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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.

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How to Choose The Right Boxwood For Your Yard

How to Choose The Right Boxwood For Your Yard

With such a wide variety of boxwood options, it can be challenging to know which boxwood shrub is the right one for you! We've taken the liberty of simplifying the decision process by giving a breakdown of landscape planning, as well as diving into the numerous boxwood varieties available and their display opportunities in a landscape. Check out this blog to learn more!

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Deciduous Shrubs That Add Winter Interest To The Landscape

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. 

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Winter Interest Shrubs That Brighten Your Landscape

Winter Interest Shrubs That Brighten Your Landscape

A winter landscape has a beauty unique to the season itself. As most of your garden takes a long winter’s nap these shrubs add a welcoming element. Check out this blog to get some ideas on shrubs that will bring stunning winter interest to your landscape!

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5 Plants that Create Year-Round Interest

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.

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How to Use Encore Azaleas in Your Landscaping

How to Use Encore Azaleas in Your Landscaping

Use Encore Azaleas to boost curb appeal by planting them in beds, putting in container pots or in mass plantings along walks and paths! Check out this blog to learn our favorite ways to design with Encore Azaleas, and the best Encore Azalea for your landscape purposes.

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7 Low-Maintenance Shrubs for Sensational Fall Color

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.

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Early Fall Color For Your Yard

Early Fall Color For Your Yard

As temperatures drop and the crisp autumn breeze fills the air, it’s only natural that you’ll want to start prepping for your fall landscape and autumn garden! While mid-late fall is the peak for fall color, early fall also brings magnificent color and beauty! Keep reading to learn our top picks for trees, shrubs, and perennials to bring early fall color to your yard.

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4 Shrubs that Bloom All Summer

4 Shrubs that Bloom All Summer

Many gardeners forget that summer is one of the most critical flower seasons because many pollinators are present and need the nectar provided by blooming shrubs. We have assembled a list of shrubs to add summer color to your yard. These summer flowering shrubs are easy to grow and disease resistant. They will provide months of bloom and nectar for butterflies, honey bees, and other pollinators, which are crucial to our ecosystem.

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Top 10 Plant Staples For Your Landscape

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.

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