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Create a Tropical Paradise with Hardy Hibiscus

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...

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!

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....

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Companions for NGB’s Plants of the Year

Garden Planning & Design, Planting Tips

Love This? Plant These, Too! Companions for Our Plants of the Year It’s a Major Award—but you’re the one who wins! Each year, National Garden Bureau selects five top-performing plants, designating them with the “Year of” status. One edible, one annual, one perennial, one bulb, and one shrub achieve the coveted “Year of” status. For...

How to Grow Spring Blooming Hellebore Flowers

Plants for Shade

How to Grow Spring Blooming Hellebore Flowers in your Shade Garden Hellebores, oh hellebores, let me count the ways I love you! I must admit up front, I have a longstanding love affair with hellebores. You might know them as Lenten rose or Christmas rose, named for the seasons in which they bloom. And if...

Plan now for Sparkling Golden Plants for creating winter interest - National Garden Bureau

Create Winter Garden Interest with Sparkling Golden Plants

Planning and Design, Winter Gardening

Your winter garden can POP with gorgeous, golden groundcovers, perennials, and shrubs. Instead of barren trees, empty beds, and a few evergreen shrubs, why not improve your winter garden with rich, layered textures and beautiful, bright plants? Plan now for a winterscape filled with color and golden cheer is a sure way to cure the...

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

Companions for NGB’s Plants of the Year

How to Grow Spring Blooming Hellebore Flowers

Create Winter Garden Interest with Sparkling Golden Plants

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