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Beneficial Wasps and You

Don’t be scared! Did you know…Wasp pollination and predatory efforts are signs of a healthy ecosystem!?! What is the first thing you think of when you hear, “wasp”? Was it a yellow jacket, hornet, fear, nuisance, pain? What about beneficial wasps? Have you heard of them? What do you think they do? For many, the concept...

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Quick and Easy Summer Edible Containers, 1-2-3!

Container Gardening, Vegetables

If you're craving homegrown goodies but lack garden space, you'll find fabulous new vegetable introductions that work wonderfully in your edible containers. While many tomatoes can grow in pots, you'll need a large, 5-gallon container to grow traditional varieties. However, with advances in breeding, new, compact varieties make the perfect addition to container gardens, even...

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Summer Shade Containers are as easy as 1 plant-2 plants-3 plants

Quick and Easy Summer Shade Containers 1-2-3

Container Gardening, Flower Gardening

If your porch, patio, or balcony is more shady than sunny, don’t worry: we have container combinations for you! We've talked about Quick and Easy Summer Sun Containers, now let's talk about summer container gardening in the shade using the 1 plant, 2 plants, 3 plants method as well... One for Shade When you’re gardening...

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Create a Tropical Paradise with Hardy Hibiscus

Flower Gardening, Garden Planning & Design

You can create your own Tropical Paradise with the Delicious Hues of Summer Spice® Hardy Hibiscus! Creating a tranquil tropical escape for summer staycations may seem daunting, especially if you garden in northern zones. After all, the spectacular blooms and lush foliage of tender tropical plants last a fleeting season when winter freezes arrive. If...

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Create your own summer sun containers, it's as easy as 1,2,3 - National Garden Bureau

Quick and Easy Summer Sun Containers, 1-2-3!

Container Gardening, Flower Gardening

Create beautiful sun container gardens quickly and easily with just one, two, or three plants. There’s a reason container gardening is so popular. It’s easy for new gardeners to grow plants without a big time or money commitment. Experienced gardeners use container gardens to add focal points, design elements, and curb appeal to their homes....

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Foodscaping in Containers is a great way to maximize beauty and bounty throughout the growing season. - National Garden Bureau

How to Foodscape in Containers

Container Gardening, Foodscaping

Foodscaping is a great way to maximize beauty and bounty throughout the growing season. The Foodscape concept is simple: combine ornamental and edible plants together. It is all about making the most of the square footage you have access to, and containers are an ideal place to start! Before you get started planting foodscape combinations,...

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Shrubs for Cutting Gardens: Roses, Hydrangeas, and Other Long-Lasting Flowers

Flower Gardening, Garden Planning & Design

Design a cut flower garden with flowering shrubs that make fantastic flower arrangements If you grow hydrangea, spirea, flowering quince, or forsythia in your garden, your vases will overflow with beautiful blooms. Is there any greater pleasure for a gardener than harvesting and enjoying homegrown bounty, whether it’s a sun-warmed tomato or an armful of...

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Adding Tropical Plants to your Landscape for a new twist - National Garden Bureau

Tropical Plants: Give Your Garden a Tropical Twist!

Garden Planning & Design

Adding Tropical Plants to your Landscape! This year when you start your hunt for cool new accents to add to your garden, you're far more likely to find tropical and subtropical stars such as cannas, cordylines, mandevillas, hibiscus, elephant ears, bananas, palms, dracaena, and various flowering gingers front and center. It's thrilling to watch this...

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Growing Hardy Hibiscus from Seed - National Garden Bureau

Grow Hardy Hibiscus from Seed!

Flower Gardening, Perennials, Seeds and Seed Starting

Easy Steps to Grow Your Own Hardy Hibiscus Yes, You Can Grow Hardy Hibiscus from Seed! When it comes to adding drama and flair to the garden, you don’t need to look any further than this year's featured flowering shrub; our very own, native Hardy Hibiscus. Hardy Hibiscus are deciduous shrubs, perennial in zones 4-9...

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10 Tips on creating the Ultimate Curb Appeal - National Garden Bureau

Your Ultimate Guide to Curb Appeal

Garden Planning & Design, Planning and Design

10 Tips To Create the Ultimate Curb Appeal Get the Best Front Yard on the Block Curb appeal: it’s a term bantered about by real estate agents and DIYers. You’ve heard about the importance of curb appeal, and maybe you’ve tuned into TV shows that flipped sad-looking properties into dreamy, darling aspirational homes. But what’s...

Beneficial Wasps and You

Quick and Easy Summer Edible Containers, 1-2-3!

Quick and Easy Summer Shade Containers 1-2-3

Create a Tropical Paradise with Hardy Hibiscus

Quick and Easy Summer Sun Containers, 1-2-3!

How to Foodscape in Containers

Shrubs for Cutting Gardens: Roses, Hydrangeas, and Other Long-Lasting Flowers

Tropical Plants: Give Your Garden a Tropical Twist!

Grow Hardy Hibiscus from Seed!

Your Ultimate Guide to Curb Appeal

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