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Top Deer-Resistant Shrubs For Your Yard

The best deer-resistant shrubs for a worry-free landscape: Boxwood, Mahonia, Mountain Laurel, Camellias, Pieris, and more evergreen and flowering picks.

Expert Summer Watering Tips: Soil, Not Leaves

Heliopsis: The False Sunflower Worth Planting Again

The False Sunflower (Heliopsis) is the tough, cheerful perennial we forgot. See Woodie's favorite modern varieties and why it belongs in your summer garden.

Heliopsis Varieties & Care - Rediscover Heliopsis

Meet Heliopsis, the false sunflower making a comeback. Explore 7 standout varieties, from Tuscan Sun to Orange Marble, plus care and pollinator garden tips.

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.

Blueberry Bushes as Landscape Shrubs

Blueberry bushes offer spring flowers, summer fruit, stunning fall color, and year-round structure—discover why they make exceptional landscape shrubs.

Fasciation in Lobelia: Why Some Plants Grow Differently

Noticed a flattened or unusually wide stem on your Lobelia? It's called fasciation — a rare growth quirk that's more fascinating than harmful. Here's what to know.