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6 Lavender Varieties to Elevate Your Garden & Senses
Discover the beauty, fragrance, and pollinator power of lavender! From low-maintenance care to garden versatility, explore six of our favorite lavender varieties that will elevate your landscape—and ship straight to your door.
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4 Summertime Planting Tips
Each season has its own set of rules when it comes to planting; summer’s is just a little more intensive. Don’t worry, Woodie’s got you covered. Here are some planting tips for summer to help beat the heat and successfully plant wonderful additions to the landscape!
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Simple Steps to Create a Memorial Garden
While Memorial Day marks the official start of gardening season, it’s also a time to honor and reflect on the memories with our fallen loved ones who fought for our freedom. As a means of continual celebration and honor though, gardens are a perfect space to create solitude and plant in memory of those we cherish. Check out this blog to learn some tips and tricks to creating a Memorial Garden.
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Creating a Backyard Tropical Oasis at Home
When it comes to the stress of packing, flights, reservations, weather and every little detail in between, vacations often end up being more of a hassle than they do an escape. But what if you didn't have to cross oceans and and stress over the details? You can bring the tropics to you through Garden Goods Direct's wide range of tropical plants.
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Woodie's Favorite Mid-Spring Flowering Shrubs
Woodie loves all plants, but there is certainly a special place in his heart for spring flowering shrubs! From flowering shrubs that protect local pollinators, to ones that simply complete a design and create an aesthetically pleasing landscape, there are so many uses and reasons to incorporate spring flowering shrubs into your yard.
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A Guide to Fast Growing Shade Trees
With global temperatures on the rise each year, the need for a shadier, more heavily oxygenated planet is higher than ever. Beyond keeping you cool on hot sunny days, fast-growing shade trees have a multitude of benefits. The Garden Goods Direct team is here to share with you the benefits of growing shade trees. Additionally, we are here to give you a quick guide on all you need to know in order to choose the perfect shade tree for your yard!
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The Ultimate Spring Gift Guide
Plants are not only a popular gift for their sentimentality but their ability to last a lifetime. For the various celebratory moments in spring ranging from Mother's Day to Easter, and everything in between, Garden Goods Direct have the meaningful gifts for you! For a little springtime gift inspiration, read on to learn about some of the GGD Team’s favorite flowering gifts of the season.
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6 Ways To Celebrate Earth Day
Are you in search of some ideas on how to celebrate this amazing planet we call home? Well the team over at Garden Goods Direct has some ideas. Whether it’s planting trees to mitigate climate change and clear the air of pollutants, or making simple choices to reduce your carbon footprint, there are so many ways that you can make a difference.
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Best Plants for Gardening Beginners
Gardening is a wonderful way to get outside and benefit yourself while also contributing to your local ecosystem and the world around you. The Garden Goods Direct team has compiled a list of the best plants for gardener beginners to get you started in the world of planting! These easy care, low maintenance yard plants will have you feeling like a garden pro in no time!
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