially ideal for those who live in hot, dry environments where water is not as readily available. This landscaping practice was first practiced in the western United States. When you choose to xeriscape a space, you are making an informed decision that works to save money, promote an overall healthier landscape, while also conserving the important resource of water. Read on to learn the basics of this poplar landscape practice!

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