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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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Woodie’s Picks: Best Camellia Japonica for Spring Color

If you are looking to add that ‘wow factor’ to your landscape this spring, take a look at these all-star spring-blooming camellias! In this blog, we will highlight the key benefits of Camellia Japonica and shed light on four of our favorite varieties that are either blooming now or covered in buds and blooming soon!

The Crucial Role of Starter Fertilizers at Planting Time

When embarking on a planting project, whether setting out annuals in the spring, establishing a new perennial bed, or installing shrubs and trees, ensuring the best possible start for your plants is paramount. An often overlooked but vital component of this early success is the application of a quality starter fertilizer!

No-Mow Lawns: A Beautiful Grass Alternative with Groundcover Perennials

Traditional grass lawns have long been a staple in landscaping, but they can be time-consuming and resource-intensive to maintain. If you’re looking for an eco-friendly and low-maintenance alternative, consider creating a no-mow lawn in your landscape using groundcover perennials.

Woodie's Picks: Deciduous Favorites To Plant Now For A Vibrant Landscape Later

While deciduous plants may be losing leaves and heading into dormancy, now is actually the best time to plant deciduous trees and shrubs. That is why this week, we've decided to highlight four iconic deciduous trees and shrubs to get in the ground now for a vibrant landscape later!

The Importance of Dormancy to Plants: How Fall & Winter Planting Benefits Your Garden

Dormancy is a crucial phase in the life cycle of many plants, particularly in temperate climates, where cold winters provide an essential period of rest. During dormancy, plants slow down their metabolic processes, conserving energy and preparing for the upcoming growing season. Whether you're planting trees, shrubs, or perennials, understanding the role of dormancy can help you better care for your garden, especially when planting in the fall and winter.

Red Yucca: A Gardener's Guide to Planting, Care, & Landscape Design

If you are in search of a hardy, drought-tolerant plant that makes a bold splash in the landscape, look no further than this Texas-native show-stopper! In this guide, we’ll explore the essentials of planting, caring for, and incorporating Red Yucca into your landscape, along with some ideal companion plants.

The 10 Best Plants that Thrive in August

As summer begins to wind down, gardeners across the United States might think it's too late to plant new additions to their gardens. However, August is a perfect time for late summer planting! In this blog, we will highlight some of the best options, along with planting tips and care instructions to ensure your garden thrives.

Woodie's Picks: Late Summer Blooming Favorites

Can you believe it’s already the end of July?! We certainly cannot. As we round out the summer season, we wanted to highlight that there is still so much beauty left to enjoy in the later summer landscape! In this blog, we will discuss four of our all-time favorite late-summer bloomers worth incorporating into your landscape. Additionally, we will highlight some of Woodie’s tips and tricks for making those blooms last through the fall!

Woodie's Picks: Drought Tolerant Landscape Plants

We are under a period of extremely dry weather here in eastern Maryland. As I was assessing the condition of my landscape, I kept noticing that over and over, I saw a few plants that seemed not to be affected by the drought and heat but seemed to be thriving as a result of it. I've decided that this week's Woodie's Picks would be a few of those plants.

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